I haven't heard the overpriced thing before, on the contrary most 'common (you know computers? Fix mine!)' people I know buy dells due to the great deals they g

I haven't heard the overpriced thing before, on the contrary most 'common (you know computers? Fix mine!)' people I know buy dells due to the great deals they get. Also the XPS line is pretty solid for a reasonable amount of money, with windows 7 I'd say you're getting less aesthetical appeal, but more total bang per dollar than you would with a mac. I own both a MacBook and Dell XPS, which is what I base my opinion on.