>>I was expecting to be able to "build an Apple", which had some interest to me, since I DON'T use Apples and was curious about the options, etc. I guess the "build an Apple" option must be there somewhere, but it was not readily apparent. And I suppose the features were described on those "good, better, best" pages,...<<
You'll get to configure you Mac AFTER you choose one of the "good, better, best". The reason why everything seems more expensive is because the pre-configured bundle always included a monitor. After you make your selection you can take off what you don't want from the bundle, add things like larger HD, more memory, graphics card memory...etc etc.
Eric |