It's like you took bits and pieces of comments from previous Engadget comments and merged them to form one big misinformed conglomerate of idiocy.
1. It's more expensive than the iMac when you actually break down the value rather than it's bells and whistles that the average computer user wont need.
2. Since you know about warranties, why don't you outline why the warranty on a product YOU'VE NEVER SEEN A WARRANTY FOR would be better than the iMac's?
3. It has the same form factor as the iMac, what makes these parts more user serviceable than the iMac. Really. I'd love for you to tell me. And all in one is an all in one is an all in one. You'll be able to do some upgrades here and there but i can't imagine Dell's machine is going to be easier to service than any other all in one.
4. Have you actually been in an Apple Store? I've met some of the friendliest people in various locations. I'm tired of these fanboy tirades slandering good hard working people who shouldn't be slandered by the 40 year old virgin types that hang out in the comment sections. Log off the internet and get a life. You're pledging your allegence to a DELL COMPUTER. It's not that serious. Get some air.
The XPS One seems like a great machine, in some ways it's better than the iMac. I'd have to see it in person before I'd even considering purchasing one. I have Dell horror stories from fixing family computers, but it looks pretty worthwhile.
@justin: Yes, I have visited Apple stores. The employees have completely bought into the Church of Apple. It's pathetic. I went in with a brand new 60GB Photo that had a bad hard drive (it was completely corrupt right out of the box). The dickwad at the "genius bar" actually told me, with an idiotic smirk on his face, that it was because I was using my Windows-supported iPod with Windows.
Why are Dell's warranties better? One word: CompleteCare. Dell's Accidental Damage coverage will always surpass anything Apple provides until Apple can provide the same kind of coverage. Dell aslo allows for unlimited phone support for the life of a computer. Apple does not. Dell has onsite repair options. Apple does not. I'm not interested in hauling my iMac to the Apple Store 30 miles away just to replace a dead wireless card, thankyouverymuch.
Same form factor as the iMac, but I'd bet you money that you won't void the warranty by upgrading the hard drive in an XPS One. You will in an iMac. I can't say for certain about the XPS One yet, since the manual's not on Dell's website yet.
$1500 iMac: 2.4GHz C2Duo, 1GB RAM, 256MB video, 320GB HDD, a/g/n wifi, bluetooth, superdrive, shitty remote, 90 days phone support, one year in-store warranty.
$1500 Dell: 2.2GHz C2Duo, 2GB RAM, integrated video, 250GB HDD, a/g/n wifi, bluetooth, superdrive, much better remote, media keyboard, multiformat integrated media reader, HD tuner (instant DVR), lifetime phone support, one-year onsite warranty.
You have to torn either apart for hard drive upgrades, as far as I can tell, but upgrading the memory won't void your warranty, as it was designed with it in mind.
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I'd buy this thing over an iMac any day.
More features, better prices, far, far better warranties, and probably actual user-serviceable parts.
Oh, and it's not a Mac. Which means no snotty egotistical salespeople to deal with. Win!
It's like you took bits and pieces of comments from previous Engadget comments and merged them to form one big misinformed conglomerate of idiocy.
1. It's more expensive than the iMac when you actually break down the value rather than it's bells and whistles that the average computer user wont need.
2. Since you know about warranties, why don't you outline why the warranty on a product YOU'VE NEVER SEEN A WARRANTY FOR would be better than the iMac's?
3. It has the same form factor as the iMac, what makes these parts more user serviceable than the iMac. Really. I'd love for you to tell me. And all in one is an all in one is an all in one. You'll be able to do some upgrades here and there but i can't imagine Dell's machine is going to be easier to service than any other all in one.
4. Have you actually been in an Apple Store? I've met some of the friendliest people in various locations. I'm tired of these fanboy tirades slandering good hard working people who shouldn't be slandered by the 40 year old virgin types that hang out in the comment sections. Log off the internet and get a life. You're pledging your allegence to a DELL COMPUTER. It's not that serious. Get some air.
The XPS One seems like a great machine, in some ways it's better than the iMac. I'd have to see it in person before I'd even considering purchasing one. I have Dell horror stories from fixing family computers, but it looks pretty worthwhile.
@justin: Yes, I have visited Apple stores. The employees have completely bought into the Church of Apple. It's pathetic. I went in with a brand new 60GB Photo that had a bad hard drive (it was completely corrupt right out of the box). The dickwad at the "genius bar" actually told me, with an idiotic smirk on his face, that it was because I was using my Windows-supported iPod with Windows.
Why are Dell's warranties better? One word: CompleteCare. Dell's Accidental Damage coverage will always surpass anything Apple provides until Apple can provide the same kind of coverage. Dell aslo allows for unlimited phone support for the life of a computer. Apple does not. Dell has onsite repair options. Apple does not. I'm not interested in hauling my iMac to the Apple Store 30 miles away just to replace a dead wireless card, thankyouverymuch.
Same form factor as the iMac, but I'd bet you money that you won't void the warranty by upgrading the hard drive in an XPS One. You will in an iMac. I can't say for certain about the XPS One yet, since the manual's not on Dell's website yet.
$1500 iMac: 2.4GHz C2Duo, 1GB RAM, 256MB video, 320GB HDD, a/g/n wifi, bluetooth, superdrive, shitty remote, 90 days phone support, one year in-store warranty.
$1500 Dell: 2.2GHz C2Duo, 2GB RAM, integrated video, 250GB HDD, a/g/n wifi, bluetooth, superdrive, much better remote, media keyboard, multiformat integrated media reader, HD tuner (instant DVR), lifetime phone support, one-year onsite warranty.
So I'd have to say the Dell wins.
You have to torn either apart for hard drive upgrades, as far as I can tell, but upgrading the memory won't void your warranty, as it was designed with it in mind.