Why Do You Loathe Apple Anyway? Apple Hate is TOTALLY Out of Control!

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Turkish said:

I have a gs2. Sony hardware is overpriced too but not as much as Apple. The latest Retina macbook is over 2000 euros while a comparable Sony Vaio Z ultrabook with a 1080p IPS screen is 1000 euros less. I'm sorry but having those extra pixels dont justify a premium of €1K.

Why are you comparing two totally different notebooks? Comparing the prices of the two (and trying to get similar specs) at apple.com and the sony store, I got this:

$2199 15" Macbook Pro vs. $1949 Sony Vaio Z

OS X Mountain Lion vs. Win7 Home Premium (add $50 if you want Win7 Pro or $150 if you want Win7 Ultimate)

2.3ghz quad core i7 vs. 2.1ghz quad core i7  (Sony only offered 2.5ghz dual core i5/2.1ghz i7 and 2.5ghz i7)

15.4" 2880 x 1800 IPS display vs. 13.1" 1920 x 1080 IPS display

RAM and HDD: Both have 8GB RAM and 256GB SSD at these configurations

Battery: 7hrs vs 6hrs 45min

Weight: 4.46lbs vs. 2.58lbs

GPU: 1GB Nvidia GT 650M vs. Integrated Intel HD 4000 gpu (if you buy the additional docking station with 1GB AMD HD 7670 add $300-$400 depending on if you choose DVDR, BR or BR Recorder options) Not to mention that the GT 650m destroys the AMD 7670 ( http://gaminglaptopsunder1000.net/nvidia-geforce-gt-630m-vs-gt-650m-vs-radeon-7670m-comparison/ )

So adding the cheapest option for the extra graphics power on the Sony would put the price comparison at $2199 MBP vs $2249 Vaio Z. To make it fair (since adding the dock will give the Vaio Z a DVD burner as well you can add $79 for the Apple USB Superdrive as well. $2278 MBP vs $2249 Vaio Z. Pretty similar afterall, you get a more portable laptop in the Vaio (15" vs 13" it's to be expected) and with the MBP you get a faster cpu, much better gpu and a bigger and much higher resolution screen.