> The former, nevertheless, costs at least $3,000 more But why? I would think with less size, energy, and weight constraints, it would be cheaper to make. Or a

> The former, nevertheless, costs at least $3,000 more But why? I would think with less size, energy, and weight constraints, it would be cheaper to make. Or at least it could be cheaper. And if it cost less, there would be a reason to choose it. So the only reasons I can think of for it to be so much more expensive, is they don't want it to compete with MacBook sales, and/or they are trying to extract as much revenue as possible from the niche customers who absolutely need PCIe slots.