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BenKenobi88,
What Mac model are you comparing to? It doesn't really make sense that way.

There's only one model for $1500 - the 20" iMac with 2.4 GHz Core2Duo. Are you saying that for $700 you get both an high-end gaming PC and a 20" monitor? 20" is nothing fancy, but it's worth at least $250. And you can get the 20" iMac for $1200, the $1500 model already has a bigger harddrive and such.

Also, all iMacs come with Bluetooth 2.0 and WiFi 802.11n, a webcam and a remote, an internal microphone and stereo speakers. Is that all included in your $700 PC? I think you will come down to a price difference of $200 give or take, and many people who are not as informed PC shoppers as you will wind up paying more for the same machine than you do.

naznatips,
If your Mac is older than 4 years and you can't install the latest Mac OS on it (10.5 Leopard), you just keep it running with the older Mac OS. Why not? OS 10.4 is still officially supported by Apple, mainly with security updates.

Or you sell it on eBay if it's really become too slow for you. For a 4 year old Mac you will get at least 30 % of the original price.

If you want to upgrade a 4 year old PC to run Vista, which parts can you keep?

If you like to replace single parts instead of just buying a new box you should also really hate video game consoles and pretty much most of home electronics and appliances. The fact that you can change parts inside a PC is an anomaly, not a rule.