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  1. Re:WTF? by MoxFulder · · Score: 1 · on Apple Announces MacBook Air

    How about the Dell XPS M1330: http://www.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/xpsnb_m1330?c=us&l=en&s=bsd&cs=04

    Under 4 lbs, dual-core, 2 USB ports, RJ45, VGA, DVI, slot-loading optical drive, replaceable battery. For $999.

    Or the 12" Latitude D430, which is only 3 lbs, similar to the above but no optical drive. $1200.

    Or you can get this 13.3" Toshiba with 2gb RAM, C2D 1.66ghz, 160gb HD, optical drive, webcam, etc., weighing 4.5 lbs... for $750. Kind of amazing! http://edealinfo.com/dealsearch/Controller.php?bargain_search=13.3%22

  2. Re:They're not mutually exclusive by MoxFulder · · Score: 1 · on Ubuntu Linux vs. Mac OS X

    In our house, we have one 4 year old dual processor G4 (my desktop), a 6 year old PIII Dell (Mostly Ubuntu, but dualboots into XP from time to time) and an early Intel Mac Mini that was an insurance replacement for an iBook that got trashed by the kids.

    My G4 is getting to the stage where I'm feeling I could probably do with a replacement, but generally it's no hardship to use (everything up to and including a little light Adobe Creative Suite) - if push came to shove, it would just keep motoring on. The Dell is just fine for webbrowsing/email/OO.o plus the odd Windows game. The Mac Mini's performance *spanks* everything else in the house by about an order of magnitude, most oviously measurable in terms of BOINC unit throughput. Well... you're comparing a Core Duo to a G4 and a PIII :-P No wonder the Mac Mini wins!!!

    So, underpowered, compared to what the vast majority of people need? No. Only when either viewed in high-end professional environments, or those involving high-end egos. Okay, I can certainly accept that many people don't need more performance than what the Mac Mini provides. If that's the case, though, it still gets crushed on price. How about this significantly more powerful Athlon 64 X2 with 1gb RAM (twice what the Mini has) and a 19" LCD monitor for $500 from Dell: http://edealinfo.com/dell/#DH531sa... that's $100 less than the Mini with monitor included! Or if you prefer to stick with Intel-to-Intel comparison, this system is $600 and very similar to the previous one, but with an Core 2 Duo 1.8Ghz: http://edealinfo.com/dell/#DH530sb... again, same price as the Mini, but *much* faster processor, more RAM, much bigger HD, monitor included, etc.

    I personally do a lot of scientific number compilation and software development, and the faster processor is important to me for reasons that I like to think are unrelated to ego. For example, I typically go for one of the lowest speed grades of processors, since I think they offer better value with only slightly less performance.

    I'm a long-standing tower user, but my G4 tower replacement will be an iMac. It's not as if the iMac will need a processor upgrade ever (note how long I've had my G4), or much of a RAM upgrade, and I have enough external storage that a 250 gig drive will do me for ever. Dual monitors? Sure - iMacs have had external video ports for a while.

    So you need a tower because..? I like having a tower because it's easy to replace components. I've added a hard drive, added a wireless card and then switched to a different one. Added a PCI-express graphics card. Swapped out a bad RAM stick. Will probably add another 1gb of RAM since I can get it for about $50 now. I also like the tower because of the more convenient access to the front ports, optical drive, and card reader. I'm often plugging USB peripherals and headphones and memory cards in and out, and I can pretty much do it out of the corner of my eye with the tower.
  3. Re:They're not mutually exclusive by MoxFulder · · Score: 1 · on Ubuntu Linux vs. Mac OS X

    In our house, we have one 4 year old dual processor G4 (my desktop), a 6 year old PIII Dell (Mostly Ubuntu, but dualboots into XP from time to time) and an early Intel Mac Mini that was an insurance replacement for an iBook that got trashed by the kids.

