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What’s the better stock buy: Apple or beleaguered Dell?

“In a new Motley Fool series, we pit two stocks against each other on five criteria to determine the better buy,” The Motley Fool reports. “Today’s matchup is Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) vs. Dell (Nasdaq: DELL). Using five short-of-scientific-but-carefully chosen criteria, let’s determine which is the better buy according to the numbers:”

Round 1: Cheapness: Advantage: Dell
Round 2: Growth: Advantage: Apple
Round 3: Operations: Advantage: Apple
Round 4: Balance sheet: Advantage: Apple
Round 5: CAPS rating: Advantage: Apple

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MacDailyNews Take: The last category Apple would ever want to “win” would be “cheapness,” but it’s absolutely perfect for beleaguered Dell.

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