[ale] stupid pricing games

[Geoffrey]

Pat Regan wrote:
> Geoffrey wrote:
>> Well, the dell I'm comparing my Mac with is a top of the line high end 
>> laptop, so I would have expected it to have a 'top of the line high end' 
>> display.  The damn thing is like a freaking mirror.
>>
> 
> When I last bought a "high end" laptop the business class Latitude I was
> considering buying was significantly cheaper than the closest comparable
> Macbook that I could find.  From what I've seen of Apple's current
> pricing, this is likely still the case.

I would disagree.  I can compare the purchase of a Mac for my daughter 
and a Dell for my daughter's boyfriend.  Virtually the same hardware, 
except the Mac has a larger hard drive.

Dell: $1800
Mac:  $2100

Grant it, there is a $300 difference, but I consider that well worth the 
difference (in my perceived) hardware quality.

Both were purchased on a student discount offering from the two vendors, 
thus I would expect I'm making a fair comparison.

Not to mention that I got a free iTouch with the Mac purchase (another 
$199 value), which was subsquently given to a very happy nephew for 
graduation. ;)

-- 
Until later, Geoffrey

Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little
temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.
  - Benjamin Franklin