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Dual 1Ghz G4 PowerMac With Extra Yummy

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the sign-me-up dept.

A huge number of readers submitted the new Dual Ghz Power Mac that Apple has announced. Includes a Geforce 4 and assorted other bells and whistles that will ring and blow for the Mac Junkie. They start at $3k and seriously make me want a Mac.

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  1. Re:Moore's Law in effect? by foobar104 · · Score: 3, Troll

    I customize the G4 with everything I would want total cost: 8800.00 dollars!

    I tried reproducing your experiment:

    2 x 1 GHz PPC G4
    1.5 GB RAM
    2 x 72 GB Ultra160 SCSI drives
    22" Apple Cinema Display
    iPod
    Zip 250
    GeForce 4 MX
    UltraSCSI PCI card
    internal modem
    Apple Pro speakers
    AirPort card

    Cost: $8,803.

    Now, then, let's be fair. Take out the iPod (sheesh; they're great, but don't use one to artifically inflate the price of the Mac) and the 2 x 72 GB SCSI drives and the Zip drive (does anybody still use those things?).

    Cost: $6,105.

    Now drop the Apple Cinema Display because, while it's a gorgeous item, it's $2500! Also, I believe that the Mac will perform better with 1 GB or 2 GB of RAM instead of 1.5 GB; something to do with interleaving. Drop 512 MB of RAM and save another $200.

    Cost: $3,406.

    I'll be damned! The computer I want really *does* cost about $3,000!