[Izzy Dunne]

Hmm, I see, the complete Dells and HPs I see for around $400 somehow "cost" more than the $795 eMac.

Sure. Add an anti-virus program to your Dell bill. Add all the time you spend twiddling with it to your bill. If you enjoy that sort of thing, go for it! Then indeed, your time is not work, but pleasure. Me, I need to DO work on the computer, not work on the computer.

Do you get a music-making program with it, like GarageBand? Do you get a decent photo-management program? A decent music-management program? A calendar? A DVD-making program? A DVD drive, even? Add all those in..

[edchambers]

( Sure. Add an anti-virus program to your Dell bill.)

Why would I want to do that when AVG and Avast are FREE

Do you get a music-making program with it, like GarageBand? Do you get a decent photo-management program? A decent music-management program? A calendar? A DVD-making program? A DVD drive, even? Add all those in..

Literally every thing you mention above either came on my Dell or is readily available FOR FREE on the internet.Yes even my cheap ass Dell came with a DVDR burner.