I also spec'd the Dell Inspirion 9400 at 2.0 GHz Core Duo vs. the
high-end MacBook Pro, which is maybe a better comparison because they
both have 256 MB video cards (an optional add-on to the Dell). The
Dell costs $2573, the MacBook Pro costs $2499.
- Darcy
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On 04 Mar 2006, at 5:35 PM, Darcy James Argue wrote:
On 04 Mar 2006, at 2:15 PM, David W. Fenton wrote:
On 4 Mar 2006 at 3:19, Darcy James Argue wrote:
If you match the hardware
feature-for-feature, Macs are actually competitive with similar
WinTel hardware.
I'd actually be interested in someone offering proof of that (i.e.,
making up quotes for a Mac and a corresponding Dell PC).
Well, for instance, the Dell Inspirion 9400 notebook uses the same
Intel Core Duo processor as the Mac Book Pro.
When configured to match specs as closely as possible to the low-
end MacBook Pro (1.83 GHz, real video card and not "integrated
graphics," Bluetooth, etc), the Dell costs $2198 -- $99 *more* than
a MacBook Pro 1.83 GHz. (I added a 100 GB HD to the MacBook Pro to
match what Dell offers, which raises the price of the low-end
MacBook to $2099).
It's true that the Dell has a larger screen -- 17" vs
15.4" (although my impression is that the Apple notebooks have much
better quality LCD's than the Dells). And it's true that once you
add a video card to the Dell, it's a better video card, with twice
the VRAM of the one that comes with the MacBook Pro.
- Darcy
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