To put this another way: Aside from creating awareness - which I believe is the real underlying purpose of all discussions here whether the participants realize it or not - your wish for us to look at this through the same eyes is a fundamentally Utopian view. It does not pertain only to techies - that is the whole purpose of comparisons - to give perspective to the uninitiated on where most bang for buck lies on several criteria.

Whether its cars, hardware, software, real estate etc...comparisons are here to stay. At the end of the day it is what you feel most comfortable with that counts. I may persuade you to consider my point of view but that does not imply you have to adhere to it. But since you heard it nonetheless, you are already better informed... :)