@gorillapaws You’re right, 1K is high, but I don’t think my Asus comparison is all that off base from a hardware perspective, which is where this whole thing started. We can go back and forth about how much extra battery life, weight, display resolution, even useless stuff like Thunderbolt add to the price, but when it comes down to raw specifications, Apple charges more for the same or lesser hardware, and that was always my point. I’m happy the Macbook Air has hit a competitive pricepoint finally, but what really separates their higher end machines like the MBP from their insides-identical competitors like the Asus I linked is just how much the consumer is willing to pay for an SSD, better display, and better battery life and aesthetics.
Myself, I’d gladly pay about $200 more for those features, but not $900. I’m not saying anyone who does pay that premium is foolish, not by any means, but different strokes for different folks and until that premium drops a bit, I can’t see myself buying a MBP. But that’s not really what this discussion is about.