Re:pricing (Score 1)

Those who buy such machines have no choice but to pay through the nose (or beg a nephew/cousin/brother-in-law) for help.

Part of the problem may be that these folks have worn out their nephew/cousin/brother-in-law. I for one am tired of fixing computers for my mom, dad, brother, brother-in-laws, aunts, uncles, etc. I find that it is easier to recommend that they buy a new Dell. The tech support stopped being fun about three years ago as I realized that they were not getting any better at supporting themselves. Not even offers of apple pie can convince me that supporting all my relatives is worth it anymore.