http://damieng.com/blog/2006/05/16/macbookreleasedcheaperthancomparabledell A .NET developer in Redmond Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:47:02 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://damieng.com/blog/2006/05/16/macbookreleasedcheaperthancomparabledell#comment-1488 Rik Hemsley Thu, 25 May 2006 03:04:35 +0000 http://damieng.com/blog/archive/2006/05/16/macbookreleasedcheaperthancomparabledell.aspx#comment-1488 If you add bluetooth and a webcam (they're available options) to the Dell, the MacBook looks even cheaper. You could probably drop down to XP Home, though - if you didn't need to connect to a company network. Still, the MacBook is a fair bit cheaper. If you add bluetooth and a webcam (they’re available options) to the Dell, the MacBook looks even cheaper. You could probably drop down to XP Home, though – if you didn’t need to connect to a company network. Still, the MacBook is a fair bit cheaper.

]]> http://damieng.com/blog/2006/05/16/macbookreleasedcheaperthancomparabledell#comment-1487 Steve R Wed, 17 May 2006 09:50:00 +0000 http://damieng.com/blog/archive/2006/05/16/macbookreleasedcheaperthancomparabledell.aspx#comment-1487 You forget to mention the other advantage to the Macbook: No pressure to get an extended warranty! You forget to mention the other advantage to the Macbook: No pressure to get an extended warranty!

]]> http://damieng.com/blog/2006/05/16/macbookreleasedcheaperthancomparabledell#comment-1486 Steve Wed, 17 May 2006 07:22:00 +0000 http://damieng.com/blog/archive/2006/05/16/macbookreleasedcheaperthancomparabledell.aspx#comment-1486 Wow, that's a pretty damn good deal. Screen is a little too small for me (hell, everything looks small compared to my Vaio's 17" screen ;) Of course, it's about as portable as a lead brick too) but otherwise a very nice package. Wow, that’s a pretty damn good deal. Screen is a little too small for me (hell, everything looks small compared to my Vaio’s 17″ screen ;) Of course, it’s about as portable as a lead brick too) but otherwise a very nice package.

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