| Table 3. Cost Comparision: Desktop vs. Laptop | |||
| Windows System | |||
| Desktop | Ultra Compact Laptop | Mid-Sized Laptop | |
| Dell Dimension 3000 | Dell Inspiron 600m Notebook | Dell Inspiron 5160 Notebook | |
| Operating System | Windows XP Home Edition | Windows XP Home Edition | Windows XP Home Edition |
| Processor | 2.4GHz Intel Celeron D | 1.7GHz Intel Pentium M (mobile) | 1.73GHz Intel Pentium M (mobile) |
| Memory | 256M RAM | 512M RAM | 512M RAM |
| Hard Drive | 80G | 80G | 80G |
| CD-ROM/DVD-ROM | CD-RW/DVD-ROM | CD-RW/DVD-ROM | CD-RW/DVD-ROM |
| Video Card | 96M 2D/3D graphics accelerator | 64M 2D/3D graphics accelerator | 64M 2D/3D graphics accelerator |
| Sound | built-in sound card plus speakers with subwoofer | built-in audio | built-in audio |
| Modem | 56K | 56K | 56K |
| Network Adapter | 10/100 Base-T Ethernet | 10/100 Base-T Ethernet | 10/100 Base-T Ethernet |
| Monitor | 15" LCD | 14.1" LCD | 15.4" LCD |
| Price | $599 | $1,497 | $1,323 |
| Apple System | |||
| Desktop | Consumer Laptop | Professional Laptop | |
| iMac G5 | iBook | PowerBook G4 | |
| Operating System | Mac OS X | Mac OS X | Mac OS X |
| Processor | 1.9GHz PowerPC G5 | 1.42GHz MHz PowerPC G4 | 1.33GHz PowerPC G4 |
| Memory | 512M RAM | 512M RAM | 512M RAM |
| Hard Drive | 160G | 80G | 80G |
| CD-ROM/DVD-ROM | DVD+R/DVD+RW/CD-RW | DVD+-RW/CD-RW | DVD+-RW/CD-RW |
| Video Card | 128M 2D/3D graphics accelerator | 32M 2D/3D graphics accelerator | 64M 2D/3D graphics accelerator |
| Sound | built-in audio | built-in audio | built-in audio |
| Modem | 56K | 56K | 56K |
| Network Adapter | 10/100 Base-T Ethernet | 10/100 Base-T Ethernet | 10/100 Base-T Ethernet |
| Monitor | 17" wide-screen LCD | 14" LCD | 15.2" LCD |
| Price | $1,348 | $1,349 | $1,999 |