As long as it keeps being like that, Apple will keep being Apple. They've always been held to a high standard, especially these last few years.
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Apple Launches $999 iMac for Educational Institutions
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As long as it keeps being like that, Apple will keep being Apple. They've always been held to a high standard, especially these last few years.
An insult.
Rather than Apple giving Edu a discount...say 10% off, Apple creates an entirely new marketing campaign to sell stripped down versions of their bottom-of-the-barrel iMac for a whopping $150 off.
Apple has hit a new low with their "take it or leave it" attitude. And Apple wonders why .001% of businesses in the world use Apple computers.
Rather than Apple giving Edu a discount...say 10% off, Apple creates an entirely new marketing campaign to sell stripped down versions of their bottom-of-the-barrel iMac for a whopping $150 off.
Apple has hit a new low with their "take it or leave it" attitude. And Apple wonders why .001% of businesses in the world use Apple computers.
1 - Apple does give education a discount - both off the normal prices, as well as bulk discounts
2 - "Quietly introduces" = no marketing campaign
3 - The "bottom-of-the-barrel" is $250 off, if you want to be pedantic
4 - Your business estimate is so laughably wrong that it doesn't really require a response, but here it is anyway ;-)
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I go to Ohio State and we have separate computer labs for Windows and Macs for your needs.
Are you sure the Edu 10% is gone? My Sister IL just used it? Is this for large volume purchases?
This is a great deal, just hoping more schools jump on these deals. My area (Pa.) seems to be in a time warp
Wired kbd and mouse? In a school. I'm sure they'll be more than wired; they'll be bolted down.
Just checked it out. To get 4 GB of Ram on the educational model will be $90. So for $60 extra, you get faster CPU, bigger hard drive, etc. IMO, the regular 21.5" model available is still a better deal in the long haul.
I work at a middle school and our kids use stuff like iMovie a bit for class. The time we would save with a faster processor would mean a lot to the teachers. It could mean we have to spend less time logging in & out, least time waiting for it to encode movies and more time doing actual research & real work.
I'll admit, with the economy the way it is, people will want to save money, but how much money do we want to save before productivity & quality goes down too much?
I work at a middle school and our kids use stuff like iMovie a bit for class. The time we would save with a faster processor would mean a lot to the teachers. It could mean we have to spend less time logging in & out, least time waiting for it to encode movies and more time doing actual research & real work.
I'll admit, with the economy the way it is, people will want to save money, but how much money do we want to save before productivity & quality goes down too much?
You really don't think very well, do you?
I find it a bit perplexing that they'd include a Radeon in this instead of integrated graphics.. could have saved themselves another $50-100... not like students are going to be gaming in the library.
These machines are PLENTY powerful. They're more powerful than the most powerful machine four years ago. (Okay, maybe not an 8-core Mac Pro, but really, does that even count...?)
Yes, 2 GB of RAM is more than enough... most of you seem to really have no idea what is and isn't necessary. And since it's got two cores, and two threads, it's not being split between 4, 8, or 12 cores... just two.
Maybe you guys ought to actually do a little thinking for yourselves before proclaiming all sorts of absolutely ridiculous things. Yes, this may be Apple's bottom of the line machine, but it's still very, very fast. We've progressed quite a bit in the last 10-20 years in computing.... bottom of the line is still more than enough for 80% of computer users.
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I bought my first Mac last year (MacBook Pro) and I absolutely love it. But I do have to say even a thousand dollars is WAYY more than most (at least most public k-12 schools here in NJ) schools can afford given budgetary constraints and the current economy. If Apple really wants to be competitive, this computer should really be in the $400 range.
I bought my first Mac last year (MacBook Pro) and I absolutely love it. But I do have to say even a thousand dollars is WAYY more than most (at least most public k-12 schools here in NJ) schools can afford given budgetary constraints and the current economy. If Apple really wants to be competitive, this computer should really be in the $400 range.
If this really doesn't have ThunderBolt but it has a display port, what a way to cause confusion.
I wish Apple would stop skimping on ports. They did it with the old MacBooks and the iBooks. Always a generation in firewire behind. No wonder these ports don't take off if Apple themselves; within their niche, are offering it as as option in their product lineup.
I wish Apple would stop skimping on ports. They did it with the old MacBooks and the iBooks. Always a generation in firewire behind. No wonder these ports don't take off if Apple themselves; within their niche, are offering it as as option in their product lineup.
Is this a serious post? It can't be.
Windows is Windows, that's the beauty of it. How can it be easier to train someone to use a totally different OS to one they are already familiar with?
If you can use Windows XP, then you don't need to be trained how to use Windows Vista or Windows 7. You just have to learn to use some of the newer features which should take about 10 mins.
These are institutional machines, and low-end ones at that. I doubt 99+% of them will never see an external display. People who want external displays tend to want higher spec'ed Macs as well.
2 GB of RAM in 2011? The schools going for this model are likely going to have to factor in a RAM upgrade over the life of their machines.
When did being an informed or budget conscious business become the sad part?
I'm still working on a 5 1/2 year old Pentium D with 2GB of RAM and Windows XP. It earns just as much per hour for me as would a brand new top of the line Mac.
Do I want a new computer? Sure do. Do I need one yet? No.