On 8 Aug 2006 at 15:21, dhbailey wrote: > Darcy James Argue wrote: > [snip]> using Intel chips and you can spec out essentially identical > > configurations for both, it turns out that, at least in this > particular > case, the Mac is $550 cheaper than the Dell. That's news > to a lot of > people. [snip] > > Not to me -- I've never found Dell's prices to be particularly good. > The ads (the Dell generic ads, not any aimed at high-end servers or > workstations) sure look good but once you add in the additional ram > and HD space and get a decent processor speed, their prices are higher > than other PC brands.
That is not my experience at all. What I've found is that once you equip the non-Dell machines with components offering the same features and performance, the Dell machine is always cheaper. This is because Dell uses better quality components in its base machines than the cheaper OEMs. The cheaper PCs most often skimp on hard drive speed and on graphics cards. > So, to reiterate what I said earlier: a fairer comparison would be to > find out how much a comparable machine would cost by shopping around > and not just going to see what Dell would charge. They've never been > good on price beyond bare-bones economy models and even then they > aren't the lowest priced. I simply disagree. I think Dell is the Apple of the PC world, and that, like Apple, the reputation for being more expensive is a misperception based on apples-to-oranges comparisons (no pun intended, yet again). -- David W. Fenton http://dfenton.com David Fenton Associates http://dfenton.com/DFA/ _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
