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Originally Posted by AdultKing
To all you Apple haters. The next Apple OS is going to be $20. How much is the best version of Windows ?
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Just to let you know what you pay for your Apple OS...
Below are just a couple of samples. Could have picked cheaper PC hardware to widen the cost gap even more between buying from Newegg or Apple Store.
Mac Pro (12-core)
CPU: Two 3.06GHz 6-Core Intel Xeon
Memory: 64GB (8x8GB) 1333MHz DDR3 ECC R-DIMM SDRAM
Harddrive 1: 512GB solid-state drive
Harddrive 2: 1TB 7200-rpm Serial ATA 3Gb/s hard drive
Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 5870 1GB
Display: Apple LED Cinema Display (27" flat panel)
Total: $10,348.00
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PC Watercooled (12-core)
Motherboard: EVGA Classified SR-2 270-WS-W555-A2 LGA 1366 Intel 5520 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 HPTX Intel Motherboard - $530.00
CPU: 2 x Intel Xeon X5690 Westmere-EP 3.46GHz - $3300.00
Memory: Kingston 64GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 ECC Registered Server Memory DR x4 - $850.00
Harddrive 1: OCZ Vertex 4 VTX4-25SAT3-512G 2.5" 512GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive - $600.00
Harddrive 2: Western Digital VelociRaptor WD1000DHTZ 1TB 10000 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - $300.00
Graphics: PowerColor LCS AX7970 3GBD5-W2DH Radeon HD 7970 3GB 384-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready - $700.00
Display: Dell UltraSharp U3011 30" Black 7ms IPS-Panel - $1300.00
Power supply: SILVERSTONE ST1500 1500W ATX 12V 2.3 & EPS 12V SLI Ready 80 PLUS SILVER Certified Active PFC Power Supply - $400.00
Case: COOLER MASTER COSMOS II RC-1200-KKN1 Black Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case - $350.00
Cooling System: ERM-3K3UC Liquid Cooling System, Copper - $1170.00
Waterblock, fittings, etc - ~$250.00
Total: $9750.00 (cheaper, better cpu, better video card, fully water cooled and easy overclocked 4GHZ+)
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PC Sandy Bridge (16-core)
Motherboard: EVGA Classified SR-X 270-SE-W888-KR LGA 2011 Intel C606 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 HPTX Intel Motherboard - $650.00
CPU: 2 x Intel Xeon E5-2690 Sandy Bridge-EP 2.9GHz (3.8GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 2011 135W 8-Core Server - $4060.00
Memory: Kingston 64GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 ECC Registered Server Memory DR x4 - $850.00
Harddrive 1: OCZ Vertex 4 VTX4-25SAT3-512G 2.5" 512GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive - $600.00
Harddrive 2: Western Digital VelociRaptor WD1000DHTZ 1TB 10000 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - $300.00
Graphics: SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 7970 OC 3GB 384-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready - $480.00
Display: Dell UltraSharp U3011 30" Black 7ms IPS-Panel - $1300.00
Power supply: SILVERSTONE ST1500 1500W ATX 12V 2.3 & EPS 12V SLI Ready 80 PLUS SILVER Certified Active PFC Power Supply - $400.00
Case: COOLER MASTER COSMOS II RC-1200-KKN1 Black Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case - $350.00
Total: $8990.00 (not even going to comment the difference...)
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Oh and by the way, I don't hate Apple.