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July 5, 2009

Are Macs Really Overpriced?

The other day my mom asked my advice on a new notebook computer - she was comparing two models from HP - both with 17" screens, reasonable amounts of RAM and hard disk space, and a dual core processor.

Both around $700.

I really wanted to suggest she buy a Mac, but how could I tell her that the right answer was to spend $1700 more to get a macbook pro with the 17" screen she wanted?

All arguments about component/build quality aside - that's a serious chunk of money.

Posted by dberger at July 5, 2009 9:45 PM