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Wednesday, November 7, 2007 12:00 AM

Once and for all, proof that Macs are cheaper than PCs

Let's put to rest the myth that an Apple computer will set you back more than a Windows PC. In fact, it'll cost you less.
By Farhad Manjoo

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  • Thursday, November 8, 2007 02:24 AM

    another comparison

    Custom Gamer Laptop From Cyberpower, before tax and shipping

    $1429.00

    (before all applicable rebates)

    DISPLAY LCD: 17" WSXGA+ Widescreen TFT Display 1680x1050 Pixels

    CPU: Mobile AMD Turion™64 X2 Dual-Core TL-60 CPU @ 2.0GHz 2x512KB L2 Cache 64-bit Low Voltage 35Watt

    MOTHERBOARD: ATI RS690 + SB600 Chipset Mainboard

    MEMORY: 2GB (2x1GB) PC5300 DDR2-667 SODIMM Memory (Corsair or Major Brand)

    VIDEO CARD: Built-in ATI Radeon HD2600 Mobile 512MB DDR2 Video

    HARD DRIVE: 160GB 5400RPM SATA150 HARD DRIVE

    OPTICAL DRIVE: 8X DVD REWRITABLE DRIVE

    SOUND: BUILT-IN AC 97 SOUND

    Similarly equipped MacBook pro with half the video memory:

    $2878

    —paracog Read paracog's other letters

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