Re: pc's fight back (non political post)

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From: thparkth
Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2009 12:07

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> I can't believe that a PC would have significantly more RAM, speed, etc.

Sorry to say, but that's pretty ignorant. Apple computers today are
actually PCs. They have the same CPUs, same memory, same graphics,
same hard disks as a Windows-based PC.

> If anything, Macs are usually the power machines... especially the
> high-end ones.  They ain't more expensive for nothin'!  ;)

You can, today, buy PCs (servers) with 8 CPUs and a terabyte of RAM.
So Macs certainly don't own the high end.

You're right that they're not more expensive "for nothing!". They're
more expensive because they run Apple's operating system instead of
Windows. Some people think that's worth the money. That's a reasonable
choice. But you are NOT getting a faster machine for your money!

Mac Pro
CPU: 2 x 4 core 2.93 GHz Xeon
Memory: 32 GB
HD: 1 TB 7200 rpm
Graphics: NVIDIA GeGorce GT 120 512MB
Price from the Canadian Apple Store: $14,359

Dell Precision T5400
CPU: 2 x 4 core 3.00 GHz Xeon
Memory: 32 GB
HD: 1TB 7200 rpm
Graphics: NVIDIA Quadro FX1700 512MB
Price from Dell Canada: $8,906

Andrew

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