KRAIG911: It's pretty clear from the title of the thread that we're NOT talking about business machines. But if you WANT to compare what DELL is offering, they'll sell me an Optiplex 160L for $726 with:
2.20GHz P4, 400FSB, 512K Cache
512MB DDR Non-ECC, 333MHz
48X DVD-CDRW Combo Drive
40GB EIDE 7200RPM
fax modem,integrated ethernet, graphics, sound
2 Drive Bays and 3 PCI slots
Not bad for an entry level machine.
Or I can go with Apple's $1,300 1.25 G4 tower with half the ram.
Small form factor machines on the PC side are more expensive for the same basic reason AIOs are: ATX boards and cases flood the market from dozens of vendors. They enjoy unparalleled economies of scale and tremendous downward price pressure. If a vendor goes the ATX route, the number of components available off the shelf is mindboggling.
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Are you confusing ATX PSUs/cases with the on board chips?
What makes a, say mini-ITX, slightly more expensive to produce is that it's typicaly manufactured using more layers to fit all the wireing on a smaller area. And they sometimes use components on both sides of the board due to lack of space. These two things does not, however make the ITX boards radically more expensive to produce then the regular ATX ones. The price differences in this segment, on the PC side, can more easely be explained by lack of competition.
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2.20GHz P4, 400FSB, 512K Cache
512MB DDR Non-ECC, 333MHz
48X DVD-CDRW Combo Drive
40GB EIDE 7200RPM
fax modem,integrated ethernet, graphics, sound
2 Drive Bays and 3 PCI slots
Not bad for an entry level machine.
Or I can go with Apple's $1,300 1.25 G4 tower with half the ram.
Originally posted by Amorph
Small form factor machines on the PC side are more expensive for the same basic reason AIOs are: ATX boards and cases flood the market from dozens of vendors. They enjoy unparalleled economies of scale and tremendous downward price pressure. If a vendor goes the ATX route, the number of components available off the shelf is mindboggling.
?
Are you confusing ATX PSUs/cases with the on board chips?
What makes a, say mini-ITX, slightly more expensive to produce is that it's typicaly manufactured using more layers to fit all the wireing on a smaller area. And they sometimes use components on both sides of the board due to lack of space. These two things does not, however make the ITX boards radically more expensive to produce then the regular ATX ones. The price differences in this segment, on the PC side, can more easely be explained by lack of competition.