for chucker:
here is the comp configuration for non- dual core and
here is the price for that comp.
and as for dual-core
here and the comp is 200g more than apple MacBook Pro... and yeah i agree the design is not as sleek as macbook pro... but it is 1500 Euro. It has 2-year warranty... and if you add all the things that it has more than the MBP and would want to put in MBP... you gonna end up paying a lot more. so it really up to the person whether he wants to go for design and speed or no saving money or not much design, but speed and save money with bit extra stuff on it.