My first computer was a Mac and I loved it compared to the PC's of the day. It was the mid '80's. You had Mac with a mouse and a GUI interface, or else a DOS based written text command PC. No mouse or Windows at that point. It was hard not to see what you got for the premium price that differentiated the Mac from the PC. Over time, and when Windows entered the scene, I switched to a PC/Windows because of program availability. I still like the Macs a lot. They're nice looking and have a great operating system. And program availability is not a problem anymore. However, I just can't justify the price differential for a product that goes obsolete in a very short time and has no great advantage over PC based systems. I'm afraid you're just going to have to accept that for the forseeable future, Macs are going to charge a premium. You either have to bite the bullet and pay or else switch to PC. I agree with your feeling that the price is steep for what you get.
Whats wrong-right?
So I want to go with a PC music server setup.Mini mac to a Benchmark Dac.I have no problems with a 1300$ Dac price,but when I call the Apple store they want like almost 1200$ for a 160GB hard drive,2.0 GHZ Ram and 3-year service plan for the computer.I thought I could get away for 6-800$ for the computer deal.Is it just me thats feels this is steep in this day and age[2008].Just curious,thanks,Bob