Just a comparison and moment of "wtf?".
How do these comparable systems, one being put together,the other from Apple, have such a huge price discrepancy?
Mac Pro
CPU: Two 2.66GHz Dual-Core Intel Xeon “Woodcrest”
GPU: nVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT graphics with 256MB memory
RAM: 1GB memory (667MHz DDR2 fully-buffered DIMM ECC)
HDD: 250GB Serial ATA 3Gb/s 7200-rpm hard drive1
CD/DVD: 16x double-layer SuperDrive
Price tag: $2500
Home built system
CPU: Core 2 Quad
GPU: 8800GTS 640MB
RAM: 2GB DDR2800
HDD: Western Digital 250G 3Gb/s
CD/DVD: LITE-ON DVD-R
Price tag: ~$1100
Am I painfully overlooking something or are Macs now the overpriced, underpowered POSs that they've always been? From my standpoint, the CPUs and HDDs are comparable but you can effectively and easily double the RAM and performance of the GPU at half the price.
Just a thought...
How do these comparable systems, one being put together,the other from Apple, have such a huge price discrepancy?
Mac Pro
CPU: Two 2.66GHz Dual-Core Intel Xeon “Woodcrest”
GPU: nVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT graphics with 256MB memory
RAM: 1GB memory (667MHz DDR2 fully-buffered DIMM ECC)
HDD: 250GB Serial ATA 3Gb/s 7200-rpm hard drive1
CD/DVD: 16x double-layer SuperDrive
Price tag: $2500
Home built system
CPU: Core 2 Quad
GPU: 8800GTS 640MB
RAM: 2GB DDR2800
HDD: Western Digital 250G 3Gb/s
CD/DVD: LITE-ON DVD-R
Price tag: ~$1100
Am I painfully overlooking something or are Macs now the overpriced, underpowered POSs that they've always been? From my standpoint, the CPUs and HDDs are comparable but you can effectively and easily double the RAM and performance of the GPU at half the price.
Just a thought...