as promised here are specs and prices
First up.. the Mac Pro
Dual 2.66 GHz Xeon (4mb L2 Cache 1.3GHz bus)
2GB 667MHz DDR2 FB-DIMM
250 GB 7,200 RPM SATA with 8mb Cache
Four SATA drive bays
32x16xDvd+-RW/CDRW
Two Ultra ATA/100 Slots
Nvidia GeForce 7300 GT (256MB, Dual and single link)
One, 16x graphics slot three configurable slots (8x, 4x, 1x)
No PCI
Dual Gigabit Ethernet
Two FireWire 800, Two FireWire400
Six USB 2.0
Optical digital, analog audio IN
Opitcal digital, analog audio OUT
Built In Speaker
Apple Pro Keyboard
Mighty Mouse (optical)
Internal AirPort Slot
Dell 19in Display
Three Year Apple Care
Mac 0S X 10.4
Price-- $3,298
Dell Precision 690
Dual 2.66GHz Xeon (4mb L2 cache, 1.3GHz Bus)
2GB 667MHz DDR2 FB-DIMM
250 GB 7,200 RPM SATA with 8mb cache
Four SATA Bays
48x/16x DVD+-RW/CDRW
ATI FireGL V3400 (128MB, Dual link)
One 16x graphics slot, 2 configurable slots (4x,1x)
Three 32 bit 33 Mhz PCI slots
Dual Gigabit Ethernet
Two FireWire400
8 USB 2.0
Two analog audio IN
Two analog audio OUT
Built in speakers
Dell quietkey keyboard
Dell 2button Mouse (optical)
Two PS/2, one parallel, two serial ports
Dell 19in Display
3 year on site econonmy plan (care package)
Windows XP
Price-- $3,945
So there ya have it. Better specs and better price from Apple