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This makes me sick...
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Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Austin, Tx
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I have an 500Mhz AGP PowerMac G4 with a 15" Apple display which I wouldn't trade for the fanciest PC money can buy. But, lets say I wanted to get the most incredible Mac system available, cost not being an issue. I think we've all had fun maxing out the features on a custom configuration G4 at the Apple online store, maybe 20 grand. Now go here
http://www.ibuypower.com/CONFIRM/configurator-value.htm
and MAX EVERYTHING OUT. These are some pretty serious specs. $5,000.00? Huh? Did they forget to add everything up?
Imagine a G5 dream system with all those specs plus dual Cinema Displays. Who WOULDN'T pay twenty grand for that?
dreamin in Austin Tx.
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Join Date: Feb 2002
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Yeah with a cheap monitor tho.
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Since this is referring to general discussion, and not hardware specifically, bumping this to the lounge.
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Moderator Emeritus  Join Date: Nov 2000
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Is your point that PCs are cheaper than macs? True. However, I don't see how can you configure a $20,000 powermac. Even if you choose the ridiculous options like the 4 72gb scsi drives for $3650(!) I don't think you can get close without getting a couple of cinema displays -- so what you are really comparing is the price of the monitors.
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Join Date: May 2001
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My MDD PowerMac G4 is fully maxed out (except for the hard drives). I also own a Cinema HD Display. Monitor - $3499, computer - $4999 (now it's $4599).
Specs:
Dual 1.25 GHz
2 GB RAM
GeForce 4 Ti 4600
120 GB HD
SuperDrive AND Combo Drive
It's not quite $20K, but still a major dent in my check book.
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World of Warcraft (Whisperwind - Alliance) <The Eternal Spiral>
Go Dogcows!
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Originally posted by MindFad:
What'd you do to that poor flamingo!?!? 
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Join Date: Nov 2001
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at one point in the not so distant past i thought it got pretty close (to 20). anyway, yes a large portion of the 16 grand is on cinema displays but nevertheless, i guess i just want Apple to be leading and kicking ass up and down the sillicon stretch when it comes to hardware, once again. sorry about the misplaced post.
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Join Date: Jun 2002
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But, but those aren't Mac's. I don't get it 
Excuse me while I go get something to be sick in.
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"Devil ether, it makes you behave like the village drunkard in some early Irish novel. Total loss of all basic motor skills. Blurred vision. No balance. Numb Tongue. The mind recoills in horror. Unable to communicate with the spinal column. Which is interresting, because you can watch yourself behaving in this terrible way, but you can't control it"
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Join Date: Jul 2002
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Join Date: Dec 2000
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Summary
� Power Mac G4 Dual 1.25GHz w/167MHz system bus
� 2.0GB PC2700 DDR SDRAM - 4 DIMMs
� 4x72GB Ultra160 SCSI - Dual card
� Optical 1 - Apple SuperDrive
� Optical 2 - Combo Drive (DVD/CD-RW)
� NVIDIA GeForce4 Titanium dual-display w/128MB DDR
� Apple Cinema HD Display (23" flat panel)
� Apple Cinema HD Display (23" flat panel) + Apple DVI to ADC Adapter
� iPod - 20GB (Mac)
� .Mac (Retail Box)
� Ultra SCSI PCI card & cable adapter
� 56K internal modem
� Apple Pro Speakers
� AirPort Card
� Apple Pro Keyboard - U.S. English
� Mac OS - U.S. English
� APP for Power Mac (w/ or w/o display) - Enrollment Kit
Promotion Savings
-$260.00
Subtotal $16,190.95
donations on paypal please !!
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Mac Elite
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Cybertron
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Originally posted by PB2K:
Summary
� Power Mac G4 Dual 1.25GHz w/167MHz system bus
� 2.0GB PC2700 DDR SDRAM - 4 DIMMs
� 4x72GB Ultra160 SCSI - Dual card
� Optical 1 - Apple SuperDrive
� Optical 2 - Combo Drive (DVD/CD-RW)
� NVIDIA GeForce4 Titanium dual-display w/128MB DDR
� Apple Cinema HD Display (23" flat panel)
� Apple Cinema HD Display (23" flat panel) + Apple DVI to ADC Adapter
� iPod - 20GB (Mac)
� .Mac (Retail Box)
� Ultra SCSI PCI card & cable adapter
� 56K internal modem
� Apple Pro Speakers
� AirPort Card
� Apple Pro Keyboard - U.S. English
� Mac OS - U.S. English
� APP for Power Mac (w/ or w/o display) - Enrollment Kit
Promotion Savings
-$260.00
Subtotal $16,190.95
donations on paypal please !!
Same configuration in Belgium (without the .Mac membership) : �22.989,23
�22.989,23 = $23.055,67
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Posting Junkie
Join Date: Mar 2001
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Don't forget that the US prices never contein sales tax. (about 10%). So 16 000 dollars would become about 17 600 dollars, when you catually boought the thing.
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I could take Sean Connery in a fight... I could definitely take him.
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Join Date: Dec 1999
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Originally posted by PB2K:
Summary
� Power Mac G4 Dual 1.25GHz w/167MHz system bus
� 2.0GB PC2700 DDR SDRAM - 4 DIMMs
--snip--
Subtotal $16,190.95
donations on paypal please !!
You can get the RAM elsewhere for MUCH cheaper. You'll probably save about $2700 from Apple's RAM prices. Enough to toss in another display!
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