Re: [NTLK] [NTLK][OT] macworld 04 pix

From: David M. Ensteness (denstene_at_mac.com)
Date: Fri Jan 09 2004 - 11:44:23 PST


Very very very true.

You can buy notebooks for less, but just because Apple doesn't make
something as low end as you can buy on the PC side, that doesn't mean
the Mac is not competitive.

David

> so we go to the dell site, and i use it to configure the "$499"
> machine up to a comparable-or-worse spec vs. ibook, including offered
> software packages to add the ilife-like functions. and guess what?
> the "bargain" dell ends up just over $300 more expensive than the
> ibook.
>
> so it's all about marketing and perceived value, not what you get for
> what you pay!
>
> -- peter
> pjfraser_at_mac.com

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