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To: Swordmaker
This is without Monitor or extra Software... OUCH..



22 posted on 09/14/2006 1:01:22 AM PDT by Echo Talon
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To: Echo Talon; antiRepublicrat; HAL9000

To be able to do an equal comparison with an equivalent Dell 690, I upgraded your graphic card to a NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500 512MB, Stereo 3D (2 x dual-link DVI) (add $1400 to your total)
= $6577.00


Dell recommends Windows®  XP Professional

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  • Dell Precision 690
Date   9/14/2006 3:24:09 AM Central Standard Time
Catalog Number   4 Retail 04
Catalog Number / Description   Product Code   SKU   Id
Dell Precision Workstation 690 (1KW - 32bit):
Dual Core Intel® Xeon® Processor 5160 3.00GHz, 4MB L2,1333
  T3014   [222-3760]   1
2nd Processor:
Dual Core Intel® Xeon® Processor 5160 3.00GHz, 4MB L2,1333
  PR304   [311-6279]   2
Operating System:
Genuine Windows® XP Professional, SP2 with Media
  XPP2E   [420-4860]   11
Graphic Cards:
512MB PCIe x16 nVidia Quadro FX 4500, Dual DVI or Dual VGA or DVI + VGA
  FX4500   [320-4831]   6
Additional PCI-E Network Adapter card:
Broadcom NetXtreme 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet controller-PCI Express card
  BNET   [430-1680]   13
Memory:
4GB, DDR2 SDRAM FBD Memory, 667MHz, ECC in Riser (4 DIMMS)
  4G4E6R   [311-6353]   3
Hard Drive Configuration:
C1 All SATA drives, Non-RAID, 1 or 2 drive total configuration
  SATA12   [341-3378]   9
Hard Drive Internal Controller Option:
SATA/SAS Integrated Card - For Connecting Internal Hard Drives
  SASCTL   [341-3435]   24
Boot Hard Drive:
500GB SATA 3.0Gb/s,7200 RPM Hard Drive with 16MB DataBurst Cache™
  500ST   [341-3728]   8
CD-ROM, DVD, and Read-Write Devices:
16XDVD AND 16XDVD+/-RW, w/ Cyberlink PowerDVD™ and Roxio Creator™
  RM16DV   [313-4285]   16
Floppy Drive and Media Card Reader Options:
No Floppy Drive
  NFD   [341-3414]   10
Monitors:
No Monitor Option
  NMN   [320-3316]   5
Sound Card:
Sound Blaster® X-Fi™ XtremeMusic (D), w/Dolby® Digital 5.1
  SBXFI   [313-4148]   17
Speakers:
No Speaker option
  NSPKR   [313-2663]   18
Wireless:
Dell Wireless 1450 (802.11 b/g) WLAN USB 2.0 DT Adapter
  DW1450   [430-1181]   19
Mail- In Rebate:
None
  NONE   [464-5004]   81
Keyboard:
Dell USB Enhanced Multimedia Keyboard with built-in 2-port USB Hub
  U8   [310-7950]   4
Mouse:
Dell USB 2-Button Optical Mouse with Scroll
  LOB   [310-7958]   12
Resource CD:
Resource CD - contains Diagnostics and Drivers
  RCD   [313-4143]   21
Purchase Intent:
Purchase is not intended for resale.
  NOT4SEL   [462-4506]   138
Miscellaneous:
Precision 690N 1KW 64Bit
  690N110   [465-4073]   82
Dell Service & Support Plans:
3 Year On-site Business Standard Plan
  PBS3YTK   [461-3749][902-4902][970-0892][970-6460][982-5729][984-2827][984-2828]   29
Onsite System Setup:
No Onsite System Setup
  NOINSTL   [900-9987]   32
Dell Recycling:
Return shipping label for recovery of one IT piece (NTB, DSK or MON, etc.)
  ARRECBX   [310-4253]   233
Migration & Backup Software:
Laplink PCmover
  654668   [A0654668]   177


Dell = $6,935 without the suite of software, built in web cam, etc...
Mac = $6,577 including iLife suite.

$358 saved by buying a Mac...

But we could say

"Double Ouch!"


30 posted on 09/14/2006 1:38:43 AM PDT by Swordmaker (Remember, the proper pronunciation of IE is "AAAAIIIIIEEEEEEE!)
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