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<blockquote data-quote="baggss" data-source="post: 373850" data-attributes="member: 6762">Here is a test.&nbsp; Go to the Apple site and price out a MacBookPro.&nbsp; Then go to the Dell Site and price out a Dell laptop as closely spec'ed as possible.&nbsp; You will be surprised.&nbsp; Do the same with a Mac Pro and a Dell desktop, keeping the spec's as close as you can.&nbsp; Again, you will surprised.<a href="http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?c=us&amp;cs=19&amp;l=en&amp;oc=DYCWLS3&amp;s=dhs" target="_blank">Dell Laptop:</a>XPS M1210$2,617&nbsp; &nbsp; Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T7600 (2.33GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 667 MHz FSB)Genuine Windows Vista™ Home PremiumIntegrated Webcam and Mobile Broadband Antenna2GB Dual Shared Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz (2 Dimms)100GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive8x CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer DVD+R write capability256MB NVIDIA® GeForce™ Go 7400 TurboCache™Integrated Audio<a href="http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore.woa/6924000/wo/z32MW4ulrtex2H5qYEG290GJ1XY/6.?p=0" target="_blank">MacBookPro:</a>$2,499.002.33GHz Intel Core 2 Duo2GB 667 DDR2 SDRAM - 2x1GB120GB Serial ATA Drive @ 5400 rpmSuperDrive 6x (DVD+R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)MacBook Pro 15-inch Glossy Widescreen DisplayBacklit Keyboard/Mac OS - U.S. EnglishAccessory KitThe Dell only gave me the choice of Integrated Graphics, ala the MacBook line, or a 256Mb card and the HDD size is 100GB for the Dell and 120Gb for the Mac.&nbsp; Even with more tweaking, the prices are not far apart on either machine.&nbsp; Both include built in wireless as well, although the Dell has built in Wireless Broadband as well.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="baggss, post: 373850, member: 6762"] Here is a test. Go to the Apple site and price out a MacBookPro. Then go to the Dell Site and price out a Dell laptop as closely spec'ed as possible. You will be surprised. Do the same with a Mac Pro and a Dell desktop, keeping the spec's as close as you can. Again, you will surprised. [url=http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?c=us&cs=19&l=en&oc=DYCWLS3&s=dhs]Dell Laptop:[/url] XPS M1210 $2,617 Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T7600 (2.33GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 667 MHz FSB) Genuine Windows Vista™ Home Premium Integrated Webcam and Mobile Broadband Antenna 2GB Dual Shared Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz (2 Dimms) 100GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive 8x CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer DVD+R write capability 256MB NVIDIA® GeForce™ Go 7400 TurboCache™ Integrated Audio [url=http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore.woa/6924000/wo/z32MW4ulrtex2H5qYEG290GJ1XY/6.?p=0]MacBookPro:[/url] $2,499.00 2.33GHz Intel Core 2 Duo 2GB 667 DDR2 SDRAM - 2x1GB 120GB Serial ATA Drive @ 5400 rpm SuperDrive 6x (DVD+R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW) MacBook Pro 15-inch Glossy Widescreen Display Backlit Keyboard/Mac OS - U.S. English Accessory Kit The Dell only gave me the choice of Integrated Graphics, ala the MacBook line, or a 256Mb card and the HDD size is 100GB for the Dell and 120Gb for the Mac. Even with more tweaking, the prices are not far apart on either machine. Both include built in wireless as well, although the Dell has built in Wireless Broadband as well. [/QUOTE]

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