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slim chance
but you never know.
if you are holding your breath for it tho...
hope you took a really really deep one.

If you look at the MacRumors Buyer's Guide you'll notice that the last 3 updates to the monitors have been price cuts, and that the recent ~6 month cycle is up. I'd bet on either a price cut or new models when the new PowerMacs come out, which is in August. They seem to like to keep those in sync (as of the last 2 cycles), which makes sense.

I hope prices drop soon too. I'd love an Apple Display.

I'm guessing. August or September seemes to be what most sites are saying as the release time for the new chips. And Apple seems to really be on top of the transition, so I would expect them to be prompt.

OMG, did you say DELL
how dare U!

My next set up will be dual 20" cinema displays so a price drop would be sweet!

im thinking about get a 2nd 20in LCD for my PC

i'd love 2 apple displays. 2x23".

pcguy wrote:

OMG, did you say DELL
how dare U!

Well, maybe people here aren't the raving, foaming-at-the-mouth zealots you seem to take them for after all, huh? Go figure.

You're scoring high on the troll-scale, lately. I suggest you take it down a notch or two.

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Why does apple charge so much?
Dell (yup, I said it) practically gives them away when you buy a computer. How different are the components apple uses? Are they even, or do people just pay for the design?

wpholmes wrote:

Why does apple charge so much?
Dell (yup, I said it) practically gives them away when you buy a computer. How different are the components apple uses? Are they even, or do people just pay for the design?

Apple's monitors are SWOP Certified.

personified8 wrote:

1. we are probably paying out the nose for the little apple on the display

True.  True.  That, and the fact that Apple looks good and the Dell looks industrial and boring.

personified8 wrote:

2. perhaps some of the parts (not necessarily the screen) apple uses cost more.

While they use the same LCD panel, Apple uses a better backlight.  Also, early Dell models had some fairly significant problems with color and consitency, as described in the Ars Technica review, while the Apple did not, further indicating that there are some significantly different (probably better) components in the Apple.

Last edited by Czachorski (2006-04-18 7:28 pm)

dell's 24w display has USB 2.0 ports (i think 4) as well as a 9 in 1 card reader for cameras, $999.00 too. however the fram is plastic whereas apple's is metal, which might also be a significant reason for cost differences. At least I think apple's are metal, I can't remember and I don't have one.

I'd agree apple has something over dell such as the backlight and what not.