Apple Laptop Upgrades Cost 200% More Than Dell's

CNET compared the upgrade prices for similar components for Apple Laptops and Dell Laptops. Apple is generally more expensive than Dell for components that are, in most cases, identical to those used in Dell machines. So why so pricey, Apple? Less buying power? Greed? Good business sense? Whatever the reason, the difference is quite significant and worth checking out.

 

Two highligts of the comparison:

• A 120GB 5,400rpm drive to a 250GB 5,400rpm costs £90.01 in the Apple configurator and £30.01 at Dell.
  
• Switching from 2GB of 667MHz DDR2 to 4GB using the Apple Web site will cost an extra £120. Doing that same swap with the Dell XPS M1330 costs just £40.01.
  

Apple isn't massively expensive for everything, though -- processors seem pretty fairly priced.