cbertsch got one earlier this year and at the time a similar PC was actually a bit more expensive.
However, things have changed.
| Dell Inspiron 600m | Apple 14" iBook G4 | |
| Processor | 1.5 GHz Intel Pentium M | 1 GHz PowerPC G4 |
| Cache | 1 MB level 2 cache | 512K SRAM level 2 cache |
| System bus speed | 400 MHz | 133 MHz |
| Memory | 384 MB | 256 MB |
| Type of memory | PC2100 (266 MHz) SDRAM | PC2100 (266 MHz) SDRAM |
| Video card | IATI Mobility Radeon 9000 | ATI Mobility Radeon 9200 [about 11% faster than the 9000] |
| Display | 14.1" TFT | 14.1" TFT |
| Resolution | 1024-by-768 [$49 to upgrade to 1280-by-1020] |
1024-by-768 |
| Video memory | 32 MB | 32 MB |
| Video bus | AGP 4x | AGP 4x |
| Hard drive | 40 GB 4200rpm | 40 GB 4200rpm |
| Hard drive bus | ATA/100 | ATA/100 |
| DVD read | 8x | 8x |
| DVD-R | - | - |
| DVD-RW | - | - |
| CD read | 24x | 24x |
| CD-R | 24x | 16x |
| CD-RW | 10x | 8x |
| FireWire | - | 1 FireWire 400 |
| USB | 2 USB 2.0 | 2 USB 2.0 |
| Modem | 56 Kbps | 56 Kbps |
| Battery | 48WHr Lithium Ion | 61WHr Lithium Ion |
| Ethernet | 1000BaseT | 100BaseT |
| Wireless networking | 802.11b/g | 802.11b/g |
| Software | Windows XP Home, WordPerfect suite, McAfee antivirus, TurboTax, 6 months EarthLink, some other stuff | Mac OS X 10.3, iLife, AppleWorks, 30 days EarthLink, some other stuff |
| Size | 1.2" x 12.4" x 10.1" | 1.35" x 12.7" x 10.2" |
| Weight | 5.3 pounds | 5.9 pounds |
| Warranty | 1 year parts and labor, mail-in service; 1 year phone support | 1 year parts and labor, mail-in service; 90 days phone support |
| Price (inc. tax and shipping to King County, Washington) | $1292 | $1520 |
