This has been true for at least as long as I've been buying apple laptops (over a decade). If you want something with a similar form factor (light and thin) th

This has been true for at least as long as I've been buying apple laptops (over a decade). If you want something with a similar form factor (light and thin) then anything with similar hardware specs from another company has always been around the same price, or more expensive. I think the perception of over priced laptops is misplaced because people look at base specs, but ignore form factor. And, yes you could argue that you don't need something so thin and light, and maybe that's true for some people, but if it's a feature you want then apple laptops are competitively priced.