Ok no trolling nothing, just tell me why I should "think different"?
After researching for hours which notebook I should buy, even considering the PowerMac G4s.
I wanted something very light but at the same time powerful with a reasonable price.
The Notebook I chose on the PC side was this:
Inspiron 600m (4.7lbs)
-Free shipping
-Free USB Memory Key 128MB Dell USB Memory Key
-Free Ati Radeon 9000 64MB upgrade from 32MB.
-100$ Discount
-Operating System Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition - English (built in Windows apps)
-Digital Music Dell Jukebox powered by MusicMatch
-Security Software Dell Security Center by McAfee, 90 Day introductory offer
-Productivity Software WordPerfect? Productivity Pack
-Intel Pentium®M Processor at 1.3GHz
-14.1" XGA Display
-ATI Radeon 9000 64MB Video
-Memory 256MB DDR 266MHz (2 DIMMs)
-Hard Drive 30GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive
-Integrated Modem and NIC Internal 56K Modem and Integrated Network Card
-Optical Devices 24XCD-RW/DVD Combo Roxios Easy CD Creator®
-Wireless Networking Card Intel® PRO/Wireless 2100 WLAN (802.11b, 11Mbps) miniPCI Card
-Wireless Personal Networking Card Dell? TrueMobile? 300 Bluetooth Internal Card
-Cables And Accessories 3ft 3 wire FLAT US Power Cord
-Primary Battery 48 Watt Primary Battery
-Warranty 1-Year Return-to-Depot Service, 24x7 Phone Tech Support, 365 days a year
Cost: 2048$
Review summaries:
Good: -Bang for you buck, got everything.
-Good performance
-Very clear display
-Good design
Bad: -Flimsy keyboard and fragile display
-No firewire port
-Can get expensive with options?
PowerMac G4
867MHz PowerPC G4
-200$ Higher education discount
-Mac OS X v10.2 Jaguar (built in Mac apps)
-12.1-inch TFT Display
-40GB Ultra ATA drive
-Combo Drive (DVD-ROM/CD-RW)
-256MB DDR266 (128MB built-in & 128MB SO-DIMM)
-AirPort Extreme Card
-NVIDIA GeForce4 420 Go
32MB DDR video memory
-10/100BASE-T Ethernet
-FireWire 400
-Bluetooth built-in
-90 day "free" support
Cost: 2131$ + shipping = ?
Review Summaries:
Pro: -Good keyboard
-Nice style
Con: -Heats up very quickly.
-Bad LCD, bad image.
-Troublesome to add new memory.
-Low performance.
Seriously without any bias people, can anyone here tell me, that I should have bought the G4 powermac? Be reasonable here, a bit of truth please.
Just look at the superior hardware in the Inspiron... everything is better except the HD, 10gig less. Wowie... That's really going to change something!
I wanted something very light but at the same time powerful with a reasonable price.
The Notebook I chose on the PC side was this:
Inspiron 600m (4.7lbs)
-Free shipping
-Free USB Memory Key 128MB Dell USB Memory Key
-Free Ati Radeon 9000 64MB upgrade from 32MB.
-100$ Discount
-Operating System Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition - English (built in Windows apps)
-Digital Music Dell Jukebox powered by MusicMatch
-Security Software Dell Security Center by McAfee, 90 Day introductory offer
-Productivity Software WordPerfect? Productivity Pack
-Intel Pentium®M Processor at 1.3GHz
-14.1" XGA Display
-ATI Radeon 9000 64MB Video
-Memory 256MB DDR 266MHz (2 DIMMs)
-Hard Drive 30GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive
-Integrated Modem and NIC Internal 56K Modem and Integrated Network Card
-Optical Devices 24XCD-RW/DVD Combo Roxios Easy CD Creator®
-Wireless Networking Card Intel® PRO/Wireless 2100 WLAN (802.11b, 11Mbps) miniPCI Card
-Wireless Personal Networking Card Dell? TrueMobile? 300 Bluetooth Internal Card
-Cables And Accessories 3ft 3 wire FLAT US Power Cord
-Primary Battery 48 Watt Primary Battery
-Warranty 1-Year Return-to-Depot Service, 24x7 Phone Tech Support, 365 days a year
Cost: 2048$
Review summaries:
Good: -Bang for you buck, got everything.
-Good performance
-Very clear display
-Good design
Bad: -Flimsy keyboard and fragile display
-No firewire port
-Can get expensive with options?
PowerMac G4
867MHz PowerPC G4
-200$ Higher education discount
-Mac OS X v10.2 Jaguar (built in Mac apps)
-12.1-inch TFT Display
-40GB Ultra ATA drive
-Combo Drive (DVD-ROM/CD-RW)
-256MB DDR266 (128MB built-in & 128MB SO-DIMM)
-AirPort Extreme Card
-NVIDIA GeForce4 420 Go
32MB DDR video memory
-10/100BASE-T Ethernet
-FireWire 400
-Bluetooth built-in
-90 day "free" support
Cost: 2131$ + shipping = ?
Review Summaries:
Pro: -Good keyboard
-Nice style
Con: -Heats up very quickly.
-Bad LCD, bad image.
-Troublesome to add new memory.
-Low performance.
Seriously without any bias people, can anyone here tell me, that I should have bought the G4 powermac? Be reasonable here, a bit of truth please.
Just look at the superior hardware in the Inspiron... everything is better except the HD, 10gig less. Wowie... That's really going to change something!