The problem with PCs is not the existence of cheapo systems like this, but the absence of machines that compete with the Mac for industrial design and user experience. It doesn't seem to be possible to buy a PC that isn't butt-ugly and comes loaded with crapware, regardless of how much you're willing to pay.<p>My theory is that when Apple builds a computer, they know they're going to sell millions of a particular model, so it's worth spending the time to build it properly. PC makers have higher volume, but it's spread across thirty models with a dozen variants each, updated yearly, so they can't waste time making any of them particularly good.