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Originally posted by Null
nope.
because for 1, i already have a highly powered machine.
2, i use Linux, therefor not needing a better os as much, for linux is quite a fine os.
3, i use it for a game machine, and why would i want to switch to a mac where less games come out, and when they do they often come out a few months later.
Later down the road, someday when Mac overtakes MS as the #1 OS, and everyone makes thier programs / games for mac instead of the pc stardard, then i'll switch. :P
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Out of curiousity Null, what programs/games do you have that are NOT on a mac?
And as for the thread, I'd suggest building a comp before I'd ever get into the marketing BS Dell and [insert retailer here] try to swindle you for. I've got an Athlon 2100+, 512 2700 DDR Ram, Geforce 4 Ti 4600, 52x CDRW, 4x DVD(soon to be DVDR), and a 250 zip for a total of like 650. Chances are if you get one of the "economy" PC's from Dell, etc you won't get anywhere near that performance (plus they'll probably throw you a crappy 5400rpm drive at like 40 or 60 gigs to make it look good).
If you don't want to build your own (which is the cheapest way to go), pricing machines by total specs and performance would be the best advice (don't you EVER buy a "top-of-the-line" PC with only like 128 MB of Ram, or a frontside bus of 266mhz!!!)...
Needless to say, I have no issues whatsoever with my new XP machine, and neither should you if you play your cards right; you shouldn't go above 800 bucks when making your decision.
-Official Ninja of XboxAddict