On Oct 13, 2005, at 22:23, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi iMac Friends:
I got in today's mail Dell's low-end computer catalog. The show piece
desktop model, the Dimension 3000, is hailing for about $499 to $599
incuding monitor.
I tried to contact Dell through their 'Live Chat' but all presales
folks were busy. But I see the values of having Apple versus PC just
from inspection.
The ad sells the basic computer (hopefully the keyboard and mouse,too)
for the rock bottom price of $499. You need to cough-up another $100
for the flat-panel, 17 inch monitor. No where does it mention having
a modem, which I would think is pretty well standard today. No where
does it mention the software it comes with; that is Microsoft Office
or similiar. It does offer Windows XP for home / office.
The styling is very nice. (Looks like a new Toyota or Nissan) and they
offer 48X CD Burner, a 80G Hard Drive, 256MD Shared DDR SDRAM and and
Intel Pentium 4. The eMac offers most of that in their standard $799
price with no throw-ins or gimmicks. What's more, we got Dell's in my
office about three months ago. While some software's run faster, it's
been disapointment-cit since. (But one might argue that's the
software and not the hardware.) Yet while the world reeks from the
latest computer viruses, my experiences with Mac's is that they're
pretty much virus free.
Top that, Dell!
Mike Burris
Cambridge, Mass
Hi Mike.
I used to live up there - on Mass Ave in Hahvahd Squaya. I really
liked the area, but the politics were a bit too liberal for me.
Anyway, I imagine you're in good company here with the Apple Forever
stuff - I have the same experience... except I get to work on Macs even
while there's also a PC on my desk too. In fact, I'm typing on my
employer-provided PowerBook right now.
I seriously wonder why people tolerate Windows. It's just so... shoddy
... is the best word I can think of. Look, we may one day have viruses
on OS X, but there are some design differences between Unix (and
thereby OS X) and Windows, differences that make viruses much more
difficult on OS X. Worms wouldn't be as difficult, but then we'd be
calling those "trojans," and no OS can protect itself from a stupid
user who runs trojans.
Anyway, I don't need to launch into a total anti-Windows diatribe
today. ;)
Daniel
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