I am in the some from A some from B group.. in general, when it comes to Apple, I need to evaluate what I am willing to overpay for. I've overpaid for a laptop (MacBook Pro) and an MP3 player, but wasn't willing to overpay for a phone, especially considering the limitations (one of which, at the time, was lack of Verizon).

I am not sure I would list Apple as the "champ" in all of these products (e.g. I don't feel AppleTV is really best solution out there).

Mac Pro:

Homebuild. Hands down this will pound any mac pro for half the price.

Once you go Mac, you never go back.

Instead of Aspire Revo, do you mean Veriton N?

I agree with Kaz, why every product that Apple sells means that is "the champ"?
We all know the limitations of appletv, iphone and ipad, to name a few.

Way overpriced.

Yay!! Good to see some non-Apple products on Unplggd!

I personally use a Galaxy Tab and an Evo, and love them both (especially after rooting them!). I've been dreaming about an Alienware PC too... Nice list!

While I agree that in some instances, the "champ" isn't the best selling device in that segment, the premise is still valid. For every device in "A", there is at least one alternative (contender) in "B". The word "Champ" is figurative in this case.

jdechko's got it, "The Champ" is a bit of a joke for us Apple Haters. I'm a PC myself, and adamantly so.

@MsTiggy, how do you like the Tab? Alieware PCs are awe inspiring, but expensive too.

@joecrawford, definitely DIY home-made PCs will pound for pound destroy any computer out there. I've built plenty of PCs and while it's not rocket science, it's not for the non-savvy

I'm kind of a mac purist just because it all works together if you're computer illiterate. However, I won't get an iPhone. Not because I don't kind of want one, but because I refuse to deal with "unlimited" limited services, poor coverage, and crappy customer service. AT&T and Verizon are not getting my money.

I'll take whatever android phone Sprint might have because they seem to be the only truly unlimited plan out there.

@ConchasyCafe - fixed, thanks!

@RMF325

I have tried various apple products. I even currently use one and I can't wait to be able to "go back" to anything that's not apple.

I can't get over apple's desire to control not only what devices you use, but also how you consume information or media. The 'Walled garden' approach is a HUGE step back from what makes today's internet great. They are selling counter-culture, but they are delivering a standard, uniform and restrictive experience. Look at the app store - rejecting any app that even smells like an existing apple(tm) app to avoid competition. It's ridiculous. When you look past the slick interfaces and shiny packaging, everything about this company stinks.

i loved my dell. i love my macbook pro more. i loved my blackberry... i love my iphone more. ive had 3 ipods. for me apple is the way to go. i'm not a computer nerd, i'm a normal 25 year old college graduate. i dont see why people freak out about hating apple so much. who even cares that much to get into a heated argument over iphone vs samsung? find what YOU like and go with it!!!

Phone=Android, beats the pulp out of iphone.

Tablet=iPad has the best apps but ios sucks. As soon as there is a good droid tablet my 4 year old gets this precious little toy. Are they serious with these cameras?

Laptop=Win7; better tools available, mac not worth the premium.

TV-My samsung TV has DLNA what else do you need.

Most Apple users I know are fearful sheep. Apple has nice design..big whoop.

My 180GB iPod rocks, and I really have no interest in any other MP3 player. Anything else Apple can go jump, anything looks good when covered in shiny metals. I love the way Apple look and thats it.

I'm a nerd so I love playing with new ROM's on my Android, I love that I can install apps from outside the Market. Most of my mates just want a phone for calling, sms, FB, twitter, apps. Yet they wouldnt care how much better Android might be. Apple to me is a better marketing and design company than a technology company.

Ah, wondered how long it would take the Internet's most infantile debate to make its way onto the traditionally placid comment boards of Unplggd.

Just purchase the technology device that offers the best balance of performance, economy, ergonomics, and design for you. . . and then shut up about it. Shrilly insisting that other share your preference (Mac vs. PC, iPhone vs. Android, Nikon vs. Canon, Sunni vs. Shiite, etc.) just cements your status as ego-challenged douchenozzle.

It would've been nice if you posted a little blurb about each item, not just a link to the product.

@RMF325: I went back, and it hasn't been so bad. A few years ago I would have had a heart attack having to go back to XP over OSX, but the release of Windows7 did a lot to make that not suck. There are still little things I miss like a sane version of the control panel, and the over all ethos that made it sane OS wide, but overall it has been fun.

Apple hate is always amusing.

@Mac Pro:
Homebuild. Hands down this will pound any mac pro for half the price.

Not always true. It really comes down to release cycles. Apple does not drop their prices over time, so if you buy at release often times you get a good price on what is very expensive hardware, in 6 months you can build something for dramatically less. Often at refresh time you literally can't build an equivalent PC because the components flat out are not for sell. It is really just a very different market.

The real issue is Apple refuses to recognize a market between the iMac/mini and the pro, which is basically where most prosumers live.

@dragonboat - it was done picture book style so the Apple readers could follow. J/K! :)

@Stosch725 - The comments on Unplggd have always IMHO stayed away from infantile, but debate can be a good thing. It's in our nature to find something to be good and try to convince the other.

You're definitely right in that more than one option can be good at the same time. I always found it amusing that one camp must trash the other on instinct.

Wait, are we still talking Apple vs. PC/Other or politics?

"I personally use a Galaxy Tab and an Evo, and love them both (especially after rooting them!)." @MsTiggy

The problem with Android is that Google is giving the carriers the power to mess it up. Users have to root their device to like it. Most won't go thru the hassle of all that.

"The 'Walled garden' approach is a HUGE step back from what makes today's internet great." @Nerves

Apple's not blocking the internet. If you are talking about the App Store, the walled garden keeps you away from viruses.

I would say that the majority aren't as polarized as this article would make them out to be. I would suppose that the majority share an outlook like I do that all have their place and neither is better than the other just different. The groups that are the most polarized are just usually the most vocal, also.

If you are very computer literate then the lines between the 2 desktop operating systems becomes less important. You start seeing them as Windows and Unix.

I would say that all things equal Apple usually does have some hardware that at least deserves looking at.