Alright, I finally have time to answer FanIn80's challenge/question
Mac Pro
2.66 Xeon Quad Core
3GB Ram ECC
640 GB SATA drive
ATI Radeon 4870 512 MB
One Superdrive (burns DVDs)
Apple Mouse
Apple Keyboard
Country Kit (not sure what that is)
Off the Apple.ca website - $3139.00
I did not change much from the Basic default configuration except for the video card because I can't find something equivalent to the Geforce GT 120.
Dell Precision T3500
2.66 Quad Core Xeon
3GB Ram ECC
750 GB SATA
Nvidia NVS 420 Quad DVI
16X DVD Burner
Dell Keyboard (not sure how this compares to the Apple one, picked the more expensive option)
Dell USB 6 Button mouse
Off the Dell.ca Website - $2328
Ok a few things. I'm not sure what is "extra" on the Mac Pro that needs to be added to the dell.
I wanted to compare a regular desktop apples to apples with Apple (haha pun). But that was tough to do with the All-in systems that apple have with the Imac (computer in the monitor thing). So I compared a workstation.
Not sure how the NVS 420 compares to the AMD, because they cater to different groups.
The alternative was to keep the Nvidia GT 120 and price out a Geforce 9500 GT (equivalent of the 120). Which runs about $60 - $100.
|