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Best of Field
(in my opinion)
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Apple 17" MacBook Pro
(stock model)
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Dell Inspiron E1705
(with add-ons)
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Dimensions:
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160 cubic in. 15.4" x 10.4" x 1.0"
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280 cubic in. 15.5" x 11.3" x 1.6"
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Weight: (all bays filled)
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6.8 lbs
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7.9 lbs.
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Battery Life:
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up to 5.5 hrs (68 WHr LiON battery)
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unknown; assuming up to 5.5 hrs
(80 WHr LiON battery)
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Keyboard/Trackpad:
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Scrolling trackpad; Backlit keyboard
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Preventative Safety:
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Scrolling trackpad; Sudden Motion Sensor;
MagSafe power adapter
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2.16GHz Intel Core Duo
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2.16GHz Intel Core Duo
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L2 Cache:
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2.0 MB
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2.0 MB
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RAM Type:
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DDR2 -SDRAM PC2-5300 (667 MHz)
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DDR2 -SDRAM PC2-5300 (667 MHz)
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Front Side Bus:
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667 MHz
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667 MHz
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RAM Included:
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1.0 GB (1 DIMM)
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1.0 GB (1 DIMM)
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Max. RAM:
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2.0 GB (2 slots)
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2.0 GB (2 slots)
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Hard Drive Capacity:
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120 GB
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120 GB
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Hard Drive Type:
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Serial ATA/100
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Serial ATA/100
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Hard Drive Speed:
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5400 RPM
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5400 RPM
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CD:
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24x16x24x CD-RW
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16x10x24x CD-RW
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DVD:
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8x4x8x DVD±RW (dual-layer)
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8x2x8x DVD±RW (dual-layer)
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Floppy/Other Drive:
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Flash Memory Slot
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PCMCIA Slot?
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1 ExpressCard/34 slot
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1 ExpressCard/34 slot
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Bay Type:
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Fixed
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Fixed
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USB Ports:
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3 USB 2.0 ports
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6 USB 2.0 ports
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FireWire Ports:
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1 port @ 400 Mbps, 1port @ 800 Mbps
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1 FireWire port @ 400 Mbps
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Legacy Ports:
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--
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Infrared:
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Yes
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Yes
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Video Card:
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ATI Mobility Radeon X1600
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NVIDIA GeForce Go 7800
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Video RAM:
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256 MB GDDR3 dedicated
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256 MB GDDR3 dedicated
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Dual-Disp. Supp:
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Mirroring & Spanning
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Mirroring & Spanning
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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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Yes
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S-Video Out:
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via optional adapter
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Yes
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RCA Out:
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via optional adapter
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Display:
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17" TFT WXGA (widescreen)
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17" TFT WUXGA (widescreen)
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Native Res:
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1680x1050 (1.8 Mpx)
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1920 x 1200 (2.3 Mpx)
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Max. External Res:
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2560x1600 (4.1 Mpx)
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1920 x 1200 (2.3 Mpx)
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Audio In:
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Built-in mic; Analog In; Optical Digital Audio In
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Line-in; USB mic support
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Audio Out:
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Headphone; Analog Out; Optical Digital Audio Out
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Speaker/HP jack/line-out; USB speaker support
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Stereo Speakers:
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Yes + integrated subwoofer
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Yes + integrated subwoofer
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Video Camera:
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integrated iSight video camera
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USB 2.0 Creative WebCam Live! Ultra
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Ethernet:
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10/100/1000 Base-T Ethernet
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10/100 Base-T Ethernet
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56k Modem:
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optional USB modem available
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56k v.92 fax/modem
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Wi-Fi Card:
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Integrated 802.11a/b/g (54 Mbps) card
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Integrated 802.11a/b/g (54 Mbps) card
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Bluetooth Wireless?
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Integrated Bluetooth 2.0 card + EDR (3 Mbps)
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Integrated Bluetooth 2.0 card + EDR (3 Mbps)
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Hardware Extras
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Apple Remote Control
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Media Center Remote Control
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Included OS:
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Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger;
BSD Unix; X11 Window System
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Windows XP Media Center Edition
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Windows Support:
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DOS/95/98/ME/2K/NT/XP (Beta, via BootCamp)
or via optional Parallels WorkStation
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DOS/95/98/ME/2K/NT/XP
(Native, official, fully supported)
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Mac Support:
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OS X (Native)
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Mac OS 8 only (via emulation)
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Unix/Linux 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 available)
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Modular Desktop Utilities:
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Dashboard (system-wide)
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(Yahoo! Widgits available as free download)
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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) w/variable settings
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Adobe® Acrobat® Elements 6.0
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Zero-Config Networking:
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Bonjour (system-wide)
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(Bonjour available as free dl)
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Handwriting Recognition
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Inkwell (system-wide)
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Voice/Speech Recog.:
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Voiceover (system-wide)
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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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(XP Pro only)
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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 encryption
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(XP Pro only)
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Word Processor
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TextEdit (Word compatible)
or OpenOffice (free download; Word comp.)
