The notebooks really are price-competitive, especially right after a refresh. People compare numbers saying "oh I can get this from dell with the same processor

The notebooks really are price-competitive, especially right after a refresh. People compare numbers saying "oh I can get this from dell with the same processor and memory and harddrive for half the price!" but neglect several things: -Almost all those inexpensive PCs are significantly heavier than the macbook. -The screens are not as good as the macs, at all. Even at the same resolution the macs have better backlighting and better color & contrast. -The macs have better battery life. Show me a PC that weighs 5 lbs or less, gets 5 hrs of battery life and has a screen as nice as the macbook for the same or less money. They don't exist. You can get a Sony with all these qualities except the price. You can get a Dell with all these qualities except the battery life and nice screen. (Or you can get a nice screen in a machine that weighs 6+lbs and still has terrible battery life). You can get a Lenovo with all these qualities but the screens are awful. And so on.