Re: Debate: PowerMac "trounces" Pentium....???

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From: Wwtaylor
Date: Tue, 15 Aug 1995 18:17

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>Compaq is NOT a good comparison!  A P75 motherboard now can be had for
>about $300!  That is WITH VESA and PCI slots, and 256K cache.  At that
price, >I don't think an equivalent APPLE could beat it by much !  NO WAY!
 >ESPECIALLY  since apple isn't known to be very cheap EITHER.

>Steve

Yes it is. Compaq and Apple build comparable systems in both design,
engineering and construction. 

I have a Dell XPS90 and a PowerMac 8100. There is no comparison. The Dell
is made of cheap plastic, everything flexes, the metal frame bends under
pressure. The 8100 is solid as a tank, quiet and sturdy. One pays for that
level of contruction. Even Dell sells its corporate-grade systems for
$1000-1500 more than the XPS model using the same cpu! (BTW, that puts
many of Dell's omniplex and optiplex systems in Apple price ranges)

WT

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