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Originally Posted by DamianJ
So, if you don't buy the RAM from apple (as no one would) and you get comparable montiros, and if you buy a premade PC from Dell rather than building it yourself, how does it work out then?
Oh yeah, the same.
Nice one for trying though.
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I doubt everyone buy the RAM elsewhere. I'd be surprised if it is even 20% of the ibuyers know they are being fooled. The whole Apple idea is you buy a full package that just works.
Not sure what you mean by comparable monitors. In my sample I simply picked a monitor equal to the Apple Cinema Display.
About premade PC's only my very first was premade. I have built my own computers for about 10 years now. It is not necessarily cheaper but I get the quality I am after, and a PC that is not preinstalled with all sorts of crap.
Not that I would ever buy one, but just for the fun of it I tried to configure a HP workstation, to see what I would be able to have for the same price as the Mac Pro listed in my other post.
With the 20% eCoupon code the total price is $10,749 vs $10,348 for the Mac Pro.
A quick compare:
Mac: 2 x 3.06GHz 6-Core Intel Xeon (12 cores)
HP: 2 x Intel Xeon E5-2650 20M Cache, 2.00 GHz (16 cores)
Difference: New-gen 16-core Xeon cpu vs old 12-core
Mac: 64GB of DDR3-1333 SDRAM (8x8)
HP: 128GB of DDR3-1600 SDRAM (16x8GB)
Difference: Double up on memory
Mac: 512GB solid-state drive + 1TB 7200-rpm Serial ATA 3Gb/s hard drive
HP: 300GB solid state drive + 2 x 600GB 15k RPM SAS
Difference: Smaller SSD but better 2nd drives
Mac: ATI Radeon HD 5870 1GB
HP: NVIDIA Quadro 5000 2.5GB
Difference: Dated ATI card vs proffessional high-end 3D card (card is $1750 at Newegg)
Mac: Apple LED Cinema Display (27" flat panel)
HP: HP Promo ZR30w 30-inch S-IPS LCD Monitor
A tad bigger screen but no real difference.
One can do their your own conclution, but I am sure most not wearing iGlasses can see Apple do their utmost to take peoples money.