Friday, April 18, 2008

Macs are Cheaper than Similar Windows PCs

OK, I was surprised to read this in Popular Mechanics.

Mac vs. PC: The Ultimate Lab Test for New Desktops & Laptops

What is surprising? The Macs are less expensive that comparably configured Windows PCs. I've gotten used to the idea of a "Mac Tax", so this was truly surprising to me. From the article...

Our biggest surprise, however, was that PCs were not the relative bargains we expected them to be. The Asus M51sr costs the same as a MacBook, while the Gateway One actually costs $300 more than an iMac. That means for the price of the Gateway you could buy an iMac, boost its hard drive to match the Gateway’s, purchase a copy of Vista to boot—and still save $100.

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