Well, you could spend $3k on a nice Dell too (albeit with double the power of the Apple model). 
 
But yeah, the low-end laptops (and netbooks too) have really come down significantly.  The cheap-ass Apple laptop used to be a good deal at $1000 (i.e. only $200 over priced), but now its double the price of comparable laptops.
		 
		
		
		
		
		
		
			
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