Hmm I might be a little rusty on my PC hardware stats, but I bought a Dell laptop w/ 17" screen, 3 GB RAM, 250 GB hard drive, and some fast core 2 duo processor. It cost me 650. The equivalent w/ Mac would have been like 1500. Crawdaddio--go look up some prices for macs/PCs w/ equivalent power and you will find the PC is ALWAYS cheaper. I mean, are you serious right now? Everyone knows that macs are more expensive. They do have some cool features, but if power vs. price is your main concern, PC will always win out.