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Is the Dell XPS One Better than the Apple iMac?
An anonymous reader writes "The Apple iMac is probably the standard all-in-one desktop computer. Great operating system, built-in software and design around solid, but pretty normal, hardware guts. According to Walter Mossberg, there's a new kid in town that not only matches it but is 'sightly ahead': the Dell XPS One. His latest review is already causing the usual suspects to weigh in. Mossberg says it is a better machine, but Vista and its built-in software make it inferior than Apple iMac's Leopard and iLife suite. Would you choose the better hardware of the Dell XPS One -which is more expensive- or the elegant design and software of the Apple iMac?"
What's Apple's market share again? 3.1416 % or something like that?
That's like calling wind power the standard energy generation method.
If you haven't made a developer cry, you've wasted a day.
Isn't it a false economy to say that the iMac is cheaper? A PC will last you about 2-3 years before it starts to creak but a monitor should theoretically last you much longer, most people only buy new monitors because they're switching from CRTs or what something bigger. With the imac you lose the monitor when you upgrade and have to factor the cost of it in when buying the next system. With a Dell you could save yourself $300 off and reuse the monitor. Dells also are much easier to incrementally upgrade than imacs.