The $55,000 PC, I kid you not.

[Xtremehkr]

Link (http://news.com.com/Behold+the+55%2C000+PC/2100-1042_3-5533708.html?tag=nefd.top)

http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/i/ne/p/2005/truvia1_500x290.jpg

http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/i/ne/p/2005/truvia2_500x202.jpg

http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/i/ne/p/2005/truvia4_500x278.jpg
Notice the amount of scribbled notes pointing out features that would never amount $55,000. Looks intense though.

I guess you could pay more for a PC that you can hide or just get a Mac that looks good on display.

[dsharits]

I wouldn't pay $55 for a PC, much less $55,000. The only thing that desk would be useful for in my house would be as a table to rest my iBook on. :D

Daniel

[maya]

I wouldn't pay $55 for a PC, much less $55,000. The only thing that desk would be useful for in my house would be as a table to rest my iBook on. :D

Daniel

ROTF. Ditto. :)

[quackattack]

I wouldn't pay $55 for a PC, much less $55,000. The only thing that desk would be useful for in my house would be as a table to rest my iBook on. :D

Daniel

LOL, after $55,000 I think you could go with the Powerbook.

[Dr. Dastardly]

Is it just me or does the drawing not match the picture at all?

[jimsowden]

I could see someone getting that, putting their iBook on it, and then having that 42" Plasma (15"LCD) screen pop up and launch the sucker.

[zarathustra]

Its kind of funny that the day Apple releases the $499 Mac, we hear about the $55,000 PC. Who's snobby now?

[wnameth]

this is ridiculous, with less than an 8th of that money you could get an amazing mac with a 30" wide screen. and that ugly dresser looks stupid!!!

GO MAC OR GO HOME!!!

[Sabbath]

I read about this on the register last week but I thought it would look a hell of a lot better than that. It's just a cheap screen and nasty looking keyboard mounted in an expensive dresser. Surely they could machine up some nice looking PC parts maybe surround the screen in wood rather than plastic and find or produce a really nice keyboard. Maybe that is just a quick prototype and the real version will be a lot better, I sure hope for their sake it is.

[Apple Hobo]

But it's running Winblows. You wouldn't buy a Rolls Royce with a Yugo engine, would you?

[hcuar]

LOL, after $55,000 I think you could go with the Powerbook.

NO... that's the price of the G5 PB after all the R&D going into it to make a G5 not melt the aluminum. :eek:

[Littleodie914]

Is it just me or does the drawing not match the picture at all?Yea... 42" plasma screen? Definitely not in that pic... :confused:

[Lugonn]

They're definitely overcharging for the computer.

But hand crafted high-end furniture *start* at $30k so its not too outrageous.

[Mr. Anderson]

The thing is, if you have that much money to spend, why worry about where you put your computer. Have your nice den/living room and then set up another room just for a computer - silly.....

I'd love to see a list of people who have bought one :p

D

[virividox]

not impressed

[gman71882]

Notice that even after spending that much on a PC/Desk, the Owner still wants to hide it in a desk so no one can see it, hmm there must be a reason fer that! -G :confused:

[neut]

so how do you go about upgrading this stupid thing?

where do i plug anything in?

*****
i'd just take this ... **** the desk:

Xserve G5 Dual 2.3GHz
Part Number: Z0BH
PCI video card (upper slot)
Mac OS X Server, Unlimited License
Accessory kit
8GB DDR400 ECC SDRAM - 8x1GB
1200GB ADM (3x400GB Serial ATA)
Fibre Channel PCI-X card - (lower slot)
Dual 2.3GHz PowerPC G5
SuperDrive (CD-RW/DVD-R)
Estimated Ship: 5-7 business days
Remove $10,849.00 $10,849.00
Mac OS X Server Maintenance 36 Mths Unl. Client (Single Server), price per server
Part Number: D2336Z/A
Estimated Ship: Same business day
Remove $999.00 $999.00
AppleCare Service Parts Kit for Xserve G5
Part Number: M9463G/B
Estimated Ship: 1-2 business days
Remove $1,099.00 $1,099.00
AppleCare Premium Service and Support for Xserve
Part Number: M8830LL/C
Estimated Ship: 1-2 business days
Remove $950.00 $950.00
Xserve RAID (14x400GB)
Part Number: M9723LL/A
5600GB ADM (14x400GB Ultra ATA)
Accessory Kit
Estimated Ship: 3-5 business days
Remove $12,999.00 $12,999.00
PowerBook 17" 1.5GHz
Part Number: Z0AF
1.5GHz PowerPC G4 with 128MB Graphics Memory
80GB Ultra ATA drive @ 5400rpm
SuperDrive (DVD-R/CD-RW)
AirPort Extreme Card
2GB DDR333 SDRAM - 2 SO-DIMMs
Backlit Keyboard/Mac OS - U.S. English
Estimated Ship: 1-3 business days
Remove $4,049.00 $4,049.00
APP for PowerBook (w/ or w/o display) - Enrollment Kit
Part Number: M8853LL/A
Estimated Ship: 1-2 business days
Remove $349.00 $349.00
Apple Cinema HD Display (23" flat panel)
Part Number: M9178LL/A
Estimated Ship: Same business day
Remove $1,799.00 $1,799.00
Power Mac G5 Dual 2.5GHz
Part Number: Z0AC
56k V.92 modem
PCI-X Gigabit Ethernet Card
2x250GB Serial ATA - 7200rpm
8GB DDR400 SDRAM (PC3200) - 8x1GB
AirPort Extreme Card
Mac OS X - U.S. English
Bluetooth Module
Accessory kit
8x SuperDrive (DVD-R/CD-RW)
NVIDIA GeForce 6800 Ultra DDL
Apple Keyboard & Apple Mouse - U.S. English
Dual 2.5GHz PowerPC G5
Fibre Channel PCI-X Card (w/SFP-SFP cable)
Estimated Ship: 1-2 weeks
Remove $8,453.00 $8,453.00
Apple Cinema HD Display (30" flat panel) x2
Part Number: M9179LL/A
Estimated Ship: Same business day
Remove $2,999.00 $5,998.00
APP for Power Mac (w/ or w/o display) - Enrollment Kit
Part Number: M8850LL/A
Estimated Ship: 1-2 business days
Remove $249.00 $249.00
AirPort Express Base Station with AirTunes
Part Number: M9470LL/A
Estimated Ship: Same business day
Remove $129.00 $129.00

