On Oct 27, 6:57 am, Dave Fritzinger <dfrit...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> On Oct 26, 10:36 am, Steve <Stephen.Fin...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
>
>
> > Up until fairly recently, Apple's iMacs were fairly competitive price
> > wise with a similarly spec'd Dell PC. This no longer seems to be the
> > case!
>
> > Currently for $1200 you can get a Dell Insiron 530s Desktop
> > * Intel Core 2 Duo Processor E4400
> > * 2GB RAM
> > * 250GB Hard Disk
> > * 128MB ATI Radeon X1300 Graphics
> > * 22" LCD wide screen monitor
> > * Windows Vista Home Premium
>
> > The nearest Mac model is the 20inch2.0GHz iMac
> > * 2.0GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
> > * 2GB memory ( Upgraded to match Dell model )
> > * 250GB hard drive
> > * ATI Radeon HD 2400 XT with 128MB memory
> > ~ $1900
>
> > A $700 difference!!!
>
> Your information on the iMac is quite wrong. See below:
> 20", 2.4 GHz model.
> 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
> 1GB memory
> 320GB hard drive1
> 8x double-layer SuperDrive
> ATI Radeon HD 2600 PRO with 256MB memory
> ****ps: Within 24 hours
> Free ****pping
> $1,499.00
>
> The 2 GHz model (20"):
> 2.0GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
> 1GB memory
> 250GB hard drive1
> 8x double-layer SuperDrive
> ATI Radeon HD 2400 XT with 128MB memory
> ****ps: Within 24 hours
> Free ****pping
>
> The 24" model:
> 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
> 1GB memory
> 320GB hard drive1
> 8x double-layer SuperDrive
> ATI Radeon HD 2600 PRO with 256MB memory
>
> For all, add $150 for an extra Gig of memory. All include the
> following:
>
> Optical drive3 8x double-layer SuperDrive (DVD=B1R DL/DVD=B1RW/CD-RW)
> Graphics ATI Radeon HD 2400 XT with 128MB of GDDR3 memory
=
ATI Radeon
> HD 2600 PRO with 256MB of GDDR3 memory
> Video Built-in iSight camera
> Mini-DVI video out with sup****t for DVI, VGA, S-video, and composite
> video output (requires adapter, sold separately)
> Sup****t for external display with digital resolution up to 1920 x
> 1200, analog resolution up to 2048 x 1536
> Expansion Three USB 2.0 ****ts on iMac; two USB 2.0 ****ts on
keyboa=
rd
> One FireWire 400 and one FireWire 800 ****t
> Audio Built-in stereo speakers with internal 24-watt digital
> amplifier
> Built-in microphone
> Optical digital audio output/headphone out
> Optical digital audio input/audio line in
> Ethernet Built-in 10/100/1000BASE-T (Gigabit)
> Wireless Built-in Air****t Extreme (802.11n)4
> Built-in Bluetooth 2.0+EDR (Enhanced Data Rate) module
>
> So, while the Dell probably still comes in a bit cheaper, the
> difference isn't nearly what you say for equivalent computers.
> --
> Dave Fritzinger
> Honolulu, HI
The prices and configurations that I listed are accurate from the
current Apple and Dell AUSTRALIAN product listings.
Sorry, I should have mentioned that in the original posting.
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