On the heels of Apple Computer's launch last month of its iTunes online music store and updated iPod digital music players, it stands to reason that more than a few people are giving some thought to ditching their Windows-based machines in favor of Macs.

At least in part, that's one of the reasons that the music store as yet only works with Macs running OS X, and not with Windows. Though by the end of the year there will be a version of iTunes for Windows--Apple Vice President Phil Schiller says there will be--the software has been an Apple-only affair intended in part to help lure Windows users who might be convinced to make the leap.

But compared to Windows-based machines from the likes of Dell Gateway, Hewlett-Packard and others, Apple machines have generally commanded a bit of a price premium. Apple's high-end G4 machines start at $1,500, while a somewhat comparable machine from Dell starts at $950.

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