2 30" displays a 23" and a 17" PB dual 2.5 G5 and both top end XServe and XRAIDs all with all options and it's still not $55,000!

Cart Subtotal: $47,922.00

[Mechcozmo]

so how do you go about upgrading this stupid thing?

2 30" displays a 23" and a 17" PB dual 2.5 G5 and both top end XServe and XRAIDs all with all options and it's still not $55,000!

1. You don't

2. Wanna buy me that? Its cheap(er) than that desk/pc thing.... ;)

[wdlove]

That is certainly an impressive looking setup. I like the natural wood look, so I'm impressed by the desk. Still for his $55,000, it's only a PC.

[jdechko]

NO... that's the price of the G5 PB after all the R&D going into it to make a G5 not melt the aluminum. :eek:

Who said anything about aluminum, i hear NASA is developing a variant of the tiles used on the space shuttle to dissapate the heat, j/k :p

[Paul.uk]

2 30" displays a 23" and a 17" PB dual 2.5 G5 and both top end XServe and XRAIDs all with all options and it's still not $55,000!

I dont care what anyone says, the 30" display, wait, 2 displays and a dual 2.5 g5 totally owns that lump of **** in terms of looks, oh and performance, add the 17" powerbook to put the icing on the cake, makes any desk look amazing..... even on a toughend cardboard box.....eheh :rolleyes:

[iArtificialLife]

i thought crapdows would be a little too primitive for the Amish


Learn something new everyday............

[combatcolin]

just..., well..., looks cheap

I've seen the TFT monitors in Harrods finished in wood and they don't look right.

Just dosn't.

At all.

Not in the least.

Wrong.

Really.

Wrong.

[Abstract]

Why not just buy a laptop and hide it in a drawer afterwards? :p

Oh wait, why do I keep on making sense when we're talking about people who have enough money to pay over $50k on a Windows computer?

Hell, rather than paying that much money on a computer, I'd say it makes more sense to buy a cheap Dell, use it once, and instead of hiding it after use, just throw it away. Order 3 or 4 each week, and you won't even have time to experience a virus OR a crash. ;)

[ForrestMac]

I made a huge list of about anything I could think of that I would ever want from the Mac store. It has just about everything. All the computers are maxed out with Ram and hard drive space. Dual 30" LCD moniters. The best maxed out Power book. X-serve Raid. You name it.

No way I'd drop that much $$ on a silly Windblows machine stuck in a piece of furniture. My list added up to a mere $53,000 from the Mac store.. Now I ask.. what is the better deal?

[mim]

That is certainly an impressive looking setup. I like the natural wood look, so I'm impressed by the desk. Still for his $55,000, it's only a PC.

Wdlove, you always have to see the best side of everything! Can't you just...well...just whinge and moan like the rest of us?! ;)

<sigh> Macrumors wouldn't be the same without you.

[mpw]

But it's running Winblows. You wouldn't buy a Rolls Royce with a Yugo engine, would you?

Nor would I buy a Rolls-Royce with a BMW engine.

[chv400]

So what are the specs of this "PC"...

[Phatpat]

Looks like a good idea for a fun mod project. Spend a few days, get those creative juices flowing, and whip out a similar thing with a Mac at the core, for a fraction of the price.

[crazytom]

That just goes to show that you CAN polish a turd!!!

:D

[Kreamy]

Yea... 42" plasma screen? Definitely not in that pic... :confused:


Maybe the desk is really really big?


Frankly - i find it quite ironic that something created to be discreet and unnoticed will probably be the most talked about and shown off item in the entire household

[Kreamy]

Looks like a good idea for a fun mod project. Spend a few days, get those creative juices flowing, and whip out a similar thing with a Mac at the core, for a fraction of the price.

Or, you know - dont mod at all and attach a 23" studio display to the wall and put a mac mini in the drawer?

[Littleodie914]

Maybe the desk is really really big?


Frankly - i find it quite ironic that something created to be discreet and unnoticed will probably be the most talked about and shown off item in the entire householdHaha yea, and the mouse is so big, it requires both hands ;)

[Xtremehkr]

Haha yea, and the mouse is so big, it requires both hands ;)

:p