Actually, between Apple and Sony it's in the hundreds. Check out their Z-series notebooks vs. the MacBook Pros. In general, just because people complain about the price of Macs shows me that price is a factor. Everything's a factor in commerce, including brand loyalty.
The one good thing I can say about the Poweredge T610s they’ve recently added to our lab is the front plate is heavy enough to be used as a weapon
You should see the faceplate on an R900, although it's a little unwieldy for your proposed use.
I think the people that complain about Mac prices are either whopping low end (where Apple doesn’t play), or are excuse mongering and never were going to buy a Mac anyway, possibly both. It’s really easy to declare Lexus overpriced while test driving a Sentra, but it doesn’t mean the person was going to come close to actually buying a Lexus ever.