Apple's Pricing Lately
August 10, 2007
Well, everyone knows that I'm a cheap-ass. I don't buy soda when I go out and I steal lollipops from orphans. I also oogle over the latest tech and love good design. What's a boy to do when Apple releases new hardware (besides posting naked pictures of Babbles on the Internet)? Bitch about their pricing, of course! I was drawn to comment on pricing over on Personal Bytes with a recent post about Numbers. Rather than simply say, "Apple's espensive! Neener!", I've decided to treat this with a nice little table! Nay, a set of tables!
Each of the Windows systems are configured with Vista Home Basic. Vista Business adds $100 for domain integration. The reason I didn't opt for that upgrade? OSX has never properly integrated with any of our AD trees at work. You might be able to get them to work, but with my modicum of tech skills I was never able to get it properly working. User profiles always ended up getting messed up in Win2k and OSX (that we have here, 10.3) just doesn't support Windows 2003 as far as I can tell. So, pointless upgrade. Feel free to debate!
Apple Macbook Vs. Dell Vostro Laptop 1000
| Item | Apple | Dell |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | 2.0Ghz Core 2 Duo | AMD Turion 64 X2 Dual-Core Mobile Processor TL- 60 |
| Memory | 1Gb | 1Gb |
| Hard Disk | 80Gb SATA | 80Gb SATA |
| Price | $1099 | $714 |
Verdict? Dell's 35% cheaper.
Alluminiuminumimunmimum iMac Vs. Dell Vostro Desktop
| Item | Apple | Dell |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | 2.0Ghz Core 2 Duo | 2.0Ghz Core 2 Duo |
| Memory | 1Gb | 1Gb |
| Hard Disk | 250Gb SATA | 250 |
| Price | $1199 | $959 |
The verdict? Dell's 20% cheaper.
Summary
Dell clearly has the win on the laptop end, but Apple's hardware is definitely a lot cooler looking. Is it worth an extra 35%? My jury (and by jury, I mean budgeting software that won't let me buy anything until I'm done with college) is still out on that one. Apple is, however, forced to compete in the desktop market. You'll find that their iMac's price difference is not as large as the Macbook's. Maybe this is a sign of things to come.
Disclaimer: I threw these stats together quickly, so they're not the end-all-be-all of accurate comparisons. What they do represent is an uncombed relatively straight-forward comparison between between two readily accessible systems. I did not tweak the Dell or search for the best price. If anyone has any recommendations for the comparison, please let me know. I want this to end up being a fair comparison.
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