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DATE CONFIGURED: 1/11/05
(displays not included)
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Best of Field
(in my opinion)
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Apple Mac mini (no display)
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Dell Dimension 2400 (no display)
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Design/Styling:
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Silver-White "Lunchbox"
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Black Minitower
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Mobility:
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3 lbs.
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23 lbs.
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Component Access?
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Difficult to access
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Easy access
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Cords/Cables:
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n/a
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n/a
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Desk Space Used:
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42 sq. inches (6.5" x 6.5")
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122 sq. inches
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Noise Volume:
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Nearly silent
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Full-size cooling fans
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Max. Energy Use:
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85 Watts; appx. $14 / year
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appx. 250 watts; ; appx. $40/year
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1.25 GHz G4  1.6 GHz Pentium 4
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2.4 GHz Celeron 1.8 GHz Pentium 4 |
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L2 Cache:
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512K
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128K
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RAM Type:
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333 MHz DDR-SDRAM (PC2700)
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266 MHz DDR-SDRAM (PC2100)
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Front Side Bus:
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167 MHz bus
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400 MHz bus
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RAM Amount:
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256 MB (1 DIMM)
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512 MB (2 DIMM)
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Max. RAM:
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1.0 GB (1 slot)
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512 MB (2 slots)
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Hard Drive Capacity:
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40 GB
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40 GB
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Hard Drive Type:
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Ultra ATA 100
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Ultra ATA 100
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Hard Drive Speed:
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either 4200 or 5400 RPM...unknown at this time
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7200 RPM
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CD-ROM:
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24x CD
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48x CD
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CD-RW:
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24x16x CD-RW
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48x32x CD-RW
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DVD-ROM:
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8x DVD-ROM
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16x DVD-ROM
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DVD-/+RW:
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--
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--
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Floppy/Other Drive:
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--
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--
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PCI/AGP Slots:
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0 available / 1 total
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2 available / 3 total
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Internal Bays:
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0 available / 1 total
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0 available / 1 total
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External Bays:
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0 available / 1 total
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1 available / 3 total
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Mouse:
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Kensington PilotMouse***
2-button scrollwheel optical mouse
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Dell USB 2-button scrollwheel optical mouse
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Keyboard:
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Apple Keyboard***
(w/volume buttons, eject button & 2 USB ports)
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Dell Quietkey Keyboard
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USB Ports:
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2 on CPU back + 2 on keyboard
+ 4 via Belkin 4-port USB 2.0 hub*** = 8 total
5 available (4 USB 2.0; 1 USB 1.1)
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4 on CPU back + 2 on front = 6 total
5 USB 2.0 available
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FireWire Ports:
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1 @ 400 Mbps
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--
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Legacy Ports:
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Legacy-free
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1 Ser, 1 Par, 1 PS/2 available
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***(Note: Keyboard, Mouse & USB Hub added on for this configuration) |
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Video Card:
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ATI Radeon 9200
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"Intel Integrated Extreme Graphics"
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Video RAM:
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32 MB DDR dedicated
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"up to" 32 MB (shared)
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VGA Out:
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Yes
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Yes
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DVI Out:
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Yes
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RCA-Out:
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Yes (video adapter included in total price)
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optional PCI card
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S-Video Out:
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Yes (video adapter included in total price)
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optional PCI card
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Dual Display Support?
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--
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--
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Display:
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n/a
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n/a
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Max. Resolution:
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1920x1200
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1280x1024
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Audio In:
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digital-audio only
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Line-in; digital-audio ready
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Audio Out:
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Headphone jack, Line-out jack; digital-audio ready
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"integrated audio"; headphone, line-out jack
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Stereo Speakers:
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Internal mono speaker included.
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Dell A215 stereo speakers
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Ethernet:
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10/100
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10/100
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56k Modem:
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Yes
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Yes
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.Wi-Fi Card:
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optional 802.11g/b (54 Mbps)
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optional 802.11g/b (54 Mbps)
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Bluetooth Card:
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optional
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optional
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Hardware Extras:
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Epson Stylus C86 Ink Jet Printer (free after rebate)
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Included OS:
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Mac OS X 10.3 Panther; Mac OS 9.2 Classic;
BSD Unix; X11 Window System
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Windows XP Home Edition
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Windows Support:
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DOS/95/98/ME/2000/XP (via Virtual PC)
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DOS/95/98/ME/2000/NT/XP (Native)
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Mac Support:
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Mac OS 8 apps/OS 9 (via Classic); OS X (Native)
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Mac OS 8 (via Basilisk); Mac OS X (via PearPC)
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Linux/Unix Support:
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Various flavors (Native)
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Save-as PDF:
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Native (any file)
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(via WordPerfect package)
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Zero-Config Networking:
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Rendezvous (system-wide)
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Handwriting Recognition:
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Inkwell (system-wide)
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Voice/Speech Recog.:
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Built-in (system-wide); Speakable Items, etc.
