[geeks] can't wait for Vista

Charles Shannon Hendrix shannon at widomaker.com
Tue Nov 7 16:30:59 CST 2006


Tue, 07 Nov 2006 @ 15:02 -0500, Nadine said:

> On 11/6/06, Charles Shannon Hendrix <shannon at widomaker.com> wrote:
> > Mon, 06 Nov 2006 @ 16:42 -0500, Nadine said:
> >
> > > > Well Sun's online configuration is pretty pathetic so it's hard to
> > > > compare at the low end, but once a Mac Pro is decked out with a
> > > > configuration roughly comparable to a Sun Ultra 40 it's a touch more
> > > > expensive.
> > >
> > > Good point, I wasn't thinking about Sun, just the usual x86 vendors.
> >
> > Then why don't you look at Dell's quad-core offering?
> 
> Because I would never give Dell any of my own hard-earned money.  

Neither would I, on the low end.

However: both the Dell and the Apple Pro are high end desktops with
motherboards based around the same Intel reference design, and largely
the same parts inside.

I would rather have the Apple too, but the Dell isn't that bad, and the
flexibility they offer when you order is important to a lot of people.

What I want is an Apple, with the same options.

I don't really think it would hurt Apple either.


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