Basic dual core laptop
| Dell E1505 Dual Core | Apple MacBook | |
| Processor | Intel® Core™ Duo
Processor T2600 Dual core 1.66 GHz |
Intel® Core™ Duo
Processor T2600 Dual core 1.83 GHz |
| Cache | 2 MB on-chip L2 cache | 2 MB on-chip L2 cache |
| System bus speed | 667 MHz | 667 MHz |
| Memory | 512 MB | 512 MB |
| Type of memory | 533 MHz DDR SRAM | 667 MHz DDR SRAM |
| Video card | Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 950 | Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 950 |
| Video memory | 64 MB shared | 64 MB shared |
| Video bus | PCI Express | PCI Express |
| Display | 15.4" TFT | 13.3" TFT |
| Resolution | 1280 x 800 | 1280 x 800 |
| Video out | S-Video + VGA | DVI S-Video/VGA adapter [Add $17.50] |
| Brightness | 180 cd/m2 300:1 contrast ratio |
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| Hard drive | 60 GB 5400 RPM | 60 GB 5400 RPM |
| Hard drive bus | Serial ATA | Serial ATA |
| Optical drive | 8x DVD write
[with dual layer support] 2X DVD±RW 8x DVD 24x CD 16x CD-R 10x CD-RW |
8x DVD 24x CD 24x CD-R 16x CD-RW |
| USB 2.0 | 4 | 2 |
| Webcam | - | Yes |
| FireWire 400 | - | 1 |
| Sounds | Hi-def with integrated subwoofer | Stereo |
| Remote control | None [Add $29] | 1 |
| SD card reader | 1 | - |
| Express Card/54 slot | 1 | - |
| Modem | 56K | None [Add $46] |
| Ethernet | 100BaseT | 1000BaseT |
| Wireless | 802.11 b/g | 802.11 b/g |
| Bluetooth | None [Add $49] | 2.0+EDR |
| Size | Height: 1.44
inches Width: 14 inches Depth: 10.45 inches |
Height: 1.08 inches Width: 12.78 inches Depth: 8.92 inches |
| Weight | 6.18 lbs | 5.2 lbs |
| Battery | 53 WHr | 55 WHr |
| Software | Windows XP Home, WordPerfect | Mac OS X, AppleWorks, iLife '06 |
| Warranty | 1
year parts and labor 1 year support |
1 year parts and labor 90 days phone support |
| Price (inc. tax and shipping to Redmond, WA) | $750 | $1125 |
Pricing valid as of 11 AM, April 25, 2006.
Mac pricing courtesy of the Apple
Store, Bellevue, WA [with Microsoft employee discount of 7%]
Dell pricing courtesy of http://www.dealnews.com
[no coupon required; this is standard Dell Small Business pricing as of
05/16/2006].
Higher end dual core laptop
| Dell E1705 Dual Core | Apple MacBook | |
| Processor | Intel® Core™ Duo
Processor T2600 Dual core 2.0 GHz |
Intel® Core™ Duo
Processor T2600 Dual core 2.0 GHz |
| Cache | 2 MB on-chip L2 cache | 2 MB on-chip L2 cache |
| System bus speed | 667 MHz | 667 MHz |
| Memory | 512 MB | 512 MB |
| Type of memory | 667 MHz DDR SRAM | 667 MHz DDR SRAM |
| Video card | Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 950 | Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 950 |
| Video memory | 64 MB shared | 64 MB shared |
| Video bus | PCI Express | PCI Express |
| Display | 17" TFT | 13.3" TFT |
| Resolution | 1440 x 900 | 1280 x 800 |
| Video out | DVI VGA S-Video |
DVI S-Video or VGA adapter [Add $17.50] |
| Brightness | - | - |
| Hard drive | 100 GB 5400 RPM | 80 GB 5400 RPM |
| Hard drive bus | Serial ATA | Serial ATA |
| Optical drive | 8x DVD write
[with dual layer support] 2X DVD±RW 8x DVD 24x CD 16x CD-R 10x CD-RW |
4x DVD write 4x DVD±RW 8x DVD 24x CD 24x CD-R 16x CD-RW |
| USB 2.0 | 6 | 2 |
| Webcam | - | Yes |
| FireWire 400 | 1 | 1 |
| Remote control | None [Add $29] | 1 |
| SD card reader | 1 | - |
| Express Card/54 slot | 1 | - |
| Modem | 56K | None [Add $46] |
| Ethernet | 100BaseT | 1000BaseT |
| Wireless | 802.11 b/g | 802.11 b/g |
| Bluetooth | None [Add $49] | 2.0+EDR |
| Size | Height: 1.6
inches Width: 15.5 inches Depth: 11.3 inches |
Height: 1.08 inches Width: 12.78 inches Depth: 8.92 inches |
| Weight | 7.61 lbs | 5.2 lbs |
| Battery | 53 WHr | 55 WHr |
| Software | Windows XP Home, WordPerfect | Mac OS X, AppleWorks, iLife '06 |
| Warranty | 1
year parts and labor 1 year support |
1 year parts and labor 90 days phone support |
| Price (inc. tax and shipping to Redmond, WA) | $1451 | $1534 |
Pricing valid as of 11 AM, April 26, 2006.
Mac pricing courtesy of the Apple
Store, Bellevue, WA [with Microsoft employee discount of 7%]
Dell pricing courtesy of
http://dealnews.com/
[coupon required, expires May 18].