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To: Kirk Vanden who wrote (5529)	1/12/1999 6:28:00 AM
From: Andrew Walton	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 14451

Kirk, I did the same exercise, comparing an SGI 320 against a Dell 410. I started with a dual 450Mhz 256MB 10G system and then adjusted the specification of the Dell to try and match the 320. I think the only extra on both are the speakers - to make use of the 320's built in audio. SGI 320 Dell 410 CPU 2x450Mhz 2x450Mhz Memory 256MB 256MB Graphics Cobalt GMX2000 Disk 10GB ATA 10GB IDE Monitor 21" 21" NIC built in 3COM 3C900 CDROM 32x 32x IDE Audio built in Turtle Beach Speakers Polk Altec Lansing Keyboard SGI Performance 3Btn Mouse SGI Logitech $7123 $6836 I didn't do a detailed comparison of all the graphics options on the Dell against the 320. I just picked the GMX2000. It's also the most expensive option on the Dell. There are differences in the support options, I think Dell is better at this price, but the support options are difficult to compare, it may add another $200 or so to the SGI price to bring them in line. I've used IDE/ATA drives because that's standard in the 320, the Dell can have SCSI (the SCSI drives would be more expensive). All 3 PCI slots in the 320 are free, I don't know how many are left on the Dell.