iceman009: The first computer you linked to (the X series) is not remotely comparable to the MacBook Pro. I hope you realise that it has a vastly inferior processor (less than
half the speed of the MBP for media tasks), far slower graphics (X700 versus X1600), slower front side bus, slower memory, slower hard disk bus, no Gigabit Ethernet, no Bluetooth 2.0+EDR (which makes Bluetooth usable for file transfer with new phones), no DVI, no 6-pin FireWire, no iSight or even low-resolution webcam, an XGA (1024 x 768) old aspect-ratio screen (who are they kidding?!), no iLife or possibility of buying something equivalent for love or money (though notice they do include "Adobe Acrobat Reader"
), XP Home edition (Pro is bad enough but Home is cheap garbage), a larger footprint, thicker (31.3 mm versus 25.9 - note that the 2.6 cm figure is an outright lie, like so many PC manufacturer's specs), etc.
If you are saying other companies make cheaper laptops than Apple, that is of course perfectly true. But
nobody makes a laptop comparable to the MacBook Pro, much less for around 2k euros. The closest competitors are in fact usually more expensive, despite looking like ass next to the MBP.