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DATE CONFIGURED: 7/26/05
(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 3000 (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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25 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
(or 1.33 GHz G4)
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2.8 GHz Pentium 4
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L2 Cache:
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512 KB
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1.0 MB
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RAM Type:
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333 MHz DDR-SDRAM (PC2700)
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400 MHz Dual Channel DDR-SDRAM (PC3200)
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Front Side Bus:
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167 MHz bus
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533 MHz bus
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RAM Amount:
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512 MB (1 DIMM)
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256 MB (1 DIMM)
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Max. RAM:
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1.0 GB (1 slot)
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1.0 GB (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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4200 RPM (or 5400 RPM)
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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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--
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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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2 available / 3 total
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Mouse:
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-- (works w/any USB mouse)
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Dell USB 2-button scroll mouse
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Keyboard:
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-- (works w/any USB keyboard)
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Dell Quietkey Keyboard
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USB Ports:
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2 USB 2.0 ports available (on CPU back)
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4 on CPU back + 2 on front = 6 total
6 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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--
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1 Ser, 1 Parallel avail.
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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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(optional adapter)
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optional PCI card
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S-Video Out:
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(optional adapter)
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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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(none included)
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(none included)
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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)
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--
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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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Canon PIXMA IP3000 Photo Printer (free after rebate)
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Dell 720 Color Printer (free ltd. time)
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Included OS:
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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/Guest 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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Realtime Metadata Search/Organization:
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Spotlight (system-wide)
(includes Smart Folders, Content Search, etc)
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(Google desktop search - free download)
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Modular Desktop Utilities:
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Dashboard (system-wide)
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Task Scripting:
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Automator/AppleScript (system-wide)
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Windows Script Host
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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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Faxing:
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System-wide; Send/Receive logs/archives included
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(Fax Service not installed by default)
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Zero-Config Networking:
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Bonjour (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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(requires XP Pro)
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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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(requires XP Pro)
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Word Processor:
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AppleWorks 6.2 (Word compatible)
(OpenOffice available - free download)
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WordPerfect (Word compatible)
(OpenOffice available - free download)
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Spreadsheet:
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AppleWorks 6.2 (Excel compatible)
(OpenOffice available - free download)
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(OpenOffice available - free download)
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Presentation:
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AppleWorks 6.2
(OpenOffice available - free download)
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(OpenOffice available - free download)
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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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Font Management:
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FontBook 2.0
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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 RSS 2.0
(FireFox, Mozilla, etc. avail. - free download)
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Internet Explorer 6
(FireFox, Mozilla, etc. avail. - free download)
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Image/PDF Viewer:
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Preview 3.0
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Image Viewer/Acrobat Reader 6.0
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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 2.0
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Data Synchronization:
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iSync 2.0
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System Data Transfer:
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System Migration Assistant
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Settings Transfer Wizard
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Chat/AV Conferencing:
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iChat AV 3.0
(others avail. as free downloads: ICQ, AOL IM, etc..)
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Windows Messenger
(ICQ, AOL IM, etc. available - free downloads)
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Media Players:
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Quicktime 7.0; DVD Player
(WMP & RealPlayer avail - free downloads)
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WMP 10; RealOne Player 9; DVD Player
(QuickTime 6.5 avail. - free download)
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Financial:
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Quicken 2005
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Reference:
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Dictionary/Thesaurus; Sherlock 3.0
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(assorted free online tools)
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Digital Photography:
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iPhoto 5.0; ImageCapture
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Image Acquisition; Photo Album Basic
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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 4.9; Disk Burner
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MusicMatch 7.0
(iTunes 4.9 avail. - 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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"fewer available" (actual numbers unclear)
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"more available" (actual numbers unclear)
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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 AOL
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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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90 day ltd./at-home; 90 day phone
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Customer Service:
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Subtotal:
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Basic System: $499
+ Printer: $99
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Basic System: $415
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- Rebates if any:
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- $99 mail-in printer rebate
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+ Ground Shipping:
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n/c
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$99
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Total Price as configured:
(tax not included)
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