I chose the Dell 56Whr battery option (an extra US$79), which is comparable to the MacBook’s standard 55Whr battery. Both had 2GB of memory, a 160GB hard drive running at 5400 rpm, a 2.4-GHz Intel Core Duo 2 processor, Intel integrated graphics media accelerator (X3100), and Bluetooth 2.0. I configured online a MacBook and Dell XPS M1330 with specs as closely matched as possible. Both have 13.3-inch displays and built-in Webcams, and are aimed at general-purpose users who like multimedia features. The MacBook is Apple’s most mainstream laptop, and Dell’s XPS M1330 seems to be a reasonable counterpart.
Prices and specs mentioned in this article were accurate as of 6/20/08.) Here’s what I found. (Keep in mind computer prices and specs change often. Rather, I compared the specs and prices of three current Apple laptops-the MacBook, MacBook Air, and MacBook Pro-against their likely Windows laptop competitors. I didn’t perform an exhaustive, detailed survey. So I decided to see if this concern is valid.
