Quote - True, but things get pricey after 4GB...

Nah.  I've squeeged through this thread to get to my computer specs:

Asus P5N32-E SLI
Intel Q6600 Quad-Core
8GB
2x 500GB SATA-II
320GB SATA-II
DVD+/-RW/RAM/CD 20x
NVidia GeForce 8800GTX
*WiFi
*Windows XP Pro SP2 and Windows XP Pro x64 (dual boot)

All for about $2500. *I already had these.

On the other hand, even the stock 8-core MacPro starts at $2499 - and that is with the less than useful essentials (1GB ram - don't make me laugh).  A similarly specced MacPro 2xDual-Core is $4656 (yike!).  I like the Apple computers, but their prices never made me love them.  $1700 from 1-8 GB of memory is highway robbery.  You can get four 2GB Dimms for $150 each (that's $600).  Why does Apple continue to inflate memory prices when you can get the best out there for half the price (or less)?

C makes it easy to shoot yourself in the foot. C++ makes it harder, but when you do, you blow your whole leg off.

 -- Bjarne Stroustrup

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