If you consider a mac's performance to it's cost, it's really overpriced. That's not to say that PC's are NEVER overpriced, but generally speaking, they're more expensive. Mostly because they are typically pre-built laptops, and just like pre-built PC's, the ratio of performance to cost is bad. But a bigger problem with macs is that they are more expensive to fix because there isnt as many manufacturers making mac parts as PC parts.