"Dave Fritzinger" <dfritzin@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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Oct 26, 12:11 pm, Steve <Stephen.Fin...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> 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±R DL/DVD±RW/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
> > keyboard
> > 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.
Fair enough. However, I think the iMac would still be closer in price
if they were decked out comparably.
Which means "use the iMac as the baseline." Include everything the iMac
has, whether or not you need it or want it, and ignore anything the PC has
that the iMac does not.
--
"ibm [sic] has no future outside of cash registers / inventory systems for
walmart [sic]." -- Oxford
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