What you get for your money

[beppo]

this is just a list of macs and their specs for ~$1,500. I tried to make practical choices that lead the cost up to ~$1,500.

Mac Mini $1,496.00
-2.0GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
-1GB RAM
-120GB HDD
-Superdrive 8x
-Apple Keyboard and Mighty Mouse
-Apple 20" Cinema Display

Mac Mini $1,496.00
-1.83GHz Intel Core 2 Duo***
-2GB RAM
-160GB HDD
-Combo Drive***
-Apple Keyboard and Mighty Mouse
-Apple 20" Cinema Display

iMac 20" $1,499
- -2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
-1GB RAM
-320GB HDD
-Superdrive 8x
-Apple Keyboard and Mighty Mouse
-(Built-in) 20" glossy Widescreen LCD display
-ATI Radeon HD 2600 PRO with 256MB memory
-AirPort Extreme
-Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR
-Accessory kit (???)

iMac 20" $1,448
-2.0GHz Intel Core 2 Duo***
-2GB RAM
-500GB HDD
-Superdrive 8x
-Apple Keyboard and Mighty Mouse
-(Built-in) 20" glossy Widescreen LCD display
-ATI Radeon HD 2600 PRO with 128MB memory***
-AirPort Extreme
-Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR
-Accessory kit (???)

MacBook Black $1,499.00
-2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
-2GB
-250GB HDD
-SuperDrive 8x
-(Built-in) 13.3" Widescreen Display
-AirPort Extreme Card
-Bluetooth

MacBook White $1,486.00
-2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
-2GB
-250GB HDD
-SuperDrive 8x
-Apple Mini-DVI to VGA Adapter***
-Apple MagSafe Airline Adapter***
-Apple Remote***
-(Built-in) 13.3" Widescreen Display
-AirPort Extreme Card
-Bluetooth

[just thought I'd put it on here for the heck of it]
You're fully loaded Mac!!! $25,047.00
-Two 3.2GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon (8-core)
-32GB RAM
-Mac Pro RAID Card
-300GB 15,000-rpm HDD
-300GB 15,000-rpm HDD
-300GB 15,000-rpm HDD
-300GB 15,000-rpm HDD
-NVIDIA Quadro FX 5600 1.5GB (Stereo 3D, two dual-link DVI)
-Apple Cinema 30" HD Display
-Apple Cinema 30" HD Display
-Two 16x SuperDrives
-AirPort Extreme card
-Quad Channel 4Gb Fibre Channel PCI Express Card
-Apple USB Modem
-Apple Wireless Mighty Mouse
-Apple Wireless Keyboard

I Hope this helps some people out when looking at the whole mac line up at once for $1500

 

[queshy]

Nice comparison showing what people can do with 1500.

 

[Mr.Noisy]

[just thought I'd put it on here for the heck of it]
You're fully loaded Mac!!! $25,047.00
-Two 3.2GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon (8-core)
-32GB RAM
-Mac Pro RAID Card
-300GB 15,000-rpm HDD
-300GB 15,000-rpm HDD
-300GB 15,000-rpm HDD
-300GB 15,000-rpm HDD
-NVIDIA Quadro FX 5600 1.5GB (Stereo 3D, two dual-link DVI)
-Apple Cinema 30" HD Display
-Apple Cinema 30" HD Display
-Two 16x SuperDrives
-AirPort Extreme card
-Quad Channel 4Gb Fibre Channel PCI Express Card
-Apple USB Modem
-Apple Wireless Mighty Mouse
-Apple Wireless Keyboard

I Hope this helps some people out when looking at the whole mac line up at once for $1500

Good call, borrow the extra $23547 from your parents, i'm sure the smile on your face would make them realise it was worth it

but i do think you gone over the top with the Apple USB Modem.....

 

[twitter]

wow 25 k for the mac pro sounds like super computing

 

[thegoldenmackid]

I got you beat

XSERVE

Specifications

Two 3.0GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon (8-core)
32GB (8 x 4GB)
On-board SATA/SAS Controller
300GB SAS ADM @ 15,000-rpm
300GB SAS ADM @ 15,000-rpm
300GB SAS ADM @ 15,000-rpm
8x SuperDrive DL (DVD+R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW
ATI Radeon X1300 64MB SDRAM with VGA Adapter
Dual-channel 4Gb Fibre Channel card with PCI Express x8 riser
Quad-channel 4Gb Fibre Channel card with PCI Express x16 riser
Dual 750W Power Supplies
Rack Mounting Kit - Threaded Hole Rack
Promise VTrak E-Class 16x 300 SAS RAID subsystem (4.8TB)
Xsan 2 included
Mac OS X Server Maintenance 36 Mths Unl. Client (Single Server), price per server
Apple Remote Desktop 3 (Unlimited Managed Systems)
AppleCare Service Parts Kit for Xserve
Mac OS X Server Software Support - Alliance
AppleCare Premium Service and Support for Xserve

Summary

Subtotal $90,839.95
Estimated Ship:
1-3 business days
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Hey, and i get free shipping