Hmm.. That is surprising, especially in this economy.
Mac laptops are significantly more expensive compared to PC laptops of roughly equal performance.
Price comparisons have been done many times on these threads, and if you can find them (would have to go back and search them out), you’ll find that comparing like-for-like — the prices are the same ballpark, perhaps varying by a hundred dollars or so. Perhaps someone else can dig one up for you (i.e., one of those comparisons).
I’ve actually helped some relatives buy a couple of those cheap kind of laptops, that you’re talking about (one time helped out by standing in line overnight for a sale that was on... LOL..). And they are junk and trash and they break down and have all sorts of problems (and I’m talking about three different ones, over a period of time, that I know about personally with relatives).
But, the Apple ones that I’ve been familiar with don’t have those kinds of problems, are constructed very well, don’t break down like that and people are very happy with service if they ever do have a problem with them.
On top of that, when you have *any kind of problem* you can walk right into the Apple Store and get someone to help you directly. You ought to try that with *any* of the other laptops... fat chance! You’re more than likely going to end up on a phone line, going through push-button hell, trying to understand an Indian accent, and someone reading off a script who doesn’t know what in the heck you’re talking about... LOL..
Now, with those relatives that I was talking about, if there was a problem that had to be fixed, they would “SCREAM” because of how bad customer service was going to be and they knew it... LOL...
Apple has got them all beat — hands down, and their sales are what is showing it...
Not that surprising. During the start of the last Depression, makers of higher quality goods also saw a surprising surge in sales. Can you guess why?