12/27/2007, 1:10pm, EST
Thursday, December 27thMossberg: XPS One poses threat to Apple, Gateway
Dell's recently-launched XPS One computer may pose a serious threat to Apple's iMac, says popular columnist Walt Mossberg. Like the iMac or the Gateway One, the XPS One combines the internals of a computer with an LCD monitor, making for an extremely compact system. Mossberg notes, however, that the XPS comes with features even the iMac does not, such as a TV tuner and a built-in card reader, as well as a wireless mouse and keyboard bundle which Mac users must pay extra for.
The design is also more convenient in some ways, with USB and headphone ports mounted on the side instead of the rear, and a dedicated button for turning off the screen without shutting off the computer. Furthermore, where simplified media playback requires a remote and a new menu (Front Row) on an iMac, XPS users must only interact with a touch panel on the system's right border.
Mossberg is ultimately recommending the iMac though, as he argues for the superiority of Mac OS X Leopard over Windows Vista, primarily because of the included iLife suite and less vulnerability to malware. He also notes that a comparable iMac is at least $100 cheaper, despite having a dedicated graphics card. [via Wall Street Journal]
Filed under: Apple, computers, industry
Other story tags: Dell, iMac, Gateway
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second, not everyone prefers a wireless keyboard and mouse for the simple reason of having to worry about changing batteries, or facing lesser Mouse performance.
"Mossberg is ultimately recommending the iMac though, as he argues for the superiority of Mac OS X Leopard over Windows Vista, primarily because of the included iLife suite and less vulnerability to malware. He also notes that a comparable iMac is at least $100 cheaper, despite having a dedicated graphics card."
"... a dedicated button for turning off the screen without shutting off the computer." This is actually available on all macs, it's called the power-button. Click it and the computer goes to sleep, shutting off the monitor.
just re-read the final paragraph of this article. he acknowledges this is a vast improvement for dell, but ultimately votes for the apple.
i welcome competition for apple in design and functionality, even if it comes from hacks like dell. it benefits all of us.
so spare me the 'your career is over old fella' crap. it's so far from true and shows how closed minded people can be in both the anti-and pro-apple camps.
Of course, an audio line out on the back and a separate headphone jack on side/front would be OK...