Mac Tax, Dell Tax, HP Tax

Posted by kdawson on Tuesday March 31, 2009 @06:04AM from the get-what-you-pay-for dept.

Harry writes "Microsoft's new Windows ad, with shopper Lauren buying a cheap 17-inch HP laptop instead of a $2,800 MacBook Pro, has unleashed the whole 'Are Macs Expensive?' debate again. I'm diving in with a pretty exhaustive comparison of the MacBook Pro against machines from Dell, HP, Lenovo, and Sony that were as comparably configured as I could manage. The conclusion: High-end laptops tend to carry high-end prices, whether their operating system hails from Cupertino or Redmond. And the MacBook Pro wasn't the priciest of the systems I compared." We looked at this question, not in as much depth, a couple of years back.

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We looked at this question... by iamhigh · 2009-03-31 06:16 · Score: 5, Funny

We look at this question, not in as much depth, on nearly every Mac story.
Fixed that for you.

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No comprende? Let me type that a little slower for you...
Re:Advantage points seem a little dubious by petehead · 2009-03-31 06:43 · Score: 2, Funny

Don't forget that the Apple construction also provides free thigh burns. That's an extra point, I think.
Re:Upgrading by __NR_kill · 2009-03-31 07:18 · Score: 3, Funny

Who has the time to read so much text to get convinced a Mac could be cheaper??
Personally, I don't have the time tu submit to this kind of convincing.
If I was an average Joe, I would be convinced enough by M$'s simple ad. Deal with it.