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NotePad; WordPerfect 12 (Word comp.)
or OpenOffice (free download; Word comp.)
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Spreadsheet:
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OpenOffice (free download; Excel comp.)
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Quattro Pro 12 (Excel comp.)
OpenOffice (free download; Excel comp.)
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Presentation:
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OpenOffice (free download; PwrPt. comp.)
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Presentations 12 (PwrPt. comp.)
OpenOffice (free download; PwrPt. comp.)
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Database:
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Drawing/Painting:
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Page Layout/Publishing:
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Comic Life
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Website Authoring:
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iWeb 1.0
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Font Management:
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FontBook 2.0
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no on-the-fly font enabling/disabling
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Projects/Planning:
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OmniOutliner
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Web Browser:
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Safari RSS 2.0
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Internet Explorer 6.5
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Image/PDF Viewer:
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Preview 3.0
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Image Viewer/Acrobat Elements 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 / CorelCENTRAL
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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
(ICQ, MSN, Yahoo avail. as free downloads)
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Windows Messenger
(ICQ, AOL, Yahoo avail. as free downloads)
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Media Players:
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Front Row; Quicktime 7.0; DVD Player 4.5
(WMP & RealPlayer avail as free dl)
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Media Center Software; WMP 10;
Cyberlink DVD Player
(QuickTime & RealPlayer available as free dl)
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DVR Software:
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(via optional ElGato software)
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Media Center Edition Software
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Financial:
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QuickBooks New Users Edition
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QuickBooks SImple Start Edition 2006
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Reference:
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Dictionary/Thesaurus; Sherlock 3.0
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Pocket Oxford English Dictionary
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Digital Photography:
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iPhoto 6.0; PhotoBooth; ImageCapture
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Corel PhotoAlbum Premium
Google Picassa free download
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Digital Video Editing:
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iMovie HD 6.0
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MSFT MovieMaker 2
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CD Burning/Music:
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iTunes 6.0; Disc Burner
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XP Disk Burning; Sonic DigitalMedia
MusicMatch Plus; iTunes 6.0 free download
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Audio Engineering:
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GarageBand 3.0
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DVD Burning/Authoring:
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iDVD 6.0; Disk Burner
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XP Disk Burning; Sonic MyDVD Plus
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Games Included:
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Chess
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Mine Sweeper, Assorted other games
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Total Software Titles Available:
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"Less" (no specific numbers; thousands available)
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"More" (no specific numbers; thousands available)
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(Note: If Windows is installed on the Mac via BootCamp, it has more titles available; if not, it has fewer)
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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 .Mac trial
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6 month Earthlink dialup
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Viruses/Trojans/Worms:
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No true malicious viruses 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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Base system price: $2,799
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Base system price $999
+ CoreDuo upgrade: $40
+ 2.16GHz CoreDuo upgrade: $480
+ XP Media Center Ed. Reinstall CD: $8
+ Remote Control for Media Center: $23
+ WUXGA+ display upgrade: $119
+ 1.0 GB 667 MHz RAM upgrade: $140
+ 120 GB 5400 RPM hard drive: $116
+ DVD±RW upgrade: $48
+ Intel PRO/3945 802.11a/g upgrade: $23
+ Dell Wireless 350 Bluetooth 2.0 upgrade: $39
+ NVIDIA GeForce Go 7800 upgrade: $183
+ 80 WHr Battery upgrade: $79
+ PC-cillin Internet Security upgrade: $95
+ Sonic DigitalMedia/MyDVD+ upgrade: $63
+ Corel WordPerfect Office 12: $79
+ Adobe® Acrobat® Elements upgrade: $31
+ Corel Photo Album Premium: $31
+ Creative Labs WebCam Live! Ultra: $90
+ QuickBooks Simple Start Ed 2006: $90
+ MusicMatch Plus upgrade: $16
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- Rebates if any:
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+ Ground Shipping:
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n/c
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n/a (ltd. time)
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Total Price as configured:
(tax not included)
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