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There was a story reported on Gizmodo showing the same thing with Macbooks compared to similar Windows 7 laptops (within a hundred bucks). And the new 27' in iMac is a VERY good deal.
It's not say you can't get a passable computer for cheap, much cheaper, than a Mac. But if we're going to be fair about the Apple Tax we have to compare it to similar hardware setups from other companies (as Hellmark pointed out.) And the 'pro' models are clearly insanely priced.
I switched a few years back and it was one of the best tech decisions I ever made. My computers all work great pretty much all the time, and with none of my time wasted keeping them up and 'dealing' with them (c.f. spending 3 days getting Windows 7 installed because of their botched download files and crappy DRM). I'm a bit of a power user and I can run my Mac's through the ringer and they never miss a beat.
Everyone's going to have their own issues.. but it is a lot like the iPhone, customer satisfaction with iPhone's and mac's are very, very high. And we're not all just delusional fanboys. The moment someone does it BETTER I'll bail in a heartbeat, but Windows isn't going in that direction and Linux still has a LONG way to go (mainly because the linux fanboy's can't seem to understand that not everyone WANTS to manually compile their sound drivers)
That being said.. if I was suddenly lost all my computers and had to get something cheap first I'd do a Hackintosh, and if that wasn't an option I'd do a linux machine. I like Win 7 okay but if I'm going to make a 'usability' compromise, I might as well go with open source.
One size doesn't fit all... Apple's aren't 'the best' - but having had a Windows Tablet and the experience I've had with my iPhone... I've a LOT more faith in them pulling something off than anyone else.
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