Originally Posted by
sbm12
Show me mac laptops in the $400-800 range. I'd love to see those.
i would love to see those too, but apple doesn't have a product in every category at every price point. in particular, they don't have any netbooks at all, at least not yet (there have been a few hints that something is coming though).
The cheapest one I see is $999 for a MacBook with these specs:
* 2.13GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
* 2GB 800MHz DDR2 SDRAM - 2x1GB
* 160GB Serial ATA Drive @ 5400 rpm
* Keyboard (English) / User's Guide
* SuperDrive 8x (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
The comparable Dell Inspiron 13.3" config is $800. Not double, but 25% more.
comparing the two, i see that the macbook has 1066 mhz memory versus 800 on the dell, an nvidia 9400m gpu versus an intel x3100, dvi out instead of vga, gigabit ethernet instead of 100 base-t, 6 pin firewire versus 4 pin (can't use bus-powered hard drives with 4 pin firewire) and a multi-touch trackpad. os x is comparable to vista ultimate but the dell comes with vista home premium. on the other hand, the dell has a larger hard drive.
http://www.apple.com/macbook/specs.html
so while the dell may be a little cheaper, it's also not exactly the same specs either.