It's definitely better looking than the Honda Insight and the Toyota Prius.

I wanted to configure these two laptops with the highest possible stuff - hence the SSD option and 8GB of RAM. Moreover, the Dell XPS laptop build qualities are much better than the build quality of the regular laptops Dell makes. If these are considered "low-end" laptops as someone remarked above, I could build a 15 inch or 17 inch laptop for both and see what the price difference is. In any case "low-end" laptops shouldn't have a $1200 starting price. :)

Yes, Vista sucks ass! I would rather have XP Professional or OS X. And DDR3 is way better than DDR2 RAM, but then again there are things the Dell has that the Apple does not; some that a lot may not care about, but still they exist for a cheaper price. I don't know if OSX and DDR3 RAM would be worth the ~ $1100. With the $1100, you could buy a 46 inch flat panel or some thing else (PS3, XBox, Wii, iPhone, Pre, or even a base model 13 inch MacBook Pro).

So I just configured the new Apple 13 inch MacBook Pro and a Dell XPS M1330.

Specs
Apple:

PROCESSOR 2.53GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
MEMORY 8GB 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 2x4GB
HARD DRIVE 256GB solid-state drive
CD/DVD DRIVE SuperDrive 8x (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
Backlit Keyboard (English)
WARRANTY AND SERVICE None

TOTAL COST: $3299.00 pre-tax

I did not add any extra software or accessories like MagSafe Airline Adaptor, etc. No protection plan.

Dell:

PROCESSOR Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T9300 (2.5GHz/800Mhz FSB/6MB cache)
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium Edition SP1, 64-bit
WARRANTY AND SERVICE 2Yr Ltd Hardware Warranty, InHome Service after Remote Diagnosis
LCD AND CAMERA Slim and Light LED Display with VGA Webcam
MEMORY 8GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz (2 Dimms)
HARD DRIVE Ultra Performance: 256GB Solid State Drive
INTERNAL OPTICAL DRIVE Internal 8x Slot Load CD/DVD Burner + External Qflix-enabled DVD Burner
VIDEO CARD 128MB NVIDIA® GeForce™ 8400M GS and AVerTV NanoExpress TV Tuner
WIRELESS CARDS Dell Wireless 1505 Wireless-N Mini-card
BLUETOOTH Built-in Bluetooth capability (2.0 EDR)
BATTERY OPTIONS 85Whr Lithium Ion Battery (9 cell)
SOUND OPTIONS High Definition Audio 2.0
Biometric Fingerprint Reader

I did not add any additional software, besides McAfee 36 month subscription

TOTAL COST: $2154 pre-tax

Difference in configuration is in the memory - 1066 MHz bus for Mac compared to 667MHz bus for XPS M1330. Besides that, everything is almost the same, except for the OS and the logo.

Is the MacBook Pro really worth the extra ~ $1100.00?

Yup! It seems like almost every product that is coming out in the market today has those shiny plastic bodies, like the Adamo. Now, if Sony had come out with some thing closer to the concept (http://www.pspblenderblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/03/psp-concept.jpg) and in brushed aluminum (black, silver; looks classy and is smudge-free), that would be super. Features (or lack of) aside, this thing does not look worth the $.

I agree. It's pretty ugly and expensive! I'm not too impressed. The quality/workmanship of the area around the screen looks poor as though made of cheaper plastic.

Yeah bro. We are all going to carry 2 devices and shove them both up your ass. :P

Fellatio with your Satio. :D

We'll all be very satisfied when we shove them both up your ass. :P

Guys...Della has her periods...she'll be back. Don't fret.

Sony is coming out with Sonya. Laptops for earthlings with too many holes. :)

And a big thanks for the information from me too, sdafdsfasdf. Whoever you are. :)