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This might be so with dual socket XEON machines when bought directly 
from HP, Dell Boxx.

But surely on single socket machines for half the price one can 
configure a much faster, expandable AND stable machine running win7x64, 
than a full fledged iMac.

Nowadays it is a rarity to have incompatibilities between components and 
with so many online reviews it is far easier to pick out the best.

On 13-Apr-12 19:42, James Culbertson wrote:
> Sounds like the price for a better quality configured PC is still in 
> line with the cost of a similarly equipped Mac.  Sounds like it is 
> primarily an issue of making sure you get components that work well 
> together.