www.uberpulse.com I thought, I'd take on Steve Jobs challenge, when last Monday while unveiling the new iMacs, the Apple chief suggested Apple's computers were not necessarily the pricier alternatives they are generally perceive to be. It took me a while to come down to a small selection of what I think are the closest competitors to the new iMacs. Because none of the competing machines matched the high-end iMac in screen size (24"), I had to compare them with the entry level 20" iMac. And to my surprise, Apple's computer was actually the cheapest out of the 4 "volume" PC makers of "All-in-One" machines I've looked at: Gateway (yes, I did say volume!), HP and Sony. First, we can already brush aside the Gateway Profile 6 with a design so "20th Century" and a price close to 00 for an ugly 19" system. That's 0 more than the new 20" iMac... I wonder what you would do! VAIO All-in-One: way too expensive The next comparison is with the nicely designed Sony VAIO All-in-One VGC-LS37E (that's a mouthful!). That's the latest All-in-One PC from Sony shipping on Aug 11th. It's only a 19" system but with characteristics very close to the iMac. I liked two features on the Sony PC that was not on the iMac: the ExpressCard and PCMCIA support and the TV Tuner. But it's also a whopping 0 more expensive than the 20" iMac! For that price, I can buy a nice external TV Tuner, the Apple TV and an iPhone ;-) HP TouchSmart: expensive but has a touchscreen Last but not least, is HP's ...
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