G5~vs~DELL workstation 650
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- georgietexan
so I got online this morning to see ow much cheaper the DELL workstation is VS G5 and the know what? The G5 is cheaper If the get the top of the line G5 with nothing added on it's like 3500 w/ Taxs and stuff. So if the get the top of the line DELL workstation I pay $5000 w/ no add ons. I just don't get it? everyone says PCs are cheaper but not in this case if you pit top of the line stuff side by side....
DELL workstation 650
~vs~
Apple G5
both w/ dual processers.
Tell me what you get.
- georgietexan0
ANYONE?
- dbox0
- georgietexan0
Yes I have seen that link before but my question was why is the Dell PC more then the Apple? I thought Apple cost more? has this changed? Is Apple top of the line products now cheaper?
- Mimio0
Deflation mang.
- unknown0
the specs are the same?
- ********0
MAC all the way.
- mitsu0
mitsu's money saving tip:
build your own pc and save a thousand or more...
bonus tip:
use athlon processors to save a few hundred dollars.
- mbr0
You can get a Dell dual for $2k, if you want to.
You have to look at the specs. The top of the line Dell will have some RAID configuration that exponetially increases the price, scsi drives, and $1500 graphic cards. I seriously doubt that any one would spec that stuff in an Apple, even one this powerful. I don't even think you can get graphic cards that good for an Apple, even if you wanted to.Look at the details. It's like saying
"Why does the Ferrari cost more than the Mustang, they both have V8s".
- ********0
Cuz the Ferrari is a real car.
- georgietexan0
Will that be the 650 workstaion? for just $2k will it also have a 3.0gb processer on it or just 2.0gb? I went to the online store and I could not get the price lower then the G5 even when I picked no RAID, no Great graphic card, or anything added on. I think the G5 is cheaper then Dells best Model 650.
- 8dot30
i think people say that pcs are cheaper cause you can build your own and cut out the middle man and upgrade them later without having to purchase an entirely new machine. you can replace the motherboard and cpu and keep all the old hardware, so you get a brand new pc for about $500 rather than 3k.
- mediaman0
I have used both mac and pc and I totaly have to go with the pc mainly because there is a larger amount of software that works with pc, cheaper and it can be modified to be just as powerful. One of the top design companys only use PC, have you heard of 2advanced.
- ********0
Thats why I don't use PCs.
:)
- Jamesh0
well that solves it!
- ********0
i have a pc keyboard and mouse, a (can) run MS windows on here, i communicate via MSN chat, I write in Word, I spreadsheet' in Excel, but still... i am on a Mac. :)
bottomline: Piece&Harmoney.
- mbr0
Just so I look unbiased...
Both similarly speced. This looks to be the first time that Apple is in the ball park. Now if only they could get some better graphic cards...
Apple G5 speced:
• Dual 2GHz PowerPC G5
• 2GB DDR400 SDRAM (PC3200) - 2x1GB
• 160GB Serial ATA - 7200rpm
• ATI Radeon 9800 Pro
• 56k V.92 internal modem
• SuperDrive (DVD-R/CD-RW)
• Apple Keyboard & Apple Mouse - U.S. English
• Mac OS X - U.S. EnglishSubtotal $4,049.00
Dell 650 speced:
Dual 3.06
2 GB 266 sdram
120 GB Hard Drive
40 GB Hard Drive
nVidia Quadro nvs 280 64 mb
4x DVDR
3 yrs next day onsite (which rocks, by the way)$4,374.00
- HDen0
- unknown0
One of the top design companys only use PC, have you heard of 2advanced.
http://mediaman
(jun 25 03)that's more than enough to convince all the skeptics!
- founding0
I wonder if there going to get in shit for this ... something has to come up just a matter of time before some one says something about this ...
- georgietexan0
get off 2A already.. old news
What I'm trying to say is that the new G5 is cheaper then the Dell workstations. I don't care if the Dells are a tad bit faster If I can get a MAC for same price then why not get one. I'm a user of both PCs and MACs so I just thought it was cool to see Apple can price it's computers under a PC maker like Dell.