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Quiet Introduction of $899 iMac Education Model

Macrumors said:


Apple has quietly introduced an Education-Store-Only model of the iMac to replace the removed eMac model.

The new low-end iMac sports a 1.83GHz Core Duo, 80GB hard drive, 24x Combo drive, and uses the GMA 950 shared memory video configuration found on the Mac mini and newly released MacBook. Bluetooth 2.0 and the Apple Remote are NOT included. Base price for the machine is set at $899 USD.
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I'm a bit confused (this is off topic) and why is this macrumor admin post this late? 😕
 
macdragonfl said:
Shame that it is sold only on ED site should sell for everyone! There are many who would buy at that price, and do not need the other features. My parents would buy and be very happy with the features and price. Hopefully it will be released for everyone soon!!!!!!
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Just have your parents use the EDU store to buy it. They never verify if the person ordering is a student or not. Just pick a University close to where you live and place your order.
 
Zoboomafoo said:
that's because IUB is janky.

I'd penalize IUB if I were apple for their "apple store."

They should just call it the ipod store.

ps. just how many IUB people are on this right now? lol.
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IUB has the iMac smartface...just not the image that purdue is.

wtf @ your face.
 
mward333 said:
Since your IU Bloomington Apple Store doesn't have it, then just click on the regular Apple Store for Education (instead of the customized IU version) after you choose the Bloomington campus. I just tried it, and it works great.

By the way, this works at all other universities too. Whenever a university has a customized Apple Store, they will also allow access to the regular Apple Store for Education instead.
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i meant the graphic that purdue has. we dont have the 'new imac omg its only 899 now' picture. but we do have the imac. gosh gosh.
 
markkk! said:
apple is the only computer company still using 256mb sticks.🙄
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That's not true. Order a Dell Dimension with 512MB of RAM and it comes with two 256MB sticks.
 
Agent69 said:
That's not true. Order a Dell Dimension with 512MB of RAM and it comes with two 256MB sticks.
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did you see this face:

>>>>>>>🙄 🙄 🙄 🙄 🙄 🙄 🙄 🙄 🙄 🙄 <<<<<<<
 
Ordering from the Edu store

Actually, while this might be generally true, I wouldn't push my luck. Apple has some legal notes in the fine print when you place an edu. store order which, among other things, state that your claim of educational status is subject to future verification after the initial purchase. And further, if they do one of these "audits" and find you falsely claimed eduational status to obtain a discount, you're subject to being billed the difference in price between what you paid and the retail price for the item(s).

jholzner said:
Just have your parents use the EDU store to buy it. They never verify if the person ordering is a student or not. Just pick a University close to where you live and place your order.
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Very nice addition.

To the whiners: There is more too it than the stuff missing that makes it so cheap. It is certain that their profit margins are less on the edu iMac than the student-discount machines. (faculty also get a bigger discount on Apple stuff than students, even teachers)
 
RichP said:
Very nice addition.

To the whiners: There is more too it than the stuff missing that makes it so cheap. It is certain that their profit margins are less on the edu iMac than the student-discount machines. (faculty also get a bigger discount on Apple stuff than students, even teachers)
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My dad doesn't get better discounts than students & he's in faculty...?
 
markkk! said:
apple is the only computer company still using 256mb sticks.🙄
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Haha...no 🙁

Dell still sells some base configuration models with only 256 MB of ram. Plus, if the school wasn't planning on upgrading to 1 GB anyway, 2x256 MB sticks are better than 1x512 MB stick, as you're supposed to use paired ram anyway...

EDIT: someone already pointed this out...don't tell me you were being sarcastic in the first place, though...🙄
 
This really makes the mini seem a bit over priced.

at edu prices, the high end mini is $779, and for $899 you get the iMac with a monitor, iSight, keyboard and mouse. Does anyone else see anything wrong with this picture??
 
Core Trio said:
This really makes the mini seem a bit over priced.

at edu prices, the high end mini is $779, and for $899 you get the iMac with a monitor, iSight, keyboard and mouse. Does anyone else see anything wrong with this picture??
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There's no question that Apple's going to have to change something with the Mini (whether it be features or price) in the coming months (prior to Christmas), as it is an awful deal when looked at comparitively.

Both the Mini and the edu-iMac have similar ram and graphics capability...and at least the mini comes with a remote...but the monitor on the iMac is gorgeous, and worth about 200+ in my mind...

Does anyone else think that this low-low price has anything to do with the recent Intel reductions in its prices???
 
mmm... these are nice, but I was expecting/hoping for a new imac soonish. Like, after conroe comes out on July 24. 😎 I just hope this doesn't mean that this form factor and the current yonah configurations are going to be around for a good while longer.
 
I have some question:
1.Does the free nano apply to these?
2. Can an Apple Remote work on these if you already have one or does it use bluetooth?
3. What difference does the 2 256 chips make vs. 1 512.

Thanks!
 
markkk! said:
IUB has the iMac smartface...just not the image that purdue is.

wtf @ your face.
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eh?

I'm just talking about the physical apple store in the union. The only thing you can walk in and buy there is an ipod. Everything else you have to order.

I'm just making fun of the hole-in-the-wallness of the store.

(granted, it's quite possible that most colleges are like this. but i want my instant gratification.)
 
Core Trio said:
This really makes the mini seem a bit over priced.

at edu prices, the high end mini is $779, and for $899 you get the iMac with a monitor, iSight, keyboard and mouse. Does anyone else see anything wrong with this picture??
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Yet people will buy them.

And you wonder how Apple makes money....
 
Katharine said:
I have some question:
1.Does the free nano apply to these?
2. Can an Apple Remote work on these if you already have one or does it use bluetooth?
3. What difference does the 2 256 chips make vs. 1 512.

Thanks!
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1. I doubt it...but maybe??? 😕
2. Absolutely - all Apple Remotes can work with any Front Row/Universal iPod Dock
3. 2x256 chips are actually superior to 1x512 chip in that paired-ram has higher performance than unpaired ram. The downside to this? Upgrading in the future becomes more costly, as you have 2x256 chips that are basically useless...
 
rdowns said:
Apple(R) today introduced a new $899 configuration of the 17-inch iMac(R) designed specifically for education customers
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Fantastic news!

The current iMac goes for $1,199 with education discount.

So you are saving $300 per iMac. This is significant for a school system. And what is missing will hardly be missed.
 
The mini also includes a remote, full DVI output, bluetooth and the world's smallest fully functional computer that looks truly awesome. They do need to lower the price $100 again - until they do that it will just be a mediocre deal.
 
Katharine said:
I have some question:
1.Does the free nano apply to these?
2. Can an Apple Remote work on these if you already have one or does it use bluetooth?
3. What difference does the 2 256 chips make vs. 1 512.

Thanks!
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Good questions...

1. I don't know, but I followed the iMac link from the promotion page and it did list the new model even though the price on the promotion page didn't reflect that.
2. It doesn't use bluetooth, it uses infrared... I don't know if the infrared receiver is removed in the new model, though.
3. It's more convenient to upgrade 1 512, but 2 256 can be faster.
 
AvSRoCkCO1067 said:
The iBooks are PowerPC Macs...the MacBooks are Intel Macs...
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thats almost insulting to read haha.

thats not what I was trying to point out at all. Someone said the iBook was missing from the edu store, but its still there under PowerPC...
 
jwsmiths said:
The mini also includes a remote, full DVI output, bluetooth and the world's smallest fully functional computer that looks truly awesome. They do need to lower the price $100 again - until they do that it will just be a mediocre deal.
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You still have Mini-DVI out on the educational iMac.
 
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