Note: I'm not looking for a Mac/PC holy war. I'm looking at value for the money, both in terms of features listed here and in terms of other things you may know about these computers. I'm also looking for key features you think I might have forgotten to include. Stuff like that.
Apple 12.1" iBook G4 | Dell Inspiron 710m | Dell Latitude D410 | Dell Latitude X1 | |
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Default weight | 4.9 lbs. | 4.1 lbs | 3.8 lbs. | 2.9 lbs! |
Screen | 12.1" conventional | 12.1" widescreen | 12.1" conventional | 12.1" widescreen |
Processor | 1.33 GHz G4 | 1.70 GHz PM 735 | 1.73 GHz PM 740 | 1.10 GHz ULV PM 733 |
HD | 40 GB | 40 GB | 40 GB | 30 GB |
RAM | 1 GB | 1 GB | 1 GB | 768 MB |
CD | DVD / CDRW | DVD / CDRW | CD-ROM (external!) | CD-ROM (external!) |
Keyboard | full size | not quite full size | no idea | looks full size, I think |
Bluetooth | yes | no | yes | yes |
base cost | $1099 | $999 | $1179 | $1284 |
cost w/ 3 yr warranty | $1349 | $1239 | $1179 | $1284 |
cost w/ warranty I'd want | $1349 | $1159 | $1179 | $1284 |