You could definitely do that with the price Mikey, but it's no secret that Apple PCs and laptops command a premium price. You could literally price out a Macbook Pro, go find a Lenovo or Toshiba with identical specs and the price is going to be 30% less. Hell, I'll do it for you.
Macbook Pro 'top of the line':
2.4GHz quad-core Intel Core i7
Turbo Boost up to 3.4GHz
8GB 1600MHz memory
256GB flash storage1
Intel HD Graphics 4000
NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M with 1GB of GDDR5 memory
Built-in battery (7 hours)2
Price: $2199
http://store.apple.com/us/browse/hom...ly/macbook_pro
Alternatively, the top tier Lenovo Y500, with actually better hardware, is $1,349.
http://shop.lenovo.com/SEUILibrary/c...A012D9B20ED2FB
That should pretty readily paint the picture. Apple-o-philes will come up with a hundred reasons why the Apple computer costs more, but ultimately, they overpaid for it, period.