Mac owner orders a 1520!!

I'm a long time Mac owner who took the plunge and ordered a 1520 this afternoon. Am I crazy?????
I've got a special place for it right next to my IMac. I hope they get along

222-9008 Inspiron 1520, Intel Core 2 Duo T7300, 2.0GHz, 800Mhz, 4M Cache
1 313-5398 Ruby Red Color with MicrosatinFinish
1 466-8372 2GB, DDR2, 667MHz 2 Dimm
1 320-5461 15.4 inch Wide Screen WXGA+ LCD TrueLife for Inspiron 1520
1 320-5639 256MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT
1 466-8377 160G 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive
1 420-6556 Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Edition, English
1 310-9093 DELL RESOURCE DVD,BACK-UP INSP 1520
1 420-5769 Internet Search and Portal
1 420-5924 Icon Consolidation Application
1 420-6436 Vista, PC-Restore, Dim/Insp
1 420-6995 DELL SUPPORT 3.4,DIM/INSP
1 463-2282 Dell Owners Manual installed on your system,click on icon after system set-up to access
1 420-7024 Media Direct 3.3
1 420-7244 Dell Support Center 1.0
1 430-0493 Integrated 10/100 Network Cardand Modem, for Inspiron
1 412-0917 Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0, for Inspiron
1 313-5197 8X DVD+/-RW Dual Layer Drive
1 420-6464 Roxio Creator Basic
1 313-4783 Integrated High Definition Audio 2.0
1 430-2307 Dell Wireless 1390 802.11g Mini Card
1 320-5691 Integrated 2.0M Pixel Webcam
1 412-0968 Creative Earbud EP630
1 420-6591 Network Associates McAfee 8.0 English, 15-Month Subscription
1 312-0525 56 WHr 6-cell Lithium Ion Prim
1 461-3063 No ISP Requested
1 412-0915 MS WORKS 8.5
1 950-9797 No Warranty, Year 2 and 3
1 950-3337 1 Year Limited Warranty
1 412-0360 Soft Contracts - Banctec
1 987-5427 Dell Hardware Warranty PlusOnsite Service, Initial Year
1 983-3070 Type 3- Third Party At HomeService, 24x7 TechnicalSupport, Initial Year
1 960-2780 Warranty Support,Initial Year
1 986-9327 Inspiron, No Dell On Call
1 412-0944 Deluxe digital Music,Photo andGame experience
1 466-7699 Thank you for choosing Dell
1 430-2348 Dell Wirless 355 Bluetooth Mod
1 320-5821 Ruby Red color w/ 2.0M pixel Camera
1 310-8319 Intel Core 2 Duo Processor
1 310-8628 You have chosen a Windows Vista Premium System
1 420-7091 DataSafe Online Dim/Ins/XPS
1 420-7092 DataSafe Online Dim/Ins/XPS 1YR-FREE
1 987-4817 Insp Datasafe 3GB,1YR(Incl in price),DHS
1 988-0099 To activate your online backupaccount, go to Start, Programs, DataSafe Online

My Mac:

Machine Name: iMac G5
Machine Model: PowerMac12,1
CPU Type: PowerPC G5 (3.0)
Number Of CPUs: 1
CPU Speed: 1.9 GHz
L2 Cache (per CPU): 512 KB
Memory: 512 MB
Bus Speed: 633 MHz
Boot ROM Version: 5.2.6f1

 

That's a very nice 1520 configuration. How much was it?

So can we officially call you a PC switcher?

 

I don't know if I'm going to switch 100% to PC. Will use both for right now.
I paid $1363 before taxes.

 

The whole Mac / PC "debate" is something I always found interesting. Some use one, some the other, some both. Neither is wrong or right, but it does come down to use and preference.

I used PC's exclusively until I got my MacBook, used that for about a year exclusively (except work), then now i'm back on a PC. Mac is with the wife now, and all is well in the world once again.

Just a random thought, but thought i'd share anyway.

 

haha I was soo close to buying a macbook pro this summer, but once I saw what Dell had to offer I couldnt resist. The comp I ordered is about the exact same specs as the Mbp but a 256mb graphics card, larger hard drive, and about $400 less. Oh, and a 3 year warranty!

 

$400?

I had myself with a config exactly the same as the Macbook Pro most expensive model with a three year warranty, accident protection and lo jack for $1,500, and best I could possibly get on the Mac was $2,200, and that's $700.

Of course, this includes educational discounts, etc.

 

Im in Canada so for a macbook pro we get: $200 off for student discount + free 4gb ipod (which Id sell for $200 or so)= $400 off the $2199 starting price= $1799 before taxes

My Vostro 1500 before taxes was like just over $1400 (but including 3 year warranty...return to depot, not complete care)


and the Macbook pro I was looking at was the cheapest...because they are soo expensive!!!

 

Hehe. I was trying to buy a macbook pro... but no where had them in stock so I ordered this G1S instead. Not like one is better than the other... just preferences I suppose...
hopefully ya will get your dell soon and that you like iit ^^

 

I am not sure why nobody has mentioned this yet, but the macbook pro uses much faster memory for their graphics card than the memory used for the graphics card in the dell 1520. If you don't play a lot of games then it's not a big deal, but the macbook pro will have more resell value for sure.

 

I did this in another thread for someone who was saying the MBP was cheaper - but it sort of applies in this case as well.

MBP: $1999CAD
Nano: $229CAD
Subtotal: $2228
+taxes (I'm in ON so 14% = $2539.92
- $229 MIR for Nano = $2310.92
Sell Nano for $200 or so = $2110

In comparison, your configuration of $1363 + taxes would be ~$1554 so a $556CAD savings.

 

their graphics cards are ddr3 instead of ddr2 yes, but a 256mb ddr2 card will still be more powerful than a 128mb ddr3...and both will be good for gaming

 

My buddy has a Macbook Pro 17" with pretty much the same specs as my 1720 (4GB RAM, 256MB NVidia 8600M GT, 1920x1200 WUXGA)

The differences:
- Macbook Pro uses DDR3 RAM for graphics card (so faster than Dell)
- Macbook Pro has LED backlit screen. Dell is standard LCD (though it looks great on my 1720)
- 1720 has a numpad
- 1720 has 2 hard drive bays
- 1720 has higher res camera I believe (not 100% sure on this one)
- 1720 has one more USB port
- 1720 is hundreds of dollars cheaper (varies, but it's at least $400-ish less)

I wish the Dell had the LED screen and DDR3 memory for the graphics card, but honestly, I am very happy with it.

My Macbook friend dual boots with Vista and OS X, and when running in Vista we both play EverQuest II at maximum graphics settings and they run about the same on both our machines. Second Life is the same...both laptops run them equally well at maximum settings.

 

The 17" MBP does not have an LED backlit display, only the 15" ones do.

 

yea they are both good computers...its really dependent on your OS preference I guess

 

Hope it doesn't take too long to ship.

 

Oh really? My friend has both, so I guess I'm just mixing them up

 

No it won't. That's like saying that a huge dump truck is better used for an ambulance than a normal ambulance because while it's slow, it can carry more.

 

Ummm...maybe lowered textured games but if you want to run a game with alot on screen and really high detail, the extra ram with outperform even with ddr2...

 

Macs have higher resell value because they start out alot more expensive. Looking at Ebay seems like G5 macs sell for 50-60% of their original value, about the same for a Windows PC.