Comment Re:MacBook Vs Dell (Score 1) 986
I want to press you more on this...while I do agree that your example shows that Apple has become more competitive, I think your example is biased.
Latitute is far more expensive machines than Inspirion. Latitute is more for business-users whereas Inspirion is more for consumers. Since MacBook is also aimed that consumers, it would have been more appropriate to use Inspirion model for comparison.
If you do use Inspirion E1405 for comparison, you get arround $1099 (200 lower than your estimate). And also comparison is not perfect because Dell uses a 14" screen, Inspirion offers Media Center (which is close to Apple's offering) and because Dell often issues huge discounts - it is not uncommon to see $400 offers from Dell (I used it when I bought mine).
So while I do agree with your argument, I do not think that your evidence is fair.
Latitute is far more expensive machines than Inspirion. Latitute is more for business-users whereas Inspirion is more for consumers. Since MacBook is also aimed that consumers, it would have been more appropriate to use Inspirion model for comparison.
If you do use Inspirion E1405 for comparison, you get arround $1099 (200 lower than your estimate). And also comparison is not perfect because Dell uses a 14" screen, Inspirion offers Media Center (which is close to Apple's offering) and because Dell often issues huge discounts - it is not uncommon to see $400 offers from Dell (I used it when I bought mine).
So while I do agree with your argument, I do not think that your evidence is fair.
