We've discussed this over and over again it feels...

The "very little difference in price really" only applies to the high end machines. It isn't hard to make a PC seem expensive when you compare an MBP with an Alienware or Voodoo machine.

But you can get a similarly spec'd machine from HP or Toshiba in their low end lineup for about a third. And yes - the build quality will be nowhere near as good as on the MBP, but to most people stuff like build quality and looks are not worth $1500.