GP's claim has been publicly proven time and again, yet the myth persists because of the failure to actually match Apple's hardware feature for feature, spec fo

GP's claim has been publicly proven time and again, yet the myth persists because of the failure to actually match Apple's hardware feature for feature, spec for spec. Sure, you can build your own laptop without magsafe or Thunderbolt for <$x, but then you've failed to actually match Apple's hw and specs. Once you actually do that, you'll discover you can not duplicate any Apple hardware at any time in history with third-party off-the-shelf hardware without spending $100-$1000 more. And this does not take into account that Macs, as a rule, will remain in use longer and retain their re-sale value far better than any PC, so the total cost of ownership ends up being a lot less, and even this is not taking into account all the users' time Windows invariably wastes on idiotic things like randomly dropping a driver spontaneously without cause and requiring some attention to restore functionality of, say, a printer. Try using the search engine of your choice with the terms, "macs are more expensive," and nearly all the results reveal the notion that macs are more expensive was always a myth.