Puncturing the "PCs Are Cheaper Than Macs" Myth

jcatcw writes "The recently converted Scot Finnie went notebook shopping. At the high end of the notebook spectrum, in order to get comparable power and features, a Dell machine comes in $650 over the Apple, and it was clunkier and weighed more. Sony couldn't beat the Apple either. Midrange and low-end machines, though, turn out to be pretty comparable, with more choices in the PC arena but some good values if you happen to want what Apple has decided you need. So, if you're talking name-brand hardware, it's just no longer the case that PCs are cheaper than Macs."

Comments

Re:No competition on the low end

[MyOtherUIDis3digits]

Mod me to hell, but I gotta say it:

And by the time he gets through all the "You have turned the safety off - Cancel or Allow?", "You have pulled the trigger - Cancel or Allow?" BS he will be bleeding profusely from several puncture and slash wounds.

That, or it just explodes and blows his frickin hand off.

Re: qiuite true, but I can't blame them either

[Bastard of Subhumani]

"Your not paying 2,799.00 for the hard drive"
OK, maybe it's a typo.

"your paying it for the bigger screen"
Hmm. Seems not.

"failed your case since that runs just about right to all of the other 17 laptop manufacturers"
Not an idiomatic expression. Several decidely unidiomatic ones, in fact.

"you would STILL have a smaller HD to the MPB"
Smaller than.

"I ended up paying less than 2000 with the educator discount."
Please tell me you got that through someone else. Please.

Re:Dell != PC

[spun]

Step 1. Choose the case. Step 2: Put your junk in that case
Step 3: Get her to open the case

P.S. Do not put your junk in the case through the power supply fan while it's on.