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Old 04-08-2011, 03:34 PM   #57
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Originally Posted by OldDutch View Post
With all due respect, $500 - $1000 is a total exaggeration, bordering on hyperbole. A $1000 PC laptop will not have the same specs as a $2000 MacBook Pro. Don't kid yourself.

Samsung just realesed their competitor to the MacBook Air. You know what, it's more expensive by $100.

It's like saying Ford is a rip off, because I can buy a KIA for half the price. Reasoning they both have V6 engines, hold 5 people, have cup holders, and can do 100 Km/hr.

You hate Apple (and hippies), I get that, but as this thread points out, there is a major problem with PC laptops and their race to the bottom on pricing.
There's also the software side of things. Some of the things you can do with the iLife software - which comes standard with a Mac - you'd have to spend hundreds of additional dollars on software to get a windows PC to do.
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