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#1 2007-12-14 11:23 am
- LLEVIATHANN
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What $4500 can get ya
Dell XPS WoW Ed.
I was torn where to post it..so cross post away! 
Let us be thankful for the fools; but for them the rest of us could not succeed. - Mark Twain
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#2 2007-12-14 12:57 pm
- Earendil the Mariner
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Re: What $4500 can get ya
Did you see that it has a PhysX card in it?
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#3 2007-12-14 1:46 pm
Re: What $4500 can get ya
$4500 can also get you a 26" HDTV, decent stereo receiver, 80 GB PS3, Xbox 360 Elite w/ HD-DVD Drive, a Wii, and enough media to keep yourself entertained a while.
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#4 2007-12-14 3:54 pm
- LLEVIATHANN
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Re: What $4500 can get ya
ScifiterX wrote:
$4500 can also get you a 26" HDTV, decent stereo receiver, 80 GB PS3, Xbox 360 Elite w/ HD-DVD Drive, a Wii, and enough media to keep yourself entertained a while.
::cough:: ::cough:: 8 Core Mac Pro ::cough:: ::cough::
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#5 2007-12-14 4:50 pm
- Bat
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Re: What $4500 can get ya
For that <koff> cornucopia of games and other software <koff> that can leverage 8 threads? 
If all economists were laid end to end, they would not reach a conclusion - George Bernard Shaw
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#6 2007-12-14 7:22 pm
Re: What $4500 can get ya
LLEVIATHANN wrote:
ScifiterX wrote:
$4500 can also get you a 26" HDTV, decent stereo receiver, 80 GB PS3, Xbox 360 Elite w/ HD-DVD Drive, a Wii, and enough media to keep yourself entertained a while.
::cough:: ::cough:: 8 Core Mac Pro ::cough:: ::cough::
My point was for that same cost you can get the stuff have a lot more fun.
Bat wrote:
For that <koff> cornucopia of games and other software <koff> that can leverage 8 threads?
Far more than that in the long run. In the short run, probably not so much.
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#7 2007-12-15 2:44 am
- Bat
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Re: What $4500 can get ya
ScifiterX wrote:
LLEVIATHANN wrote:
ScifiterX wrote:
$4500 can also get you a 26" HDTV, decent stereo receiver, 80 GB PS3, Xbox 360 Elite w/ HD-DVD Drive, a Wii, and enough media to keep yourself entertained a while.
::cough:: ::cough:: 8 Core Mac Pro ::cough:: ::cough::
My point was for that same cost you can get the stuff have a lot more fun.
...tho you'd have to spend a lot more on games and other media to begin to enjoy that combo. Cost++
Bat wrote:
For that <koff> cornucopia of games and other software <koff> that can leverage 8 threads?
Far more than that in the long run. In the short run, probably not so much.
In the long run, by that time you'll need to upgrade. Not easy on a Mac (not trivial on most Dells either. That's why we build our own).
I can't get behind anyone's octo-core at this point for consumers.
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"Fire up a colortini, sit back, relax, and watch the pictures, now, as they fly through the air."
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#8 2007-12-17 9:41 am
- LLEVIATHANN
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Re: What $4500 can get ya
ScifiterX wrote:
My point was for that same cost you can get the stuff have a lot more fun.
Ditto.
I'd really really like to meet the guy, team, who ever sold this idea to Dell. Esp. since Dell is trying to rebuild their image/products after losing the #1 spot to HP.
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#9 2007-12-17 12:37 pm
- mrreet2001
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Re: What $4500 can get ya
LLEVIATHANN wrote:
I was torn where to post it..so cross post away!
http://www.maclife.com/forums/topic/102630
can we get these threads merged?
2.2Ghz BlackMB---15" 2.4Ghz MBP(work)---Dual 2.3Ghz G5 (4G Ram, 2x 250G HD)---1.5GHz Powerbook---1.6Ghz G5 iMac ---500Mhz iMac DV
2.4GHz PC --- 1.2Ghz PC laptop
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#10 2007-12-17 3:20 pm
- mrreet2001
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Re: What $4500 can get ya
mrreet2001 wrote:
for that price ... I will take the Mac Pro thank you
and a fully loaded 360
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and what the hell .. you could probably get a HD LCD TV in there too.
from the other thread
2.2Ghz BlackMB---15" 2.4Ghz MBP(work)---Dual 2.3Ghz G5 (4G Ram, 2x 250G HD)---1.5GHz Powerbook---1.6Ghz G5 iMac ---500Mhz iMac DV
2.4GHz PC --- 1.2Ghz PC laptop
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