In comparison, an Air with the 64GB solid-state drive is $3098. Add $99 for Adobe’s photo and video editing software and the total cost was $2711. Also, Dell offers more configuration options than does Apple. Worth noting: When I upgraded the hard drive in both computers to 250GB, the Dell laptop cost $1358 and the MacBook, $1399, tipping the balance slightly in Dell’s favor. The bottom line: The Dell laptop that I configured cost $1308. The MacBook ships with Apple’s iPhoto and iMovie applications, part of its iLife suite, at no extra cost.
I also added the $99 optional bundle of Adobe Photoshop Elements and Premiere Elements to the Dell laptop. I chose the Dell 56Whr battery option (an extra $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.
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