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The System of Your Dreams

Customise your Mac
Use the options below to build the system of your dreams.

The Apple Store

Now, let’s take things literally, shall we?

Type
Dual 2.5GHz PowerPC G5
Memory
8GB DDR400 SDRAM (PC3200) — 8×1GB
Hard Drive
2×250GB Serial ATA — 7200rpm
Graphics Support
NVIDIA GeForce 6800 Ultra DDL
Displays
Two Apple Cinema HD Displays (30” flat panel)
Extra Hardware
Airport Extreme Card
Bluetooth Module
56k V.92 Modem
PCI-X Gigabit Ethernet Card
Fibre Channel PCI-X Card with SFP-SFP cable
Apple Wireless Keyboard & Mouse
Optical Drive
8× SuperDrive (DVD-R/CD-RW)
Software
Mac OS X
Mac OS X Server v10.3 (Unlimited-Client)
Final Cut Express 2
Keynote
Support & Warranty
AppleCare Protection Plan for Power Mac (with or without display) — Enrollment Kit
Subtotal (does not include sales tax or rebates)
$17,396

Thanks for this idea, Elmo.

Filed under Fun · January 3rd, 2005

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  1. Rob Mientjes:
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    Golly, you tried to go for the most expensive one as well? Ah, daydreams… But you don’t need some of the options. Honestly.

    Comment posted on January 3rd, 2005 @ 6:47 pm
  2. Turnip:
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    Now try it with an Alienware, and see which is more expensive ;).

    Comment posted on January 3rd, 2005 @ 6:48 pm
  3. Denis Defreyne:
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    Hah, I tried doing that too. :)

    I have a Dual 1.8 GHz, 768 MB RAM, 80 GB HD, GeForce FX 5200, 8× SuperDrive (DVD-R/CD-RW), Mac OS X 10.3. That’s exactly €2,245.

    Comment posted on January 3rd, 2005 @ 8:30 pm
  4. David Hay:
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    Bah. Only the people who own the companies can afford the systems of their dreams. Irony is, they get them free…

    Comment posted on January 3rd, 2005 @ 8:49 pm
  5. Luke:
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    Should’ve gone Alienware. Better parts and better OS. :P

    Comment posted on January 4th, 2005 @ 2:09 am
  6. Indranil:
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    What do you want? Boot into OS X before you switch on the power button??

    Comment posted on January 4th, 2005 @ 10:35 am
  7. Mathias:
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    Rob: Indeed, I don’t need all this luxury. I mean, what the heck should I need two Apple Cinema HD displays for?

    Denis: You’re a lucky man.

    Jonathan, Luke: Alienware eh? Let’s start off with an Aurora™ ALX PC (which is only $5,069). As you will see, I kept the amount of extra games and gadgets down to a minimum.

