One of the arguments against buying a Mac is that they are so expensive. It is true that the starting price for many Macs are more expensive than the starting price for PC's, but when you look at the PC's that win awards for being fantastic PC's they are often priced much higher.
In a word or three, you get what you pay for.
Lets take a look at the winners of several PC Pro A-list awards, these computers are the cream of the crop, the best of the best. I'll compare them to the price of an Apple equivalent machine.
Value PC
Sony Vaio VGC-JSE/S £699 - iMac £782
Although the iMac is a little more expensive, it's spec far exceeds that of the Sony.
High end PC
Chillblast Fusion Sidewinder £822 - iMac £929
Some say the Mac can't play demanding Windows games, this has not stopped me happily playing Crysis on my iMac.
Enthusiast PC
Cyberpower Gamer Ultra M2 Quad £1249 - iMac £1359
Yes £110 difference, but with the Mac's ability to run multiple operating systems symaltaniously on several virtual desktops it makes the perfect development and enthusiast PC.
Luxury Laptop
Dell XPS M1330 £922 - Macbook £929
What do you think? there is a price premium, is it worth it when you consider the software combination of Leopard and iLife? My own oppinion is 'yes' it is worth it, Leopard is a stellar OS, and iLife is amazing software impossible to match on other platforms.
Many PC owners 'obtain' software from friends, the price for adding licences for essential virus protection and iLife suite equivelents would cost an arm and a leg with Windows.
