How the crap can Gateway sell a fairly pimped Core i3 laptop like this for $499 when Apple’s CHEAPEST laptop is $999??? That’s TWICE as much, people. Yeah, the build quality of Apple’s stuff is the best I’ve ever seen and their displays are incredible, but how do they expect to compete with stuff like this: http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0350423 Oh right, they don’t. But even if the Gateway’s saddled with crapware and you bought a full version of Windows 7 Ultimate (you could get the OEM version for $179) so you could wipe the drive and start with a squeaky clean system, that’s STILL way way WAY cheaper than Apple’s cheapest laptop, let alone Core i3 laptop. If Apple could figure out a way to sell a $699 Core i3 laptop, or a $499 Core i3 desktop (maybe slightly larger than the current mini so they could use cheaper 3.5” hard drives and a standard tray-load optical drive), they’d sell a CRAPLOAD of Macs. Sure, it would cannibalize some sales of the more expensive models, but that’s kind of the point I guess…
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