Why People Buy Macs

These two laptops arrived within a few days of each other in February 2004. Both machines have 512 MB ram, a 60 GB drive, a DVD/CD-R drive, and 802.11b/g cards.

On the left, an Apple 1.25 GHz Powerbook G4. Price before tax: $1939.00.

On the right, a Dell Inspiron 5150. Price before tax: $1850.00.

In a processor bake-off, the Dell's 3.06 GHz Pentium IV would surely toast the Powerbook's 1.25 GHz G4. Assuming we hadn't sent it back.

Side by Side
Side by Side
Front
Front
Bottom
Bottom
Opened
Opened
Weight 8 5/8 oz
Weight 8 5/8 oz
Weight 28 7/8 oz
Weight 28 7/8 oz

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