Originally Posted by
SpaceBass
Easy reason: build quality
The quality of dells has gone drastically down hill, particularly the laptops... Where I used to consider Dell the "go to" choice for a PC, I avoid them at all costs now, they just break too often... keyboards, ide/sata controllers, onboard audio...anything
Apple ain't what it used to be either... Too many hellish stories of bad quality. Even high profile users like Robert Scoble post about their experiences. I know one diehard Mac user who's on his 8th repair of his Macbook Pro.
That said; I've got the M1330 here and absolutely love it. It's well built, has HDMI out, a cellular modem slot (I've got an EVDO card in mine) and great screen.
In the US you can find the M1330 for as low as $800 with decent specifications.