It's that time again, time to see who makes what, for what. Now it is much easier since both Apple and Dell's desktops are using the same chip. So what can we get with Apple's cheapest option, and what is the best match Dell can provide?So here we go: With Apple, you get:
- Two 2GHz Dual-Core Intel Xeon
- 1GB (2 x 512MB)
- 160GB 7200-rpm Serial ATA 3Gb/s
- NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT 256MB (single-link DVI/dual-link DVI)
- 1 x SuperDrive
- Apple Keyboard and Mighty Mouse - U.S. English
- AppleCare 3 year
All this for $2373. Not too bad. It is a build to order, and it is their most modest offering on the tower side.
With Dell you get:
- Dell Precision Workstation 490 MiniTower - 32bit:
2x Dual Core Intel? Xeon? Processor 5130 2.00GHz, 4MB - Genuine Windows? XP Professional, SP2 with Media
- 256MB PCIe x16 nVidia Quadro FX 3450, Dual DVI or Dual
- 1GB, DDR2 SDRAM FBD Memory, 667MHz, ECC (2 DIMMS)
- 160GB SATA 3.0Gb/s,7200 RPM NCQ Hard Drive with 8MB DataBurst Cache?
- 16X DVD+/-RW w/ Cyberlink PowerDVD? and Roxio Creator? Dell Ed
- 1394a Controller Card
- Internal Chassis Speaker,Dell
- USB Entry Quietkey, No Hot Key
- Dell USB 2-Button Optical Mouse with Scroll
- 3 Year On-site Economy Plan
All this for $2670 (marked down from $2870)