    My G4 is getting to the stage where I'm feeling I could probably do with a replacement, but generally it's no hardship to use (everything up to and including a little light Adobe Creative Suite) - if push came to shove, it would just keep motoring on. The Dell is just fine for webbrowsing/email/OO.o plus the odd Windows game. The Mac Mini's performance *spanks* everything else in the house by about an order of magnitude, most oviously measurable in terms of BOINC unit throughput. Well... you're comparing a Core Duo to a G4 and a PIII :-P No wonder the Mac Mini wins!!!

    So, underpowered, compared to what the vast majority of people need? No. Only when either viewed in high-end professional environments, or those involving high-end egos. Okay, I can certainly accept that many people don't need more performance than what the Mac Mini provides. If that's the case, though, it still gets crushed on price. How about this significantly more powerful Athlon 64 X2 with 1gb RAM (twice what the Mini has) and a 19" LCD monitor for $500 from Dell: http://edealinfo.com/dell/#DH531sa... that's $100 less than the Mini with monitor included! Or if you prefer to stick with Intel-to-Intel comparison, this system is $600 and very similar to the previous one, but with an Core 2 Duo 1.8Ghz: http://edealinfo.com/dell/#DH530sb... again, same price as the Mini, but *much* faster processor, more RAM, much bigger HD, monitor included, etc.

    I personally do a lot of scientific number compilation and software development, and the faster processor is important to me for reasons that I like to think are unrelated to ego. For example, I typically go for one of the lowest speed grades of processors, since I think they offer better value with only slightly less performance.

    I'm a long-standing tower user, but my G4 tower replacement will be an iMac. It's not as if the iMac will need a processor upgrade ever (note how long I've had my G4), or much of a RAM upgrade, and I have enough external storage that a 250 gig drive will do me for ever. Dual monitors? Sure - iMacs have had external video ports for a while.

    So you need a tower because..? I like having a tower because it's easy to replace components. I've added a hard drive, added a wireless card and then switched to a different one. Added a PCI-express graphics card. Swapped out a bad RAM stick. Will probably add another 1gb of RAM since I can get it for about $50 now. I also like the tower because of the more convenient access to the front ports, optical drive, and card reader. I'm often plugging USB peripherals and headphones and memory cards in and out, and I can pretty much do it out of the corner of my eye with the tower.
  4. Re:No competition on the low end by MoxFulder · · Score: 3, Insightful · on Puncturing the "PCs Are Cheaper Than Macs" Myth

    Actually, Apple competes with their Mac Mini. ($599 and up)

    Um... are you kidding me?? For $430, Dell will sell you an AMD Athlon 64 X2 4000+ (smokes the Mac Mini's core solo), with twice the RAM, twice the HD, and a 19" monitor included: http://edealinfo.com/dealsearch/Controller.php

    Oh, and it's easily upgradable. If having a tiny brick-sized computer is what you want, get a Mac Mini--though I'd prefer an HP Slimline, personally--but don't pretend that the Mac Mini is actually a good value at the low end.
  5. Re:No question about it by Osty · · Score: 1 · on Dell Rethinking the Direct-Sales Market

    We then went to a local Staples, and ended up buying an HP laptop with the same processor, memory and disk capacity as the Dell, with Windows XP, for about 35% less than what the twit in the Dell kiosk quoted us, which appeared to be basically the same price I'd obtained the evening before over the net from the DellDirect web site.

    Dell has some awesome deals, but they're not very well published. The trick is finding the right coupon code and configuring the machine to have only what you want. You can usually do $100-200 cheaper than the lowest price Dell lists on their site, without having to send out for mail-in rebates or the like.

  6. Re:OK, what am I missing? by ashayh · · Score: 1 · on Mass Microsoft Defections to Apple Possible

    Almost everyone is aware of Dell coupons. Just follow instructions on sites like these.Dell frequently has coupon for 700 off 2000 etc. Keep looking for deals, and it will be increasingly uncomfortable for you to justify paying almost double simply to run Apple software. Software that some people want but not need.. like me. If I had to pay only a 30% premium over a Dell, I would have bought a Macbook instantly.

  7. edealinfo.com by Munk · · Score: 1 · on Websites For The Frugal?

    edealinfo.com is a pretty good site. All it does is catalog deals on other sites and list them daily. Check it out.