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[theducks]

Damn those macs are expensive

	Intel iMac	Handbuilt PC
Screen	Built in 20 inch	Dell 2005FPW ($959)
Memory	2GB (2 x 1GB)	2 x 1GB (@$107ea)
Hard Drive	250GB SATA	250GB WD SATA ($159)
DVD	SuperDrive	Pioneer DVR110D ($60)
Case	iMac G5	CoolerMaster Centurion 531 380W PSU ($180)
OS	MacOS X 10.4.4	Windows XP Pro OEM ($290)
Graphics	256MB Radeon X1600	256MB Radeon X1600 ($189)
Internal components	Intel Dual Core 2.0ghz	Intel Pentium D 820 2.8Ghz CPU 2Mb; Dual Core ($358) Intel D945 PSNLK ($229)
Subtotal:	$2479.30	$2638
Other items	Apple keyboard, Apple Mighty mouse, built in wifi, bluetooth, iSight	Apple keyboard + Mighty mouse ($113), iSight ($205), PCI 802.11g card ($46), Bluetooth USB dongle ($29.70)
Total cost:	$2797.30	$3021.70

(Disclaimer: Apple prices are educational prices, but the PC is using a faster desktop processor and motherboard.. the iMac is probably using a laptop one, since it's only 2ghz.. a 2.0ghz laptop CPU + motherboard for the PC would be $251 more)

I invite a better priced PC spec, but it must match the iMac in all ways possible, must be PCI-E, have the same video card type, hard drive size, etc :)

Comments

[theducks.livejournal.com]

Yes well :) Assuming instead of the Apple keyboard and mouse, and the iSight, you get a $20 keyboard + mouse bundle from Target, and a $30 craptacular webcam, the total comes to $2763.70, less than the iMac.. but the quality of the thing isn't going to be the same as using the Apple stuff, which is what I'm really comparing. Using the apple keyboard, mouse and webcam means you can compare exact qualities.

I'll also grant that the $2479.30 for the iMac is not obtainable - you have to buy the mac with the keyboard and mouse, but for the purposes of comparison, we do know how much the keyboard and mouse will cost to buy seperately.

I'll agree that Mr Twain's statement applies to this, but also to almost every other thing in the PC industry :)

(and yes, you should reply to liz's comment.. some of the mail looks like a telstra bill.. :)