Re: Obligatory comparison with non-Apple laptop
When you compare prices, the biggest difference is that Apple has people in their stores who get paid to help you with any computer related problem that you might have, and who are actually trained and qualified to do so. (And no, they don't have some esoteric knowledge that some geek has who promptly declares them as incompetent, but they have a deep knowledge of problems that their customers have and are very good at solving these problems). Any other store, they just try to get rid of you.