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(limited to certain non-core apps)
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Web Serving:
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Apache w/Perl, Python & PHP included
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Data Backup Utility:
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(iBackup, PsyncX, etc. available as free download)
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Included
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Developer Tools:
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Xcode, Script Editor, etc.
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(free download of compiler/linker/diff tools)
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File Compression:
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System-wide Zip compression
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System-wide Zip compression
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File Encryption:
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FileVault encrypt.
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Word Processor:
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AppleWorks 6.2 (Word compat6ible)
or OpenOffice (free download; Word comp.)
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WordPerfect (Word compatible)
or OpenOffice (free download; Word comp.)
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Spreadsheet:
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AppleWorks 6.2 (Excel compatible)
or OpenOffice (free download; Excel comp.)
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OpenOffice (free download; Excel comp.)
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Presentation:
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AppleWorks 6.2
or OpenOffice (free download; PwrPt. comp.)
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OpenOffice (free download; PwrPt. comp.)
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Database:
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AppleWorks 6.2
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Drawing/Painting:
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AppleWorks 6.2
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Page Layout/Publishing:
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--
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--
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Projects/Planning:
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--
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--
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Web Browser
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Safari 1.2; Internet Explorer 5.2; Sherlock 3.0
(FireFox, Mozilla, etc. avail. as free download)
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Internet Explorer 6
(FireFox, Mozilla, etc. avail. as free download)
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E-Mail/Address Book:
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OS X Mail/Address Book
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Outlook Express
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Calendar Program:
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iCal 1.5
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Data Synchronization:
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iSync 1.4
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System Data Transfer:
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System Migration Tool
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Settings Transfer Wizard
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Chat/AV Conferencing:
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iChat AV 2.1
(others avail. as free downloads: ICQ, AOL IM, etc..)
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Windows Messenger
(others avail. as free downloads: ICQ, AOL IM, etc..)
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Media Players:
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Quicktime 6.5; DVD Player
(WMP 9 & RealOne Player 9 avail as free downloads)
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WMP 10; RealOne Player 9; DVD Player
(QuickTime 6.5 avail. as free download)
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Financial:
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Quicken 2005
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Reference:
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Digital Photography:
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iPhoto 5.0
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Image Acquisition;
Photo Album Starter Ed.; PaintShop Pro Trial
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Digital Video Editing:
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iMovie HD
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MovieMaker 2
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CD Burning/Music:
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iTunes 4.7; Disk Burner
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Sonic RecordNow!; MusicMatch 7.0
(iTunes 4.7 avail. as free download)
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Audio Engineering:
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GarageBand 2.0
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DVD Burning/Authoring:
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iDVD 5.0; Disk Burner
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XP Disk Burning
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Games Included:
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Chess; Nanosaur 2; Marble Blast Gold
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Mine Sweeper, Asstd. classic games
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Total Software Titles Available:
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Additional Software:
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Asstd. system software
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Free Services:
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1 month Earthlink; 2 month .Mac trial
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6 months Earthlink
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Viruses/Trojans/Worms:
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None known which affect Mac OS X.
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Firewall:
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Built-in
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Warranty:
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1 yr. ltd./mail-in; 90 days phone
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1 yr. ltd./at-home; 1 yr. phone
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Customer Service:
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Subtotal:
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Basic System: $499
Apple Keyboard: $29
+ Kensington PilotMouse Optical: $20
+ DVI to Video adapter: $19
+ Beklin 4-port USB 2.0 hub: $30
+ Printer: $99
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Basic System: $449
+ 1 Year Warranty Upgrade: $19
+ Combo Drive Upgrade: $79
+ Optical USB mouse Upgrade: $10
+ Dell A215 speaker upgrade: $20
+ McAfee SecurityCenter: $69
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- Rebates if any:
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- $99 printer rebate
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- $50 system rebate
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+ Ground Shipping:
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n/c
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n/c (limited time)
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Total Price as configured:
(tax not included)
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