[gjones77]

Ah, it’s already been posted that a Dell part for part is cheaper than a Mac.

Here’s the other thing, how about we price out the components on Newegg.com and see who can build one cheaper.

Oh yeah, I forgot, you can’t build a Mac...

You lose.

By the way, here’s a run down using Dell and Apple

Dell Inspiron:
Intel® Core™2 Duo 2MB L2 Cache,2.20GHz,800 FSB
20 inch E207WFP Widescreen Digital Flat Panel
2GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 800MHz- 2DIMMs
500GB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache™
16X DVD+/-RW Drive
ATI Radeon HD 2400 PRO 128MB
Total Cost: $958

iMac 20in screen:
2.0GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
1GB memory
250GB hard drive1
8x double-layer SuperDrive
ATI Radeon HD 2400 XT with 128MB memory
Total Cost: $1199

Twice the ram twice the hard drive and it’s still $242 less than the Mac.

[newfreep]

I'm looking at a new PC and would prefer to run XP.

re: chips, any differences between the duo and quad-core intels as the specs seem very similar?

[D-fendr]

These aren’t really identical. To start..

Your L2 cache isn’t the same and does that 64 bit processor power come with 64 bit OS to use it? How much more for one that does?

I also don’t believe you added two powered FireWire ports yet?

The graphics cards aren’t the same..

The screens aren’t the same quality...

Not sure if you’ve included bluetooth and wireless card.

Or whether the burner can do double-layer DVD..

Also, these bundled all-in-ones aren’t really possible to compare precisely, the included screens alone make exact product comparisons difficult at best.

[Swordmaker]

Twice the ram twice the hard drive and it’s still $242 less than the Mac.

Wrong form factor... compare the iMac to the XPS One. They are both all-in-ones.

[dennisw]

Plus if you are patient you can get that Dell for $200 less when on sale. Or a very close equivalent with low end Quad core

Apple stock just took a beating