Oh Snap!

That's what she said!

This blows the 24" iMac away in terms of performance and value. (Dell) - Intel® CoreTM 2 Quad vs. (Apple) Intel Core 2 Duo. (Dell) 4GB RAM vs. (Apple) 2GB RAM. (Dell) 750 GB HD vs. (Apple) 500 GB HD. (Dell) 512MB NVIDIA® GeForce® 9600M GT vs. (Apple) NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GS with 512MB memory. The XPS also includes a really nice JBL speaker system + subwoofer, and integrated TV Tuner card. All that to boot for a starting price of 200 less (Dell) vs. (Apple). The only advantage I give the iMac is the Apple OS X, but with these specs the Dell should run Vista just fine.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reality_distortion_field

The screen also comes in Glossy 1440x900 if you try to build online.

The case is cool, but it IS almost 1k overpriced. The Dell XPS 720 has the same specs, but starts at 1499.

I agree with Brandon -- 'we' are not their target audience with this product, as much as everyone here wants one. Instead, it is targetted at the health care industry that must walk around all day with a tablet 'esque computer. Sorry students, but this was never intended to replace your Ipods.

I see nothing here that is competitive in terms of price or feature. Satellite (Direct/Dish) both beat these offerings in terms of quality and content.