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Originally Posted by nathris
Actually its totally relevent. You can build PCs, you can't build Macs, so comparing the cheapest solution to the cheapest solution is a perfect comparison.
But since I'm sure you're going to be persistant, heres a Dell XPS 730:
PROCESSOR Intel® Core™2 Q6600 Quad-Core (8MB L2 cache,2.4GHz,1066FSB)
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows Vista™ Home Premium
COOLING OPTION Copper base Heat Sink with aluminum fins
MEMORY 4GB Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM at 1067MHz - 4 DIMMs
HARD DRIVE 500GB - Seagate 7200RPM, SATA 3.0Gb/s, 16MB Cache
SECOND HARD DRIVE 500GB - Seagate 7200RPM, SATA 3.0Gb/s, 16MB Cache
SOUND CARD Sound Blaster® X-Fi™ XtremeMusic (D) Sound Card
GRAPHICS CARD SINGLE CARD: nVidia GeForce GTX 280 – 1024MB
OPTICAL DRIVE Single Drive: 16X CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW) w/double layer write capability
MONITOR 24 inch E248WFP Widescreen Digital Flat Panel Monitor
$2,669
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Compare OEM's to Mac, nothing competes with building it yourself....
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Originally Posted by nathris
Just replacing the PC in the comparison posted by ColdTriton that Lelouch called retarded.
Lets do a full comparison then, I'll try to make everything as equal as possible, but if I can't then the better one will be in bold:
Dell Studio Hybrid vs Mac Mini
2.00GHz C2D vs 2.00GHz C2D
2GB DDR2 667
160GB SATA HDD vs 160GB SATA HDD
5.1 Channel Audio vs ? (Probably stereo?)
GMA X3100 vs GMA 950
8X Slot Loading Combo Drive vs. 8X Slot Loading Combo Drive
Wireless 802.11n vs 802.11g
8-in-1 Card reader vs Firewire?
2.0 Channel Speakers vs. Built in speaker (mono?)
7 Distinct Colors vs. Apple White
$739 vs $1097 
HP Touch Smart 22" vs iMac
2.16GHz C2D vs 2.4GHz C2D
4GB DDR2 667 vs 4GB DDR2 667
500GB HDD vs 500GB HDD
8X(?) Slot Loading Combo Drive vs. 8X Slot Loading Combo Drive
GeForce 9300M GS HD 256mb vs. Radeon HD 2400XT 128mb
Stereo Speakers vs Stereo Speakers
Built in Mic vs Built in Mic
802.11n vs 802.11n
5-in-1 card reader vs nothing
1 Firewire (400?) vs 1 Firewire 400 + 1 Firewire 800
56k modem vs. Common sense
Built in webcam vs Built in webcam
22" Touch Screen LCD vs. 20" LCD
$1551.99 vs $1699 Closer but I mean, TOUCHSCREEN!
XPS 730 vs Mac Pro (I'm going to assume that if you need two processors that you know how to build your own rig so I'll save Apple that Ass-whooping
Q9550 2.83GHz vs Xeon 2.8GHz (Tough call, so I won't start another war here)
4GB DDR3 1066 vs 4GB DDR2 800
1TB HDD vs 1TB HDD
Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeMusic vs Unspecified Apple (probably onboard  )
9800GT vs 8800GT (Hmm...  )
Everything else basically the same, I'm not going to type it all out...
$2409 vs $3349 So it seems that even with DDR3, the Dell still beats the Apple out by nearly $1000! And remember, this is one OEM compared to another, if I were to do the PC off Newegg someone would be selling Steve Job's ****-stained pants on eBay... |
Yep, Dell beats the Mac Mini.. However..
Dell XPS One
20"
E4500 2.2GHZ
2GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz - 2 DIMMs
Integrated Video
250GB Serial ATA 3Gb/s Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache™
8-in-1 Media Reader Included
Internal PCI 802.11 a/b/g/n wireless network card included
8X Slot load CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW)
Integrated Audio - 2.0 Speakers
Hybrid Analog/Digital TV Tuner with Remote Control
$1299
iMac
20"
2.4 GHZ Core 2
2GB 800MHZ DDR2
2400XT
250GB HD
$1,299
Apple's on top there.
2nd Dell XPS One
E6550 2.33GHZ
2GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz - 2 DIMMs
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2400 Video Card
320GB Serial ATA 3Gb/s Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache™
8-in-1 Media Reader Included
Internal PCI 802.11 a/b/g/n wireless network card included
8X Slot load CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW)
Integrated Audio - 2.0 Speakers
Hybrid Analog/Digital TV Tuner with Remote Control
$1,439
Same iMac with a 320GB HD..
$1,349.00
THIRD Dell XPS One..
20"
e6550 2.33 ghz
2GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz - 2 DIMMs
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2400 Video Card
500GB Serial ATA 3Gb/s Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache™
8-in-1 Media Reader Included
Internal PCI 802.11 a/b/g/n wireless network card included
Integrated Audio - 2.0 Speakers
Hybrid Analog/Digital TV Tuner with Remote Control
$1,989
iMac 24"
2.8Ghz
2GB 800MHZ DDR2
500GB HD
8800GS
$1,999
Well, how about that?
Also, the Mac PRO is a workstation, compare it to a workstation with 2 processors. IT doesnt care if you can custom build a computer; they dont use custom builds in IT usually (99.999% they do not). Therefore, you have to base your price off of the workstations Dell and HP provide.
Ill let you redo your last comparison.