Mac - PC PriceWatch 2006
2006
retail prices of new computers in Australia (taxes included)
prices
in Australian dollars -
updated 18 January 2006
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| Pricewatch in Previous Years | Costing the FREE Apple software bundle - approximate prices | ||||
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New Prices in 2005 |
Second hand |
Consumer digital video making |
iMovie bundled free with all new
consumer Macs is FREE |
To do video
making on PC you will need something like Pinnacle Studio 500 $150-200 |
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Prosumer
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Garageband
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ACID® Music Studio 6 $137 Vegas® Movie
Studio+DVD Software Total = $ 350 |
FruityLoops
4 $249.00 Total = $ 450 |
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January 2006 |
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15" dual
core Professional notebook
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15"
dual core Professional laptop
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Desktop 20-inch widescreen LCD | Desktop 20-inch widescreen LCD | |
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Acer Australia 28 January 2006 |
AppleStore
Australia 12 January 2006 |
Dell Australia online configuration 16 January 2006 |
AppleStore
Australia
online configuration 12 January 2006 |
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TravelMate 8200 Series |
MacBook Pro | Dimension 9150 Intel D820 with Dual Core | iMac 20-inch widescreen LCD | |
| Processor | Intel® Core™ Duo
processor T2500: 2.0
GHz, |
1.83GHz
Intel Core Duo |
2.8ghz 2Mb L2 cache, 800 Mhz FSB |
2.0GHz
Intel Core Duo 2MB shared L2 Cache 667mhz FSB |
| Memory |
1024MB (2 x 512MB) DDR-II SDRAM 533MHz | 1GB (single SO-DIMM) 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM (PC2-5300) | 512 (2x256) DDR 533Mhz SDRAM | 512MB memory (667MHz DDR2 SDRAM) |
| Hard disk drive | 120GB 5400rpm SATA | 100GB 5400rpm Serial ATA hard drive | 250GB SATA 7200rpm | 250GB Serial ATA hard drive |
| Graphics |
ATI® Mobility™ Radeon® X1600 |
ATI
Mobility Radeon X1600 with 128MB GDDR3 memory 1440 by 900 pixels
resolution PCI Express-based |
128 Mb x16 ATI Radeon X300SE 20" UltraSharp flat panel LCD Monitor wide aspect (16:10) |
ATI Radeon X1600 graphics with 128MB GDDR3 memory |
| Optical drive |
Super-Multi Dual Layer |
Slot-load SuperDrive (DVD±RW/CD-RW) dual layer |
16x DVD±RW Dual layer | Slot-load 8x double-layer SuperDrive |
| Connectivity: USB, FireWire, Ethernet, Cardbus, Wireless networking and Bluetooth |
1 x 10/100/1000
LAN port |
• 2
USB2.0 ports |
1 Firewire 400 port several USB2 ports ?? Integrated Gigabit Ethernet |
2
Firewire 400 3 USB 2.0 2 USB 1.1 (keyboard) |
| System Software | Windows XP Pro | Mac OS X 10.4 | Windows XP Pro SP2 | Mac OS X 10.4 |
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Bundled Software etc ie FREE software
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Norton AntiVirus?, CyberLink® Power DVD™, NTI® CD Maker™, Acer GridVista |
Mac OS X v10.4, Mail2, iChat AV3, Safari2, iCal2,Address Book4, iLife 06(includes iTunes, iPhoto, iMovie, iDVD and GarageBand), Front Row, Photobooth, Apple Hardware Test | Works 7 Dell Media Experience Software |
Mac OS Xv10.4, Safari 2, Mail 2, Address Book 4, iChat AV 3, iCal 2, Font Book 2, DVD Player 4.5, Preview 3, Xcode 2 and iLife 06 (includes iTunes, iPhoto, iMovie, iDVD and GarageBand), Front Row, Photobooth, Apple Hardware Test |
| notes |
• 5-in-1 multi-memory reader. |
• delivery included |
• Integrated 7.1 Audion, speakers and sub-woofer • Data/Fax modem |
• delivery included • builtin iSight webcam • infrared sensor & remote control |
| comparable price | $3,999 |
$3,999 includes free software worth about $400 |
$2,273.70 cost of antivirus software not included |
$2,649 includes free software worth about $400 |
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