go to Apple if you think im making it up. Fantastic. Emac is a great deal for those wanting to get into the Mac world. very nice.
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Apple Lowers Prices for eMac
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Re: All emacs at 1 gig!
The price drops are nice as is the fact that all Macs have at least a Combo Drive now too. One thing though, with the drop of $200 down to $799 on the Combo Drive eMac, the hard drive capacity dropped as well from 60GB to 40GB. But it's still a great deal for that price (as is the SuperDrive model now for $1,099) and they all have Panther pre-loaded too.
The price drops are nice as is the fact that all Macs have at least a Combo Drive now too. One thing though, with the drop of $200 down to $799 on the Combo Drive eMac, the hard drive capacity dropped as well from 60GB to 40GB. But it's still a great deal for that price (as is the SuperDrive model now for $1,099) and they all have Panther pre-loaded too.
gack! well done apple. well done indeed! Finally, a truly low end machine that still is very nice. My family has the 1 Ghz combo emac and couldn't be happier. For $800 that is truly fantastic.
In the UK, with an education discount, £549 for a 1GHz eMac with Panther.
That has to be very tempting to people curious about what you can do on a Mac
That has to be very tempting to people curious about what you can do on a Mac
The entry level price in the UK with an education discount is £569 which is just silly- in a positive kind of way
17 inch Powerbook rev 1
So, my question is, how does the 14 inch ibook compare to my 17in aluPB rev 1? seems to me e verything but ram speed is same or better, oh, and minus the fw800: screen size... obvious, mabye not a drawback
So, my question is, how does the 14 inch ibook compare to my 17in aluPB rev 1? seems to me e verything but ram speed is same or better, oh, and minus the fw800: screen size... obvious, mabye not a drawback
The PB's next?
Well it looks like proc wise the 14 is as fast as the lower pb's and pretty close to the high end pb's. Surely we can't be too far away from a more dramatic update on the PB. Any idea the limit on the proc speed for the G4 in mobile form? I'd love to get a pb soon, but am very power hungry. I'd hate to wait but if they are updating the iBook surely the pb isnt far behind?
Well it looks like proc wise the 14 is as fast as the lower pb's and pretty close to the high end pb's. Surely we can't be too far away from a more dramatic update on the PB. Any idea the limit on the proc speed for the G4 in mobile form? I'd love to get a pb soon, but am very power hungry. I'd hate to wait but if they are updating the iBook surely the pb isnt far behind?
jayscheuerle
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Rip the heads off these babies and sell them for $200 less.
A $599 headless Mac would do well, even if it's the lowest of low-end. This niche needs a filling!
A $599 headless Mac would do well, even if it's the lowest of low-end. This niche needs a filling!
Re: The PB's next?
Not very likely. Apple just released the new PB a month ago. They wouldn't release a new model so soon. I would say at least another 2 months (which in computer thinking is a long time). I would, however, not count on that. It seems like a january/febuary time table more likely, but it also depends on what the upgrade will be.
Just a speed bump - late december to late january.
Complete upgrade (either enclosure, features, or G5 jump) - Late January to late march.
Just MHO and 2 cents.
Not very likely. Apple just released the new PB a month ago. They wouldn't release a new model so soon. I would say at least another 2 months (which in computer thinking is a long time). I would, however, not count on that. It seems like a january/febuary time table more likely, but it also depends on what the upgrade will be.
Just a speed bump - late december to late january.
Complete upgrade (either enclosure, features, or G5 jump) - Late January to late march.
Just MHO and 2 cents.
Agree totally! And, if I may add:
Take the discontinued Cube - rename it - maybe - to iCube/iBox or whatever. The hardware development has already been done...it's there...just put it back on track...
and sell it for 699$!! Lot's of people want their "old" monitor and hook it up to their new Cube
I would certainly buy one!
Take the discontinued Cube - rename it - maybe - to iCube/iBox or whatever. The hardware development has already been done...it's there...just put it back on track...
and sell it for 699$!! Lot's of people want their "old" monitor and hook it up to their new Cube
I would certainly buy one!
Somehow I just can't get excited over fairly old technology.. sure it may be cheaper, but it still is old..
This is great news. I would like to see them go ahead and make it 'headless' for less, but hey - it's still a great price and that's what Apple needed.
Even more fun is the "announce new stuff on any old day we darn well please" policy that Apple seems to have adopted. It's as if EVERY day were Tuesday.
Even more fun is the "announce new stuff on any old day we darn well please" policy that Apple seems to have adopted. It's as if EVERY day were Tuesday.
Previously the $799 eMac had a CD-ROM, not a Combo drive. And it was at 800MHz G4, not 1GHz.
Other than that, the low-end one hasn't changed at all.
Note also, of course, that there used to be three models of eMac and now there are two.
Umm... the eMac doesn't do DDR, and it's system bus is 133Mhz. The eMac also has several-generations-old graphics subsystem.
Originally posted by FlamDrag
Even more fun is the "announce new stuff on any old day we darn well please" policy that Apple seems to have adopted. It's as if EVERY day were Tuesday.
Right on! It makes every day an adventure. Not to mention, it cuts down on rumors building us up for events on the wrong date.
Dan
Umm... and eMac is not meant to be the latest and the greatest...
This is perfect. I was debating between refurb 15" iMac ($949, when available) and the lowest eMac (Prev. $749 refurb with a CD-ROM.) for my parents for Christmas. I was torn whether CD-ROM would be ok or not and was leaning toward the iMac just for the Combo Drive.
Now I will wait a bit longer to purchase. If similar price drop occurs for the iMac, I'll get that but at the least, I can get a very nice eMac with a Combo Drive even if the price drop doesn't occur for the iMac.