Apple MacBook Vs Dell Laptop price comparison
A year or so I calculated it was about £50 more expensive to buy a Apple MacBook than the equivalent spec Dell Laptop. Now I thought I would do the comparison again and see what had changed in the last 12 months.
Laptop specification:
- CPU: 2.2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
- RAM: 2 GB
- HD: 160 GB
- Screen: 33cm (13") diagonal
- Optical Drive: 8x DVD+/RW
The Dell HD was 7200rpm and the Apple was 5400rpm.
Both include free delivery.
Neither includes a carry case.
The MacBook does not include a 2MP web-camera.
- Apple MacBook (white): £969.01
- Dell XPS M1330 (N01X3303): £718.99
Dell comes in £250.02 cheaper! That is a lot of money for an Apple logo, the Apple banding price has leapt £200 higher than my comparison 12 months ago! I recall my comparison previously had the Apple around 800, so it looks like Apple is not passing on the savings Dell has found in cheaper parts 12 months on, and then is charging a bigger margin on the higher-spec components it us using this year!
Labels: Apple
posted by Jon Grant, 東京 @ 13:24
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2 Comments:
I've always meant to do an actual price comparison, and finally got off my butt to do it. Here's the US prices:
Apple Macbook - $1524
Dell M1330 - $1344 (no coupons applied)
The hard drive for both is 5400rpm, and I added Bluetooth capability to the Dell to match Apple. The Dell has the 2mp camera too.
Thanks for the US figures, I've done a new blog post to reply! And also DiggCheers, Jon
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