Comments on: Are Mac Pros Cheaper than Dell Precisions?

By: MrSatyre

MrSatyre — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:29:17 +0000

Why is no one commenting on the fact that the lower Dell price reflects a discount for small businesses? Is the Apple price also reflecting such a discount? How much higher are the Dells without the discount?

By: Leo-oo-

Leo-oo- — Wed, 16 Aug 2006 10:27:47 +0000

@Blake
You are right with the NVS 285. But I had a check at the Dell-website (at the 11. August) and I had no chance to find such system. Only with Quadro FX and I got the similar prices with a FX – not with a NVS 285. This was the reason for my comment ;-)

By: Blake

Blake — Fri, 11 Aug 2006 11:57:26 +0000

The graphics card variation is a non-issue. Apple is using a GeForce 7300GT while Dell opted for a Quadro NVS 285. This is an entry level Quadro card. Sure it costs a little more than the 7300GT, but the difference is only about $20.

By: Leo-oo-

Leo-oo- — Fri, 11 Aug 2006 09:22:08 +0000

Comparing Apples with Oranges (a Dell) – check the graphic-systems of both systems and go back to reconfigure on Dell-website…

By: Andrew

Andrew — Fri, 11 Aug 2006 07:12:57 +0000

Wow, we need more “X poops in the face of Y” commentary in this world. No, really. That was funny.

By: carmen

carmen — Fri, 11 Aug 2006 05:43:06 +0000

nevermind the fact that you can build 4 amd64X2 boxes for the prices of any of these, its a nice to see dell in last place. the big question, is there a Ubuntu option on the build-to-order?

By: Nick Pang

Nick Pang — Fri, 11 Aug 2006 03:26:48 +0000

i’ve been a pc-dell-only household and this might be justification to switch to a mac!

By: Thomas

Thomas — Fri, 11 Aug 2006 02:12:31 +0000

Apple is a smart cookie. They know what they are doing and are quietly moving in in the PC world. Things sure are a changing. :D