In this post prices which are quoted are at the UK British pound
The current Macbook Alu prices have cause alot of complaints among buyers but are the new prices really that high
Compared to Old Macbooks ????
The new Macbooks are significantly more expensive than their predecessors but to be honest the low price of the old macbooks could be caused by the fact that it was approaching the end of its life cycle....... and it seemed at some point to be one of the cheapest premium 13.3 inch laptops around but it was also one of the worst spec'd with the lack of a decent graphics card compared to its PC counter parts such as Sony SZ, Asus U6........
Compared to other products in the market ????
New products come with increased prices as always the replacement for the sony 13.3 SZ which came in a normal stainless steal and plastic and carbon fibre form now has been divided into 2 sub categories the magnesium sony SR and the carbon fibre Z......
I will only compare the SR and not the Z as i appreciate the high price carbon fibre alone commands
low end spec comparison
Macbook - 2.0ghz, 160HDD, 2GB DDR3 ram, 9400m- 949
SR - 2.26ghz, 160HDD, 3GB DDR2 ram, Intel X4500 - 999
M1330 - 2.0ghz, 250HDD, 3GB DDR2 ram, 8400m 128MB dedicated - 649
High end Spec
Macbook - 2.4ghz, 250HDD, 2GB DDR3 ram, 9400m- 1145
SR - 2.4ghz, 320 HDD, 4GB DDR2 ram, ATI radeon HD 3470 with dedicated 256MB - 1169
M1330- 2.1ghz, 320 HDD, 3GB DDR2 ram, 8400m 128MB dedicated - 799
The price difference between the Macbook and SR is not that difference and all depends on personal preference on things such as OS and the need of mobile broadband.
The dell as expected is the cheapest due to its age and probably gonna be replaced soon.
Keeping in mind the ram used on the other models is DDR3 with the lesser speed of 667mhz instead of 1066mhz DDR3 offers and also the fact vista and probably windows 7 are really ram intensive.
That's my 2 pence......... if u disagree then u may post ur alternative keeping in mind it is a premium 13.3 inch laptop. These are UK prices and might not reflect the current market in your country
The current Macbook Alu prices have cause alot of complaints among buyers but are the new prices really that high
Compared to Old Macbooks ????
The new Macbooks are significantly more expensive than their predecessors but to be honest the low price of the old macbooks could be caused by the fact that it was approaching the end of its life cycle....... and it seemed at some point to be one of the cheapest premium 13.3 inch laptops around but it was also one of the worst spec'd with the lack of a decent graphics card compared to its PC counter parts such as Sony SZ, Asus U6........
Compared to other products in the market ????
New products come with increased prices as always the replacement for the sony 13.3 SZ which came in a normal stainless steal and plastic and carbon fibre form now has been divided into 2 sub categories the magnesium sony SR and the carbon fibre Z......
I will only compare the SR and not the Z as i appreciate the high price carbon fibre alone commands
low end spec comparison
Macbook - 2.0ghz, 160HDD, 2GB DDR3 ram, 9400m- 949
SR - 2.26ghz, 160HDD, 3GB DDR2 ram, Intel X4500 - 999
M1330 - 2.0ghz, 250HDD, 3GB DDR2 ram, 8400m 128MB dedicated - 649
High end Spec
Macbook - 2.4ghz, 250HDD, 2GB DDR3 ram, 9400m- 1145
SR - 2.4ghz, 320 HDD, 4GB DDR2 ram, ATI radeon HD 3470 with dedicated 256MB - 1169
M1330- 2.1ghz, 320 HDD, 3GB DDR2 ram, 8400m 128MB dedicated - 799
The price difference between the Macbook and SR is not that difference and all depends on personal preference on things such as OS and the need of mobile broadband.
The dell as expected is the cheapest due to its age and probably gonna be replaced soon.
Keeping in mind the ram used on the other models is DDR3 with the lesser speed of 667mhz instead of 1066mhz DDR3 offers and also the fact vista and probably windows 7 are really ram intensive.
That's my 2 pence......... if u disagree then u may post ur alternative keeping in mind it is a premium 13.3 inch laptop. These are UK prices and might not reflect the current market in your country