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Originally Posted by stomachmonkey

You guys crack me up with the cost thing.

You think the box is overpriced because you can build or buy something cheaper.

If we were to believe you guys then there is no one else selling hardware in $1,000+ price range.

Base 15 in Apple laptop $1,699.

Base Alienware M15x $1,199 But wait, by the time it's configured up to the same spec as the base Mac the Alienware is now $1,799. Huh, same machine is more.

Base HP Tecra $1,099 configured close to but not quite the Mac specs now $1,663

Dell Precision M4400, started at $1,093 configured close to but not quite the Mac specs now, $1,869

Even starting with a $730 HP trying to get it up to the same spec as the base MAc gets you to $1,343.


Hmm, let's try Desktops

Base MacPro, $2,499

Dell T7500, started out at like $1,900 and all I did was equalize the processor and WTF the Dell is already at $3,230 without upgrading the RAM, HD, Video card to meet the Macs spec.

Yeah you guys are right. When you compare price AND spec the Apples are so way overpriced.

Yeah you can get a $500 PC but guess what? You bought a $500 PC.

And yeah you can build one but that's not realistic for 90% of the public.

And not everyone needs a $1,000+ machine either so just don't friggin buy one.

Oh come on, you don't even hint at what "specs" we're matching in this example. It reminds me of those cereal commercials..."you'd have to eat 47 bowls of Raisin Bran to equal the Iron in one bowl of Total"