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iMac vs. VAIO Showdown

Posted by pudge on from the but-i-can-lick-my-imac dept.

paradesign writes "Citing both Apple and Sony's intentions to become the hub of the digital lifestyle, Popular Science has pitted an $1,800 800MHz flat-panel iMac up against a $3,400 1.7GHz Sony Vaio PCV-MXS10 to see which really comes out on top. The bottom line is that the Sony PC -- almost twice as expensive as the iMac -- just narrowly edged out the iMac, with an overall score of 42 to 40."

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  1. Which one can you upgrade? by Wee · · Score: 0, Troll
    I need to be able to upgrade video cards, monitors, sound cards, add SCSI cards, whatever. Otherwise, I'd think about buying an iMac. The fact that the monitor is attached would clinch the VAIO deal for me.

    Of course, I'm probably not in Apple's target market for the iMac. And I'm not in Apple's target financial range for a desktop, either, so I don't think I'll be getting OS X anytime soon... :-)

    -B

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