content: Not really, Apple systems tend to use higher end hardware than most windows machines. If you build a PC to the same spec as a Mac Pro it'll cost almost the same, without taking into account the fact Apple builds the machine for you. Of course most users won't get any benefit from multiple xeon chips, firepro graphics or pcie storage, so a lower end and vastly cheaper system does just as well. Even in the laptop space I see people comparing a macbook pro with an aluminum enclosure and a high dpi screen to a cheap plastic dell or whatever and saying "hey look how expensive macs are, why get a $1000 macbook when a $300 laptop is just as good". It's like saying "why would anyone buy a $50,000 BMW when this $15,000 Toyota has the same number of seats".