    Warranty
    3-Year AlienCare Toll-Free 24/7 Phone Support with Onsite Service
    Operating System
    Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional with Service Pack 2
    AlienRespawn
    Alienware® Respawn Recovery Kit
    Chassis
    Alienware® ALX Full-Tower Case – Saucer Silver
    Power Supply
    PC Power & Cooling 510 Express
    ALX Heavy Duty Power Cable
    Alienware® ALX System Power Cable
    Thermal Management System
    Alienware® ALX Active Liquid Cooling System
    Performance-Enhancement
    Alienware® ALX System Performance-Enhancement
    Alienware® ALX Graphics Performance-Enhancement
    Motherboard
    Alienware® nForce™4 SLI™ Chipset Motherboard PCI Express
    Processor
    AMD Athlon™ 64 FX-55+ Processor with HyperTransport Technology @ 2.8GHz
    Memory
    2GB Corsair™ XMS Dual Channel DDR SDRAM at up to 550MHz – 4 × 512MB
    Graphics Processor
    Dual NVIDIA® GeForce™ 6800 Ultra PCI Express 256MB DDR3 with NVIDIA SLI Technology
    Video Optimizer
    AlienAdrenaline
    Video Performance Optimizer
    Video Cooling
    AlienIce™ 2.0 Video Cooling System – Astral Blue
    System Drive
    Extreme Performance – Serial ATA RAID 0 – 800GB (400GB x 2) Hitachi Deskstar 7K400 7,200rpm with 16MB Cache
    Storage Drive
    Additional Storage Drive – 400GB Hitachi Deskstar 7K400 7,200rpm with 8MB Cache
    Optical Drive One
    NEC® ND-3500 16x Dual Layer DVD±R/W Recorder
    Optical Drive Two
    NEC® ND-3500 16x Dual Layer DVD±R/W Recorder
    Blank Media
    Verbatim DataLifePlus CD-R 700 MB 52x Speed 50-Disc Spindle
    Verbatim DataLifePlus DVD-R 4.7GB 8x Speed 10-Pack in Jewel Case
    Verbatim DataLifePlus DVD+R 4.7GB 4x Speed 1-Pack in Jewel Case
    Verbatim DataLifePlus DVD+R 4.7GB 8x Speed 10-Pack in Jewel Case
    Verbatim DataLifePlus DVD+RW 4.7GB 2.4x Speed 3-Pack in Jewel Case
    Verbatim DataLifePlus DVD+RW 4.7GB 4x Speed 10-Pack in Jewel Case
    Sound Card
    Creative Sound Blaster® Audigy® 2 ZS Platinum Pro High Definition 7.1 Surround with Dual Firewire (IEEE® 1394)
    Network Connection
    Integrated High Performance Gigabit Ethernet
    ALX High Performance Network Cable
    Alienware® ALX Network Cable
    Modem
    US Robotics® 56K V.92 Performance Pro
    Security Software
    Norton™ Internet Security ™ 2004 Professional Edition
    Norton™ AntiVirus™ 2005
    Portable Storage
    Alienware® USB 2.0 128MB Flash Drive
    Alienware® USB 2.0 256MB Flash Drive v2.0
    Alienware® 10-in-1 Digital Media Reader / Writer
    Iomega® Zip® 250MB USB Zip Drive
    Plextor® PX-712UF 12x DVD±R/W External
    Automated Support
    AlienAutopsy
    Automated Technical Support Request System
    Displays
    Two NEC 30” LCD 3000 Black Displays
    LCD Display Stands
    Moview® Dual LCD Monitor Stand
    Moview® Elite LCD Arm
    Moview® Standard LCD Arm
    Moview® LCD Articulating Wall Mount
    Moview® LCD Tilt / Swivel Wall Mount
    Moview® LCD Swivel Wall Mount
    Speakers
    Creative GigaWorks™ THX® S750 – 7.1 700-Watt Speakers
    Keyboard and Mouse
    Alienware® ALX Wireless Optical Desktop Elite by Microsoft®
    Microsoft® Multimedia Keyboard – Space Black
    Microsoft® IntelliMouse Explorer 3.0 – USB – Space Black
    Mobile Transport
    Alienware® Premium Backpack
    Alienware® Premium Messenger Case
    ALX Biometrics
    Targus DEFCON Authenticator™
    Printers
    Epson Stylus Photo RX600 Printer
    External Storage
    IOGear® 250GB Combo ION™ Drive
    IOGear® 200GB Combo ION™ Drive
    Western Digital® Dual-Option 250GB External Drive
    Networking
    Linksys® AS2TNC Antenna Stand for TNC Connectors
    Linksys® HGA7T High Gain Antenna Kit + TNC connector
    Linksys® WRE54G Wireless-G Range Expander
    Linksys® WRT54GS 802.11g Router
    Linksys® Dual-Band Wireless A+G Broadband Router
    Linksys® WPG54G Wireless-G Presentation Player
    D-Link® 802.11G Wireless USB Adapter
    D-Link® 802.11G Wireless Base Station
    KVM Switches
    IOGear® 4-Port MiniView™ Extreme Multimedia KVMP Switch
    Game Controllers
    Belkin® Nostromo™ SpeedPad n52 USB
    Ideazon Zboard™ Starter System
    Ideazon Zboard™ Everquest 2 Keyset
    Ideazon Zboard™ DOOM 3™ Keyset
    Ideazon Zboard™ World of Warcraft Keyset
    Logitech® Freedom 2.4 Cordless Joystick
    Logitech® Cordless Rumblepad™
    Logitech® MOMO® Racing Wheel
    Saitek P3000 Wireless Gamepad and Charger
    Saitek Cyborg 3D Rumble Stick
    Saitek X52 Flight Control System
    Belkin® Nostromo™ SpeedPad n52 USB
    Ideazon Zboard™ Starter System
    Ideazon Zboard™ Everquest 2 Keyset
    Ideazon Zboard™ DOOM 3™ Keyset
    Ideazon Zboard™ World of Warcraft Keyset
    Logitech® Freedom 2.4 Cordless Joystick
    Logitech® Cordless Rumblepad™
    Logitech® MOMO® Racing Wheel
    Saitek P3000 Wireless Gamepad and Charger
    Saitek Cyborg 3D Rumble Stick
    Saitek X52 Flight Control System
    Portable Entertainment
    Archos AV420 20GB Portable Media Player
    Creative® NOMAD® Jukebox Zen Xtra 60GB USB 2.0
    Creative® NOMAD® Zen Touch 20GB
    Creative® NOMAD® MuVo² 4GB
    Creative® ZEN MICRO 5GB Silver
    Creative® NOMAD® MuVo™ TX 256MB
    External Sound Card
    Creative Sound Blaster® Audigy® 2 NX USB External
    Headphones
    Ultrasone Edition 7 Headphones with S-Logic™
    Web Cameras
    Logitech® QuickCam Orbit
    USB Lighted Cables
    10” USB 2.0 Cable with Blue LEDs
    10” USB 2.0 Cable with Red LEDs
    15” USB 2.0 Cable with Blue LEDs
    15” USB 2.0 Cable with Red LEDs
    ALX Out of Box Experience
    Exclusive Alienware® ALX Items
    Digital Cameras
    Canon Powershot S500 Camera
    Camcorders
    Sony Handycam® HDR-FX1
    Flash Memory
    1GB 40× Lexar Compact Flash Card
    512MB 40× Lexar Compact Flash Card
    512MB 32× Lexar Secure Digital Card
    256MB 32× Lexar Secure Digital Card
    Additional Input / Output Controller
    SIIG® USB 2.0 5-Port PCI Controller
    Alienware Exclusive Offers
    Gamespot Complete – Free 90-day Trial (a $20.85 value)
    10% off your next EB Games online purchase
    Games
    City of Heroes
    DOOM 3™
    Half Life 2
    The Sims 2
    Star Wars Battlefront
    Half Life 2
    Star Wars Battlefront
    Intellivision Lives! 50 Retro-Style Gaming Classics
    Benchmark Software
    3DMark®05 Professional
    Productivity Software
    Microsoft® Office 2003 Small Business Edition
    Professional Creativity Solutions
    Adobe® After Effects® 6.5
    Adobe® Premiere® Pro 1.5
    Adobe® Photoshop CS
    Adobe® Encore™ DVD 1.5
    Adobe® Audition™ 1.5
    Softimage ¦ XSI v.4.0 Essentials
    Softimage ¦ XSI v.4.0 Foundation
    Sony ACID® Pro 4.0
    Sony Sound Forge 7
    Sony Vegas® 5
    Ulead® StudioQuartet™ Pre-Installed
    Home Video Editing
    Pinnacle® Studio Version 9 Plus
    Pinnacle® MovieBox DV with Studio 9 Software
    Dazzle Digital Video Creator 90
    Alienware Gear
    Alienware® Clear Acrylic and Stainless Steel Tumbler
    Alienware® Ceramic Mug – Black
    Alienware® Nylon Portfolio
    Alienware® Hat Black
    Alienware® Visor Black
    Alienware® Visor Khaki
    Alienware® Visor White
    Free Black Alienware® ALX T-Shirt
    Free Alienware® ALX Mousepad (a $19.99 Value!)
    Desktop Enhancements
    Exclusive AlienGUIse Theme Manager
    Total
    $35,857

