comp.sys.mac.advocacy

On Mar 29, 12:34=A0am, Steve Hix
wrote:
> In article ,
> =A0Tim Murray wrote:
>
>
>
> > On Fri, 28 Mar 2008 21:32:04 -0400, Mitch wrote:
> > > In article ,
> > > Elijah Baley wrote:
>
> > >>> HP =A0 =A0 dv2700t series =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0$1229.00
> > >>> Dell =A0 =A0 XPS M1330 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0$1349.00
> > >>> Apple =A013" =A0MacBook =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 $1499.00
>
> > >>> All 13",
> > >>> All 240 Dual Core
> > >>> All 2 G RAM
> > >>> All other components equal
>
> > >> I'll take the MacBook. It's a much better value for the money than th=
e
> > >> other two. Better, more stable, more secure operating system, more
> > >> useful software pre-installed, better support. All in all a better bu=
y
> > >> and value.
>
> > >> Thanks for the heads up.
>
> > > It's still wrong, anyway.
> > > The MacBook shows 1299, or Educ. 1199.
>
> > > So why does the OP post a 1499 figure?
>
> > The black color.
>
> It lets him pick the most expensive of a given model Mac, while he picks
> the cheapest possible model of whatever else he wants to bring up for
> comparison.
>
> Hey, needs every single bit of advantage he can find.

A 'same specs' white Macbook 2.4GHz w/250GB HD is $1399; which is $100
less than the Black.

Next up is an HP & Dell comparison versus the $2799 Mac Pro.

Despite the Dell Precision T7400 not using the same 1600MHz FSB dual
quad core 2.8GHz Xeon, but the 1333MHz E5440, it nevertheless comes in
at $4,023+, which is 43% more expensive than the Mac Pro.

I'll leave it up to the Troll to provide the HP comparison; it looks
like the ProLiant ML150 G5 comes close on hardware, but gosh, its not
available with XP or Vista, so it seems no cheap OEM license for the
OS.


-hh