You couldn't be more wrong with that statement.
Macs are always, always, ALWAYS way too overpriced for its specs, when compared with a regular computer. And you don't need to be tech savvy or a genius to stomach that reality.

Thats really one of the things I dislike about Apple's philosophy of business: they give you little to no choice. They dictate what you can use, and do so while using speculative and unjust prices, exploiting your sorry ass. While producing the goods just like any other company, with cheap Taiwanese labor...
Reminds me of the blood diamonds: Get stuff cheap, sell it for astronomical prices.