Apple has done an outstanding job in positioning themselves to reclaim some lost deskspace in the education market with the advent of the new eMac. However, I just cant get over Apple's rediculous prices. Sure, I have a TiBook and a G4 tower, but I am (as many of you are) a loyal Mac fanatic, and will pay for the computer.
But heres my point:
Everyone is touting that the eMac is 999.99. What? Maybe I missed the boat (and I hope I did) but everywhere I look it is 1249. Hell, the new iMac (buying in through the eduaction store) is only 1349. For a extra 100 bucks, you get the LCD screen. Granted, kids and LCD dont mix but for HS and College, it would be great.
Is the flat CRT really that expensive? I just dont see the justification of this thing being 1300 bucks. Schools can get *gasp* Dell computers for 699. I know, I know, "Dude, Dell's Suck" but try explaining that to the purchasing department at your local Community School District.
I guess the only justification I can see is that you dont have to buy a seperate monitor that could run you another 100-200 bucks.
Can someone tell me how much these things really are?
But heres my point:
Everyone is touting that the eMac is 999.99. What? Maybe I missed the boat (and I hope I did) but everywhere I look it is 1249. Hell, the new iMac (buying in through the eduaction store) is only 1349. For a extra 100 bucks, you get the LCD screen. Granted, kids and LCD dont mix but for HS and College, it would be great.
Is the flat CRT really that expensive? I just dont see the justification of this thing being 1300 bucks. Schools can get *gasp* Dell computers for 699. I know, I know, "Dude, Dell's Suck" but try explaining that to the purchasing department at your local Community School District.
I guess the only justification I can see is that you dont have to buy a seperate monitor that could run you another 100-200 bucks.
Can someone tell me how much these things really are?