Ah richard I thought I could rely on you for a speedy response
I still find it remarkable. Ive been hunting around on Dabs and the cheapest equiv (ie crap) spec I could put together is about £400.
I could understand it in the US with your huge market and high PC use. Even so the profit margin must be quite low.
As to the second question . Working with macs which we all know are hand crafted sorry put together by teams of reverant monks in high Himalayen monasteries where they have studied design for thousands of years (its just next to the martial arts monastery, 3rd mountain from the left.) Or at least you would think so by the price.
Are PCs really that simple to put together these days ?