Apple does not care trust me. In the edu store, ibooks are still going for the 949 and 1199 .Core Trio said:
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Quiet Introduction of $899 iMac Education Model
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Katharine said:
1. I'd assume so. Both deals show up on the edu store (Purdue, in my case).
2. Yes. Or you can add in another remote for $26.
3. It's harder to upgrade on your own (i.e., to get up to 1 GB you'll need to replace the 2 x 256 sticks with two 512 MB sticks instead of just adding another 512 MB stick).
Hmmm... An edu iMac + 160 GB HDD + 1 GB RAM + remote still costs $100 less than the standard iMac with 512 MB of RAM (even at EDU pricing); all you lose is DVD burning ($20 external burners are much better than Apple's anyhow) and Bluetooth. Sounds like a deal to me.
dynamicv said:Weren't a lot of edu places staying away from iMacs because of the form factor? You do know they can fall over in earthquakes don't you?
huh?
this is a great idea.
So with the the introduction of hte new iMac, can this been seen as a way of trying to clear out stockpiles of excess chips and parts inpreperation for new products in the near future here?
eMagius said:
No no no - you lose a dedicated graphics card as well.
Oh, and I'd rather have a SuperDrive than a 20 dollar external burner...but that's just me
thejadedmonkey said:
I've been wondering this same thing! I kinda hope for new enclosures but my gut tells me they're sticking around.
hmm this is good news for schools and it certainly makes sense to have such a machine. But I still have to wonder about the durability of the current iMac design in a classroom. I mean the one big advantage of the emac is that it won't tip over easily.
markkk! said:apple is the only computer company still using 256mb sticks.
i was thinking that maybe using 256 MB sticks keeps the cost down as maybe they are left-overs from days gone... perhaps they are simpply clearly out their inventory, and then they will update the specs to 1 512 stick.
Another reason for no remote is that if you have a room with 50 iMacs in, 1 student with an Apple Remote can make Front Row appear on 50 screens at once, which i expect would not go down well with the other students, especially if they then press Play or somthing.
this is a awesome computer for high schools and for campus libraries where people write papers and surf the web. and at the same time, it saves space and allows for more computers or books to be placed on the desks.
they use eMacs at Simon Fraser University and they're so big and clucky and when you try to write a paper with like 10 books, you have no where to put them.
yay imac edu.
they use eMacs at Simon Fraser University and they're so big and clucky and when you try to write a paper with like 10 books, you have no where to put them.
yay imac edu.
If I were Apple, I'd update the iMacs with the T2500 and T2600 and make this education model available to the general public and business community. Put in a box and sell it at best buy, Wal-Mart, and anywhere else they actually buy computers.
N10248 said:
Well you could always "pair" each remote with each computer, so that wouldn't happen...
...but still, you're right. Schools don't have any need for "Front Row," unless maybe a teacher wants to show dvds in her class often and can just hook up a projector to the iMac to watch them (in which case she could just buy a 30 dollar remote...)
sushi said:
Depends what your purpose is. If you want a powerful, stylish, and easy to use consumer machine the notebook drive is adequate. If you use it as the closest thing Apple has to a prosumer model, it's better to have a full size drive. One isn't going to bit in that case.
Zoboomafoo said:
Ooooooooh. In the union you can buy stuff there! They have stuff under the displays. Right now they hvae like....10 macbook pros and 10 macbooks and a couple ibooks. my uncle bought his ibook there & i bought my macbook pro there.
but they have like 80 ipods
As you say, it depends on your needs.BenRoethig said:
Personally, I like the all-in-one concept for the classroom and office environment. No need to keep track of external parts/add ons.
And it tends to keep the idiots from trying to troubleshoot their computers by taking them apart! Arg!
Core Trio said:
if you already have a monitor you like and a keyboard and a mouse, saving $100 isn't a bad thing.
sushi said:
I agree. For those environments, the all in one concept works perfectly. As does it for those who just want an easy to use computer. This fulfills those needs perfectly and is a lot easier to service than the Mini.
sushi said:
Plus, it's a $26 option if you still want it. It would be great when used with keynote as a presentation tool though.
AvSRoCkCO1067 said:
That's me. My second graders love front row on the projector. If I don't use front row, they are very disappointed. Also, they consider VHS very uncool. If its not on the projector screen they really whine.
I use front row in the classroom for DVDs, imovies and photo slide shows. So cool
BTW - watching "Lost" downloaded from itunes is pretty good on the big screen (during my grading time, that is)
As for the new edu imac - about time. We were really getting worried about purchasing newer imacs at that price. The emac really is too bulky now a days.
I'm the computer techie at an elementary school and this is a good and bad thing. Good b/c you get this all for fairly cheap. Unfortunately, we still use quite a bit of classic software which won't run on it so not only would we have to buy the new computers, but new software as well. And being a public school, e don't have the $$.
dornoforpyros said:
Well in California (at least at my school), everything was bolted to the tables, walls, etc. For earthquakes/theft. They put a screw/latch on all the computers onto a base, and the base is drilled into the desk.
I think it's very nice for schools but I worry that kids will abuse/break them. It's such a nice design. Way better than those clunky Windows machines from the nineties that my school seemed to adore. And better than the old iMac G3/eMac (but that one seemed like it could take a lot of abuse).