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Originally Posted by Lasereth
Straight from the Apple Online store:
<B>eMac - $999</B>
1.25 GHz CPU PowerPC G4
256 MB PC2700 RAM
80 GB HDD
MacOS
56k Modem
Monitor built in
MacOS
CD-RW
<B>PC $400</B>
AMD Athlon XP 2000+ 1.7 GHz $50
ASRock Mobo $40
256 MB PC2700 RAM $40
80 GB HDD $60
17" Monitor $80
CD-RW $30
Case $20
XP Home - $70
LAN, sound, video $FREE on mobo
-Lasereth
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I can appreciate what you're trying to say, but the Athlon 1.7 is no where near as fast as the 1.25 G4. The Mac comes with a nice big warrante. It bears repeating that you made the mistake of listing the Mac as having a CD-RW drive. The Superdrive has full cd dvd read burn abilities (cd-r at 24x, cd-rw at 10x, and dvd-r at 8x). Also, the eMac has a stereo system with 16 watts of resonant, digitally amplified sound. Compare that to the tiny “sound systems” typically found on PCs. The eMac also features a mini VGA output jack that works with an optional Apple VGA Display Adapter and supports video mirroring, just in case you want something more than the 17 in flat CRT built in. There also has to be some value in the fact that you don't have to assemble a Mac. Also, is the $70 monitor you mentioned a flat screen? This needs to be more specific.