Desktop system
| Dell Dimension 4700 | Apple iMac G5 | |
| Processor | 3.0 GHz Pentium 4 with hyperthreading | 1.6 GHz PowerPC G5 |
| Cache | 512 KB on-chip | 512 KB on-chip |
| System bus speed | 800 MHz | 533 MHz |
| Memory | 256 MB | 256 MB |
| Type of memory | DDR PC3200 SDRAM | DDR PC3200 SDRAM |
| Video card | Intel integrated video | NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 Ultra |
| Video memory | Intel integrated video | 64 MB |
| Video bus | AGP 8x | AGP 8x |
| Display | 17" LCD flat panel | 17" LCD flat panel |
| Resolution | 1280 x 1020 [XGA] | 1440 x 990 [widescreen] |
| Hard drive | 80 GB | 80 GB |
| Hard drive bus | Serial ATA | Serial ATA |
| DVD read | 16x | 8x |
| DVD-R | [add $55 for 16x dual layer DVD burner] | [no dual layer DVD burner available from Apple; 4x DVD burner available for $215 extra] |
| CD read | 48x | 32x |
| CD-R | 48x | 24x |
| CD-RW | 32x | 16x |
| FireWire | - | 2 400, 1 800 |
| USB | 6 2.0 | 3 2.0, 2 1.1 |
| Modem | - | - |
| Ethernet | 100BaseT | 100BaseT |
| Speakers | - | - |
| Printer | Dell 720 color printer | Epson Stylus C86 |
| Software | Windows XP Home, some other stuff | Mac OS X, iLife, some other stuff |
| Warranty | 2 year parts and labor, onsite service; 2 year phone support | 1 year parts and labor; 90 days phone support |
| Price (inc. tax and shipping to King County, Washington) |
$599 | $1414 |
That's right. The iMac costs 2.36 times as much as the PC. Ouch. That's a lot of money to pay for design [and an admittedly nicer widescreen display]...
Pricing was accurate as of today, December 2, 2004, and includes Washington state [8.8%] sales taxes.