    Hmmm… That turned out to be more than just “a system”…

    Is it weird that I’d rather have that Mac than this PC?

    Comment posted on January 4th, 2005 @ 12:11 pm
  8. Rob Mientjes:
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    Is it weird that I’d rather have that Mac than this PC? No. Not at all. And dude, you do need two Cinema Screens. What the fuck is up with you man? I was talking about Keynote.

    Comment posted on January 4th, 2005 @ 8:58 pm
  9. Mathias:
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    I guess one big-ass screen will do for me :) Even for using Keynote. However… If I could pay for all those other things, a screen more or less won’t make that much of a difference in my wallet, right?

    Comment posted on January 4th, 2005 @ 9:11 pm
  10. Joachim:
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    Except for the dual 30” displays, I think our office has something like that… and I just wish that after a few years, I can buy it from them at a cheap price.

    Comment posted on January 4th, 2005 @ 11:47 pm
  11. Colin D. Devroe:
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    If we all put money in together, we could all get 1 to share. I get it for the first 3 minutes, everyone else can go after me. :)

    Comment posted on January 9th, 2005 @ 9:34 am
  12. Rob Mientjes:
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    Colin, you frikken mad? We’d have to travel longer than we could use it!

    Comment posted on January 9th, 2005 @ 4:51 pm
  13. curly:
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    Man… good to see that there are more “want-to-be-Mac-owners-because-Apple-totally-rules” among us… Why is saving money for a Powerbook taking so freaking much time!? I do not have enough patience for that!!!
    Daydreaming and configuring has become an obsession… Well almost… :lol:

    Chrz y’all!

    Comment posted on January 18th, 2005 @ 11:10 am
  14. Lily:
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    *sigh* If I had a reason to get a new computer, I’d blow it all on a Powerbook. Oh, and if I had a job… hm… and a way to get that Powerbook to me…

    But yeah… Saving is taking too long… Even if it’s only been a month!

    Comment posted on January 19th, 2005 @ 8:13 pm
  15. owen:
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    You really went all out on that Alienware. That’s crazy. And add a iPod Photo to that Apple set up.

    Comment posted on January 29th, 2005 @ 4:36 pm
  16. Teja:
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    It is never a good idea to get extra RAM (even if you are considering to do so…) from Apple directly. Because their prices for extras are pretty much higher than others.

    Comment posted on February 6th, 2005 @ 11:12 pm