[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":216},["ShallowReactive",2],{"blog:2007:so-you-believe-apple-is-more-expensive-than-dell":3,"blogMore-Technology":202,"comments-so-you-believe-apple-is-more-expensive-than-dell":215},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"category":184,"commentCount":185,"date":186,"description":12,"excerpt":187,"extension":188,"filenames":189,"hidden":190,"image":189,"meta":191,"minutes":182,"navigation":192,"path":193,"seo":194,"showCategory":189,"stem":195,"tags":196,"updated":189,"url":199,"wordCount":200,"__hash__":201},"content\u002Fblog\u002F2007\u002Fso-you-believe-apple-is-more-expensive-than-dell.md","So you believe Apple is more expensive than Dell…",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":180},"minimark",[9,13,16,19,22,168,171,174],[10,11,12],"p",{},"Apple are often accused of being more expensive and that Dell are much cheaper.",[10,14,15],{},"The reality is that Dell offers a wider range that includes real low-end products that are often constrained or using older technology. Apple, rightly in my opinion, doesn’t compete there.",[10,17,18],{},"Okay Apple have some other gaps in their line-up most notably the typical home power-user who doesn’t want a twin processor Mac Pro, needs more configuration options than the Mac Mini and already owns a display so doesn’t want an iMac. A box half the size of the Pro with a single dual\u002Fquad core CPU and no supplied peripherals would be perfect.",[10,20,21],{},"That aside I was checking out the prices for their new twin 3GHz quad Xeon boxes after some individuals balked at the price. They obviously haven’t seen similar specifications from Dell…",[23,24,25,26],"table",{},"\n  ",[27,28,29,25,42,25,54,25,64,25,74,25,84,25,94,25,105,25,115,25,127,25,138,25,148,25,158],"tbody",{},[30,31,32,33,32,36,32,39,25],"tr",{},"\n    ",[34,35,32],"th",{},[34,37,38],{},"\n      Apple Mac Pro\n    ",[34,40,41],{},"\n      Dell Precision 690\n    ",[30,43,32,44,32,47,32,51,25],{},[34,45,46],{},"\n      Processor\n    ",[48,49,50],"td",{},"\n      2xQuad Core Xeon 3GHz\n    ",[48,52,53],{},"\n      2xQuad Core Xeon 2.66GHz\n    ",[30,55,32,56,32,59,32,62,25],{},[34,57,58],{},"\n      Memory\n    ",[48,60,61],{},"\n      4x1GB DDR 667\n    ",[48,63,61],{},[30,65,32,66,32,69,32,72,25],{},[34,67,68],{},"\n      Storage\n    ",[48,70,71],{},"\n      500GB 7200RPM SATA\n    ",[48,73,71],{},[30,75,32,76,32,79,32,82,25],{},[34,77,78],{},"\n      Optical\n    ",[48,80,81],{},"\n      16x DVD-RW\n    ",[48,83,81],{},[30,85,32,86,32,89,32,92,25],{},[34,87,88],{},"\n      Input\n    ",[48,90,91],{},"\n      Wired keyboard\u002Fmouse\n    ",[48,93,91],{},[30,95,32,96,32,99,32,102,25],{},[34,97,98],{},"\n      OS\n    ",[48,100,101],{},"\n      Mac OS X 10.4\n    ",[48,103,104],{},"\n      Vista Ultimate 64-bit\n    ",[30,106,32,107,32,110,32,113,25],{},[34,108,109],{},"\n      Graphics\n    ",[48,111,112],{},"\n      Nvidia Quadro FX4500 512MB\n    ",[48,114,112],{},[30,116,32,117,32,120,32,124,25],{},[34,118,119],{},"\n      Price ex.VAT\n    ",[48,121,123],{"style":122},"text-align: right","\n      £3,605.95\n    ",[48,125,126],{"style":122},"\n      £5,890.00\n    ",[30,128,32,129,32,132,32,135,25],{},[34,130,131],{},"\n      Price inc.VAT\n    ",[48,133,134],{"style":122},"\n      £4,436.99\n    ",[48,136,137],{"style":122},"\n      £6,920.75\n    ",[30,139,32,140,32,142,32,145,25],{},[34,141,109],{},[48,143,144],{},"\n      Nvidia GeForce 7300GT 256MB\n    ",[48,146,147],{},"\n      Nvidia Quadro FX550 128MB\n    ",[30,149,32,150,32,152,32,155,25],{},[34,151,119],{},[48,153,154],{"style":122},"\n      £2,712.34\n    ",[48,156,157],{"style":122},"\n      £4,595.00\n    ",[30,159,32,160,32,162,32,165,25],{},[34,161,131],{},[48,163,164],{"style":122},"\n      £3,187.00\n    ",[48,166,167],{"style":122},"\n      £5,399.13\n    ",[10,169,170],{},"In this scenario the Dell is over 60% more expensive and comes with slower CPU’s.",[10,172,173],{},"So much for the “Apple Premium Tax”.",[10,175,176],{},[177,178,179],"em",{},"[)amien",{"title":181,"searchDepth":182,"depth":182,"links":183},"",2,[],"Technology",8,"2007-04-05T16:27:50+00:00","[object Object]","md",null,false,{},true,"\u002Fblog\u002F2007\u002Fso-you-believe-apple-is-more-expensive-than-dell",{"title":5,"description":12},"blog\u002F2007\u002Fso-you-believe-apple-is-more-expensive-than-dell",[197,198],"Apple","Dell","\u002Fblog\u002F2007\u002Fso-you-believe-apple-is-more-expensive-than-dell\u002F",241,"RKpxPyiXPHo4q2-L8hnEGhWlOQTQmkplSKcyY10vXXU",[203,207,211],{"title":204,"date":205,"url":206},"VTX5000: Part 4 - Communications","2026-05-06T10:19:24.727Z","\u002Fblog\u002F2026\u002Fvtx5000-part-4-comms-routines\u002F",{"title":208,"date":209,"url":210},"VTX5000: Part 3 - Software ROM","2026-04-15T23:00:00.000Z","\u002Fblog\u002F2026\u002Fvtx5000-part-3-software-rom\u002F",{"title":212,"date":213,"url":214},"VTX5000: Part 2 - Hardware","2026-03-30T23:00:00.000Z","\u002Fblog\u002F2026\u002Fprism-vtx5000-part-2\u002F",[],1780900520144]