Favorite laptop? tablet? phone?
Favorite tablet is a tie between an iPad Pro and a Fire HD.
The iPad Pro battery life and screen size is ridiculous, but the Fire HD is insane bang for your buck.
I lean Fire HD because of how good the quality
rice ratio is.
Favorite laptop is any MacBook. This is where it pays to spend the extra $$$, IMO. Every other laptop I have experience with turns into a clunky, slow piece of junk pretty quickly.
Others could probably refute me with good non-Apple recommendations on laptops, of course, particularly because of the price tag on a new MacBook. I just haven't had any good experiences with laptops that are older than a year, except for my MacBook. I have a MacBook from 2008 that still works like a charm. Just keep it clean and keep the OS updated, and there's nothing to fear except for short battery life.
I've had two decent laptops at work in the same time frame, and they simply didn't hold up nearly the same, particularly in terms of the display and operating speed. My 2008 MacBook is still faster on my home wifi than my 2015 Dell (Inspiron?) laptop was, and had nearly the same display quality. The extra cash for that many years of quality functionality would be worth it to me.
Favorite phone is any iPhone. I have an Android now, and it just isn't as reliable.
I like Apple products because you actually get the quality/durability/functionality that you're promised for as long as you take care of the product. Can't say the same for other brands in my personal experience, whether it's a phone or a computer. So while the prices often seem ridiculous on the surface for Apple, and there isn't as much customization, my experiences tell me that the price tag is worth the vast difference in dependability long-term.
Tablets are a different story, where there is enough quality competition that the price point becomes the deciding factor.
