Glenn compares the prices of Apple and Dell computers, and Apple wins. (Found via Al) I compare the price of Apple and Dell computers, and Dell wins. Ready to call it a tie yet? :)

Here's my rebuttal to the Apple vs. Dell price comparisons, this was compiled
on July 14, 2002, using prices from the home user stores for both Dell & Apple:


I'm not sure why there's this large space in this page, but oh well, you'll just have to scroll a bit to find the table. :)

Apple iMac	Dell Dimension 4500
512MB RAM (1 chip)	512 MB RAM (1 chip)
700mhz G4 CPU	2.0Ghz Pentium 4 CPU
40GB Hard Drive	40 GB Hard Drive
32MB Nvidia GeForce2MX video card	64MB GeForce4MX video card
10/100 ethernet	10/100 ethernet
Internal Speakers	External Harmon Kardon speakers
3 year AppleCare service	3 Year Dell on-site service
DVD-ROM/CD-RW Combo drive	32X CD-RW/DVD-ROM combo drive
Optical Mouse	Logitech Optical Mouse
No Floppy drive available	Floppy drive
56K Modem	56K Modem
No included internet service	6 Months AOL or MSN Internet service
15" LCD Display	15" LCD Display
2 Firewire ports	2 external firewire ports, 1 internal
Price: $1898	Price: $1795

 

The Dell wins this price comparison by over $100, and you get a floppy drive,
6 months of internet access, and a newer video card chipset with more RAM,
though the GeForce2MX and GeForce4MX chips are quite similar.

Deciding if a 700Mhz G4 is equivalent to a 2.0Ghz Pentium 4 is left as an
exercise to the reader, there are virtually no good independent ways to measure
relative performance between the two platforms in my opinion.

- posted by Seth @ 7:11 AM