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Apple Reaches 12% Market Share In U.S. Notebooks
bonch writes "Apple's U.S. notebook market share has doubled to 12% after shipping 1.33 million Macs in the quarter. Apple also shipped 8.11 million iPods, topping analyst estimates, for a net income of $472 million. Remember when Apple was dying?" From the article: "The iPod shipments appeared to calm investors worried that growth in that red-hot business was slowing and Apple's results topped what analysts had said was a conservative forecast. Shares of Apple were down some 24 percent since early May. 'Apple looked good,' said Jane Snorek, technology analyst with First American Funds. 'The PC numbers were great, too.'"
Disclaimer: Yes, I am a Mac fan, so much so that I work for Apple (though I am not involved in any way with the notebooks)
The whole notion of Mac overpriced-ness used to be a real issue, and at the higher-ends of Apple's products still is. Performance-wise the MacBook Pro still offers precious little for what some el-cheapo notebook mfg's are doing for the same price. But have yhou taken a look at the MacBook lately?
Yes I have, and you are Wrong - Take from Apple and Dells websites as of 7/21/06 *Note NO coupons codes were entered
MacBook Pro = 1,999.00
2.0GHz Intel Core Duo
512MB 667 DDR2 - 1 SO-DIMM
80GB Serial ATA drive @ 5400 rpm
MacBook Pro 15-inch Glossy Widescreen Display
SuperDrive (DVD±RW/CD-RW)
AirPort Extreme Card & Bluetooth
Dell E1505 = 1,658.00
2.0GHz Intel Core Duo
2 GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHZ
100GB 5400rpm SATA Hard Drive
15.4 inch UltraSharp(TM) Wide Screen SXGA+
8X CD/DVD Burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer DVD+R
Intel PRO/Wireless 3945 Internal Wireless and Bluetooth
Quadruple the Ram and larger hard drive for about 350 less, Mac's are STILL overpriced. As for your camera comment, I can buy 6-7 laptop cams with the money I saved, or drop the ram down to 512 and buy a even more cameras.