The G5s are Apple's flagship product line. Comparing el-cheapo Dell's to high-end Apple's is like comparing... well you know where I'm going with this train of thought (something about oranges, I think).
How about a more fair comparison? Namely, between similarly configured high-end single-processor systems:
Apple PowerMac G5:
1.8GHz PowerPC G5
250GB Serial ATA - 7200rpm
SuperDrive (DVD-R/CD-RW)
512MB DDR400 SDRAM (PC3200)
Mac OS X
AppleWorks
ATI Radeon 9800 Pro
56k V.92 internal modem
No Monitor $2874
Dell Dimension XPS:
3.2GHz Pentium 4
200GB Ultra ATA - 7200rpm
DVD+RW/DVD+R/CD-RW
512MB DDR400 SDRAM
Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional w/ Microsoft® Plus!
Microsoft® Works Suite 2003
ATI Radeon 9800 pro
No Monitor $3062
And if you are to believe the benchmarks, it seems that Apple is selling the faster system for a lesser price than a similarly configured Dell.
Apple has never competed at the low end. It is not starting now.
Yeah, I don't think the labels would really be too interested in this.
God forbid that they actually consider the sound of the music above image and marketing.
I wholeheartedly agree with the "teenagers have no purpose" statement. This was reflected in the carvings of "I am so bored" in my various high-school desks.
I loved to learn, but I hated school. School seemed to be more about a social pissing contest than about learning anything meaningful. Inspiring teachers were few and far between, and I just didn't see the point of it all.
Now I'm older (and hopefully wiser) and I think I can help out some of my younger brethren. This is the advice I give to anyone who is struggling in school:
You don't have to like your teacher/instructor.
Ultimately, you don't have to agree with what your teacher/instructor holds to be true; but for now, accept it as gospel--you have your whole life to prove him/her wrong.
In the end, it really doesn't matter what other people think of you as long as you are true to yourself (yes, yes... I know. Corny, but it's true)
Sega has abandoned Dreamcast and withdrawn from the market
Huh!? Who makes NFL 2K2? NBA 2K2? Jet Set Radio Future?
and Nintendo has settled for Game Boy.
So N64 and GameCube are just figments of everyone's imagination?
But above all, [Microsoft] has the best programming kit in the world with DirectX.
*giggles*
As far as memory is concerned, the PS2 has a 250 MHz processor, even if the two are not comparable.
Um, what does internal processor speed have to do with memory in this context?
Technically, I think the Xbox is great console--Microsoft almost got everything right. But as we all know, it is not always the "best" technology that wins...
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How about a more fair comparison? Namely, between similarly configured high-end single-processor systems:
Apple PowerMac G5:
1.8GHz PowerPC G5
250GB Serial ATA - 7200rpm
SuperDrive (DVD-R/CD-RW)
512MB DDR400 SDRAM (PC3200)
Mac OS X
AppleWorks
ATI Radeon 9800 Pro
56k V.92 internal modem
No Monitor
$2874
Dell Dimension XPS:
3.2GHz Pentium 4
200GB Ultra ATA - 7200rpm
DVD+RW/DVD+R/CD-RW
512MB DDR400 SDRAM
Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional w/ Microsoft® Plus!
Microsoft® Works Suite 2003
ATI Radeon 9800 pro
No Monitor
$3062
And if you are to believe the benchmarks, it seems that Apple is selling the faster system for a lesser price than a similarly configured Dell.
Apple has never competed at the low end. It is not starting now.
-Mike
So will this be the last non-merged release?
Wait, I'm confused. So are you saying that the Newton is dead?
Yeah, I don't think the labels would really be too interested in this. God forbid that they actually consider the sound of the music above image and marketing.
I loved to learn, but I hated school. School seemed to be more about a social pissing contest than about learning anything meaningful. Inspiring teachers were few and far between, and I just didn't see the point of it all.
Now I'm older (and hopefully wiser) and I think I can help out some of my younger brethren. This is the advice I give to anyone who is struggling in school:
"You can observe a lot just by watchin'."
"If you can't imitate him, don't copy him."
"Baseball is 90% mental, the other half is physical"
"You got to be very careful if you don't know where you're going, because you might not get there."
"When you come to a fork in the road, take it!"
Yogi Berra on seeing a Steve McQueen movie: - "He must have made that before he died"
"Baseball is 90% mental, the other half is physical"
Yogi Berra quotes courtesy of Official Yogi Berra Site
Huh!? Who makes NFL 2K2? NBA 2K2? Jet Set Radio Future?
and Nintendo has settled for Game Boy.
So N64 and GameCube are just figments of everyone's imagination?
But above all, [Microsoft] has the best programming kit in the world with DirectX.
*giggles*
As far as memory is concerned, the PS2 has a 250 MHz processor, even if the two are not comparable.
Um, what does internal processor speed have to do with memory in this context?
Technically, I think the Xbox is great console--Microsoft almost got everything right. But as we all know, it is not always the "best" technology that wins...