Mac vs. PC costs

[Robert Krawitz]

   From: Richard Pieri <richard.pieri-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org>
   Date: Sat, 20 Jun 2009 13:11:33 -0400

   On Jun 20, 2009, at 1:57 AM, Tom Metro wrote:
   > Care to share some numbers? I've ran comparisons between  
   > approximately equivalent Mac and PC laptops on several occasions,  
   > and the Macs always end up having a substantial price premium.

   A new 17" MBP, 2.8GHz Core 2 Duo, 4GB RAM, 500GB disk: about $2500.

   A new Dell Precision M6400, 17", 2.93GHz Core 2 Duo (closest match),  
   320GB disk (largest available): about $2500.

And a year or two from now, the MBP will hold its value and the Dell
won't.  Which is good for the Mac if you like the latest and greatest.
If you live a generation or two behind the times, which I do, the
value proposition is reversed.

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