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The problem for me is, you're starting to get into the price range where I'd rather have an Orville... On Oct 25, 2005, at 8:38 PM, Kris Hartung wrote: >> hmm ... 2.3 gHz processor ... 14.1" display ... 1 gB primary memory, >> 100 gB secondary memory ... 3700 USD >> >> why is this thing 1200 USD more expensive than a new 17" 1.67 gHz >> powerbook with the same memory? >> >> i thought that macintoshes were more expensive? wtf? >> --- >> Eric Williamson >> > > Well, if I was obnixious, I would say because it kicks ass. :) > > But seriously, I believe it has partly to do with supply and > demand, and > what comes with these commercial boxes. You don't see fortune 100 > companies > buying hundreds of thousands of MACs for their workplace. > Companies like > this buy really robust commerical boxes that come loaded with all > sorts of > other goodies for networking, support, security, extensive support > packs, > wireless, etc. You might find it interesting that Intel supplies > most of > their entire workforce with ThinkPads....hmmmm...now, given the > linkages > they have with all PC manufacturers and the propietary inside > information > they have access to because their engineering teams work together > on product > development, why would they do that that? wtf? :) Most of these > companies > with hundreds of thousands of employees are buying commercial boxes > from the > likes of IBM, HP, and Dell (this makes up approx. 85% of commerical > pc sales > for enterprise level companies). > > Secondly, remember, a 2.3gHz for a Centrino based notebook performs > a lot > more efficiently than a 2.3gHz non-Centrino Intel based processor. > This > literally screams past the MAC 1.6gHz. Did you know that MAC plans > to use > Intel processors in their future desktops? Why would they do this? > Because > Intil keeps pushing the edge of processor performance and MAC wants > a piece > of the action. Not notebooks yet. Another tid bit, IBM sold their > entire PC > line to Lenovo. We'll see probably see a brand name change eventually. > > Thirdly, let's look at what else is under the hood of some of the most > expensive boxes for IBM, HP, and MAC: > > IBM T Series: > http://www-131.ibm.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CategoryDisplay? > categoryId=2049168&storeId=10000001&catalogId=-840&langId=-1 > > MAC PowerBook: > http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore? > family=PowerBook > > HP: > http://h71016.www7.hp.com/dstore/ctoBases.asp? > ProductLineId=539&FamilyId=2110&jumpid=re_R2515_store/smProdCat/PSG/ > notebooks/HP_nw8240_notebook > > Anyway, there are other factors at stake here. I'm just > highlighting a few. > Moreover, Travis basically linked to one of my dream boxes. > > Kris > > > >> www.suitandtieguy.com >> >> >> > >