[tarminian]

"Apple sells millions of devices and this means they have access to a supply chain and prices you can't get. period."

How does that explain the higher cost of Apple products?

[rifung]

I don't agree with the premise that Apple products have a higher cost, at least here in the US. As far as I can tell, if you want something similar to a Mac you'd have to pay just as much if not more, and it's honestly hard to find something that can compare.

I think if you only look at the "computing relevant" specifications it might be possible, but what I think is much more difficult to find is other products that offer the same quality for the other things. For example, I haven't been able to find another laptop that can offer the combination of good battery life, keyboard, screen quality (not necessarily resolution), and trackpad. They are also quite nice looking although that's subjective obviously.

If you know of another laptop that has all these things please do recommend it as I am looking to upgrade soon! Preferably Linux compatible =]

[DanBC]

i) they tightly control the chain thus demand higher quality

ii) every business wants bigger margins. Either increase price of product sold; or reduce cost of making the product; or do both.