Closing the book on Apple's Mac mini

[Jean-Christophe Helary]

On 26 mai 07, at 00:37, Stephen Tiano wrote:

> For my next computer, when I jump into the Intel Mac world, after  
> the G5's time has passed (prob'ly based on what my clients are  
> using), I want to say I'll get a 24" iMac, maxed out with RAM. (My  
> current monitor is the 23" Cinema Display.) But, even now, I'd love  
> to have a 30" Cinema Display. So maybe I'm already setting myself  
> up for a Mac Pro next time.

Stephen,

Just out of curiosity I checked the Apple Store and found the following:

A 24" iMac with:

2.33ghz core 2 duo
3gb ram
750gb hd
NVIDIA 7600 GT 256mb ram
3 years AppleCare

is $3692

A MacPro with a similar setting (the closest I could get):
2x 2.66ghz dual core Xeon
4gb ram
750gb hd
NVIDIA 7300 GT 256mb ram
3 years AppleCare

is $3795

The $103 difference is:
   better CPU for the MP
   more RAM for the MP
but
   24" for the iMac

(the 30" display is $1800 whatever the machine configuration is of  
course)

So for a $103 difference you can have either an extra monitor or a  
faster machine, considering your work, having the maxed-out iMac+ a  
30" display may not be an overkill.

Jean-Christophe Helary