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<p>Maybe from an uncritical pricepoint. However, the cost may be borne in other ways such as lower-quality hardware/build quality of particular computer hardware* so that one needs to return them more often for warranty repairs, less user-friendly GUI, etc. </p>
<p>It doesn’t matter as much to me as I’m comfortable using Windows, Mac, and Linux…but I’ve found that novice non-techie users…especially those with little/no interest in learning the technical intricacies of computers tend to be better served and less irritated on Macs than on most PCs…except the higher-end corporate models with equivalent quality hardware/build quality that’s around the same price point when user-friendliness is taken into account. </p>
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<li>The adage “You get what you pay for” really applies with notebook computers…especially if you dip below the $500-600 pricepoint. Only exception to this I know of is Sony…where its build quality really leaves much to be desired despite its high cost for its branding.</li>
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