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[Tex]

re 'this'

It's interesting the Gateway has twice the video RAM, and the same amount (4GB) of main RAM as the new Mac.

I think the DDR3 and GPU on the Mac are quality plusses, though. Without a bake-off, we'll not know. I think the Gateway is targeting features that people will notice (RAM size, screen size) and hoping to save money cutting corners where they need savvy to shop intelligently: RAM speed, GPU details. There's a reason Acer's market share (they bought Gateway, right?) is growing: people aren't extremely picky a lot of the time.

Take care,
--Tex.