Re: Real cost of the mini

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"Fred" <Fred@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Maccies are always telling me the cost to upgrade a PC equalizes to the
> price of a comparable mac. Let us see what happens when we upgrade the
> mini:
>
> Base price $499
>
> 1GB memory: Add $100
>
> 40gb slow drive to 100gb slow drive: Add $150
>
> DVD writer: Add $100
>
> Wireless: Add $100
>
> KB,Mouse: Add $78
>
> Speakers: Add $25
>
> Audio in: Add $25
>
> Applecare: Add $149
>
> Total $1236
>
>
> Now lets upgrade the AMD 2500+ 64bit AMD box:
>
> Base price: $240
>
> 1GB memory: $80
>
> 80gb to 200gb: $34
>
> DVD writer: $34
>
> Wireless: $38
>
> Radeon 9250, 128mb: Add $32
>
> Speakers, Audio-in, KB,Mouse: $0
>
> 3 year warranty on HD, MB, CPU and lifetime on memory.
> Lifetime unlimited support from the vendor. Overall this is equivalent to
> Applecare.
>
> Total $458
>
>
> To get a useable system with the mini we need to spend almost triple the
> cost of a PC that has double the HD space, twice the CPU power, 4x the
> video memory and twice as much ram you will ever need.
>
> Well, at least the mini user will never need those putty knives.
>
>
>
>


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