Originally posted by: AstroManLuca
I was off by a bit, it's actually $1019, not $900.
Dell Inspiron 1525 with 2.4 GHz Core 2 Duo, Bluetooth, and a built-in webcam as BTO options comes to $1019. It has a larger screen but the same screen resolution (1280x800?a 1680x1050 screen is available for $50), more memory (3 GB instead of 2 GB), and a larger hard drive (250 GB instead of 160 GB).
Anyway, to a lot of people it's worth it to spend an extra $300 or so to get the MacBook. It's smaller and more portable, and obviously it's a Mac so it runs OS X and has the whole style angle down. But in the context of creating a video game system, I don't think there are enough people willing to pay that much extra for an Apple product.