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Date Configured: 05/15/07
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Best of Field
(in my opinion)
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Apple MacBook (stock model)
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Dell Inspiron E1405 (with add-ons)
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Dimensions:
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125 cubic in; 1.1" x 12.8" x 8.9"
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187 cubic in. 1.5" x 13.0" x 9.6"
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Weight: (all bays filled)
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5.1 lbs
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5.3 lbs.
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Battery Life:
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up to 6 hrs. (55 WHr LiON battery)
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up to 6 hrs. (53 WHr LiON battery)
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Keyboard/Trackpad:
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Scrolling trackpad
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Scrolling Trackpad
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Preventative Safety:
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Sudden Motion Sensor;
MagSafe power adapter
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2.0 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
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2.0 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
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L2 Cache:
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4.0 MB
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4.0 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 (2 DIMMs)
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1.0 GB (2 DIMMs)
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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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80 GB
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80 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
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24x10x24x CD-RW
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DVD:
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8x DVD-ROM
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8x DVD-ROM
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Floppy/Other Drive:
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Flash Memory Slot
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PCMCIA Slot?
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--
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--
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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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2 USB 2.0 ports
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4 USB 2.0 ports
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FireWire Ports:
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1 port @ 400 Mbps (6-pin)
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1 port @ 400 Mbps (4-pin)
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Other Ports:
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--
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front-side media buttons
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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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Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950
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Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950
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Video RAM:
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64 MB DDR-SDRAM (shared)
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(unknown; assuming 64 MB DDR shared)
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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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via optional adapter
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Yes
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DVI Out:
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via optional adapter
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--
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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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13.3" TFT XGA (widescreen)
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14.1" TFT XGA (widescreen)
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Brightness:
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250 cd/m
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185 cd/m
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Native Res:
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1280 x 800 (1.0 Mpx)
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1280 x 800 (1.0 Mpx)
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Max. External Res:
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1920 x 1200 (2.3 Mpx)
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(unkown; assuming 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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Sound Blaster Audigy HD
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Audio Out:
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Headphone; Analog Out; Optical Digital Audio Out
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Sound Blaster Audigy HD
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Stereo Speakers:
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Yes
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Yes
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Video Camera:
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integrated iSight video camera
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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/n (248 Mbps) card
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Integrated 802.11a/b/g/n (248 Mbps) card
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Bluetooth:
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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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Included OS:
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Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger;
BSD Unix; X11 Window System
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Windows Vista Home Premium
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Windows Support:
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Native via Boot Camp;
also via 3rd-party Virtualization
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Native
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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
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Instant Search
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Window/App Management:
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Dock / Cmd-Tab / Expose
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Task Bar / Flip / Flip 3D
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Modular Desktop Utilities:
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Dashboard
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Gadgets/Sidebar
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Task Scripting:
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Automator/AppleScript
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Windows Script Host
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Save-as PDF:
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Native
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Faxing:
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Yes (requires optional modem)
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optional
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Zero-Config Networking:
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Bonjour
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Touchscreen Support:
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Inkwell
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Pen Computing
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Voice/Speech Recog.:
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Voiceover
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Yes
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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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Scheduled Backup
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Developer Tools:
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Xcode, Script Editor, etc.
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Visual Basic/C#/C++/J#/WebDeveloper available as free downloads
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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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Parental Controls:
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Yes
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Yes
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64-bit Processor Support:
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Yes (no recompiling needed)
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Yes (apps must be recompiled??)
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Visual/Audio Accessability:
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Very Good
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Very Good
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Word Processor
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TextEdit (Word compatible)
iWork Pages Trial; MSFT Word Trial
or OpenOffice (free download; Word comp.)
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NotePad; MSFT Works 8 (Word comp.)
or OpenOffice (free download; Word comp.)
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Spreadsheet:
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MSFT Excel Trial
OpenOffice (free download; Excel comp.)
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MSFT Works 8 (Excel comp.)
OpenOffice (free download; Excel comp.)
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Presentation:
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iWork Keynote Trial; MSFT PowerPoint Trial
or OpenOffice (free download; PwrPt. compatible)
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OpenOffice (free download; PwrPt. comp.)
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Database:
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Drawing/Painting:
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--
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Page Layout/Publishing:
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--
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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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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 7
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Image Viewer:
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Preview 3.0
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Windows Photo Gallery
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PDF Viewer:
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Preview 3.0
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Adobe Reader
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E-Mail/Address Book:
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OS X Mail / Address Book
MSFT Entourage Trial
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Windows Mail / Contacts; MSFT Works 8
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Calendar Program:
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iCal 2.0
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Windows Calendar; MSFT Works 8
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Data Synchronization:
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iSync 2.0
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Sync Center
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System Data Transfer:
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System Migration Assistant
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Easy Transfer
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Chat:
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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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AV Conferencing:
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iChat AV 3.0
(video: up to 4 people; audio: up to 10 people)
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Windows Meeting Space
(up to 10 people)
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Remote Desktop:
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optional (both free & commercial solutions)
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optional (both free & commercial solutions)
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Multimedia Software:
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Front Row; Quicktime 7.0; DVD Player 4.5
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Windows Media Center (w/XBox 360 support);
WMP 11
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PVR Software:
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(via optional ElGato software)
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Windows Media Center
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Financial:
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Reference:
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Dictionary/Thesaurus; Sherlock 3.0
(various free online resources available)
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(various free online resources available)
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Digital Photography:
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iPhoto 6.0; PhotoBooth;
ImageCapture; Comic Life
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Windows Photo Gallery; Corel Photo basic
Google Picassa free download
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Digital Video Editing:
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iMovie HD 6.0
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Windows Movie Maker
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CD Burning/Music:
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iTunes 7.0; Disc Burner
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Sonic RecordNow!; Vista Disk Burning; WMP 11;
MusicMatch; iTunes 7.0 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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Sonic RecordNow!; Vista Disk Burning;
Windows DVD Maker
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Games Included:
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Chess; Big Bang Board Games (asstd.)
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Chess Titans; Mahjong Titans; Inkball; Dell Games, etc.
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Total Software Titles Available:
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Either Fewer or More depending on whether the Mac uses BootCamp
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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 AOL 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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Hardware Warranty:
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1 yr. ltd./mail-in
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1 yr. ltd./mail-in
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Software Support:
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90 days
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1-yr phone
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Customer Service:
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Subtotal:
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Base system price: $1,099
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Base system price $899
+ 2.0 GHz Core 2 Duo upgrade: $250
+ Vista Home Premium upgrade: $29
+ Sound Blaster Audigy HD upgrade: $25
+ Intel Next-Gen Wireless-N upgrade: $59
+ Dell Wireless 355 Bluetooth 2.0 upgrade: $20
+ 667 MHz RAM upgrade: $25
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- Rebates if any:
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- $200 (instant)
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+ Ground Shipping:
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n/c
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n/c (ltd. time)
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Total Price as configured:
(tax not included)
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