[Lx]

I like the one on the left. The plethora of cables a PC has is a nightmare and I have been a PC users since the XT. I do think they left out a few cables on the Mac side unless the camera and mic are built in which is very possible. I also don’t see a network cable but it could also be wireless but the same could be said for the PC. It would be more fair to compare a tower Mac with a PC so they are on an equal footing.

I am trying to get a Mac Power PC to run OS/X but even running O/S ver 8.3 it isn’t a bad machine.

My biggest beef with the Mac they show is, where are the PCI slots? Do you sacrifice looks for functionality? I’d still use it though!

[6SJ7]

I do think they left out a few cables on the Mac side unless the camera and mic are built in which is very possible. I also don’t see a network cable but it could also be wireless but the same could be said for the PC. It would be more fair to compare a tower Mac with a PC so they are on an equal footing.

The mic and webcam are built in the iMac, along with stereo speakers, bluetooth and WiFi. With a bluetooth keyboard and mouse, the only cable needed is a power cord.

[TXnMA]

The Mac I'm typing this on has two fewer cables than the one on the left -- and all I have to do is give that one (MagSafe power) cable a sharp tug, and it it is cable free.

Of course, I'm using my MacBook Pro with the MultiTouch keypad, no external mouse or keyboard -- and WiFi (satellite) internet via my Time Capsule -- which is also backing up my machine as I type...

[antiRepublicrat]

They showed the default number of cables on the Mac. Mic and camera are built-in, and it has wireless. The Dell doesn't come with wireless. Cut it down to one cable if you order the optional Bluetooth keyboard and mouse.

But what it doesn't show is that you can put an extra hard drive inside the Dell, add one or two cables if you want an extra hard drive on the Mac.

My biggest beef with the Mac they show is, where are the PCI slots? Do you sacrifice looks for functionality?

You make your choices. There are no PCI slots. You get USB2, Firewire 400 and 800, Bluetooth, WiFi, video out, audio out and gigabit Ethernet. Don't get it if you need some functionality only provided by an added PCI card.