Macmaniac said:...Its the eMac reborn
kingtj said: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).
emotion said:Finally a frame of reference for UKers. Not on the Edu store in the UK yet but comparing this to the old lowest spec iMac which is £773 to contact educational purchasers.
£134 buys:
Superdrive
Dedicated graphics
Remote
Bluetooth
160GB vs 80GB HD
For personal purchases most people would rather pay the extra I think but if you're equipping a lab or the budget is tight it's nice this new model exists.
Agent69 said:Your right. Now, what is the retail price for this particular iMac.
celebrian23 said:...I'm thinking maybe the mac minis might have some surprises for us in august now
Peace said:I think this is only available to EDU users..
Agent69 said:That's my point. Usually, you just pay back what you illegally saved, but since this model isn't normally available, how would they decide what to charge you?
Stella said:This machine is a good general schooling machine - capable at word processing, spread sheet, programming etc.
There is no need for a high end graphics card, BT etc and the costs are kept down.
This obviously isn't a machine for a media course - animation etc.
yep. any mac is eligible if its purchased by a college student or college/gradeschool teachers. because this is only available through the education store, every purchase will be eligible for the free ipod.Chrysaor said:Sorry if this was asked before..
Is this new model eligible for free iPod also?
Peace said:Ah so you're asking what the price would be if one illegally purchased it through the EDU store and was then later charged for the difference ?
First off.One shouldn't "illegally" purchase anything from Apple.
Secondly if one did do that i'm guessing the price difference would be up to Apple.In otherwords there is no "retail price".
celebrian23 said:the isight concerns me for classroom use. Trust me, you don't want 14-18 year old boys playing with a webcam. I can imagine a school that can afford mac computers can afford video cameras and the such. If I wanted a desktop instead of a laptop, I would get this in a second. I'm thinking maybe the mac minis might have some surprises for us in august now
081440 said:uh..... There are only two RAM slots in the iMac so how could they possibly fit four sticks in?
As said before paired memory is used on all Macs with integrated graphics, it's because it lets the same amount of RAM move faster and therefore the shared memory is less of a drag.
celebrian23 said:the isight concerns me for classroom use. Trust me, you don't want 14-18 year old boys playing with a webcam.
Chrysaor said:Sorry if this was asked before..
Is this new model eligible for free iPod also?
1. Buy a Mac.
Buy a new MacBook, MacBook Pro, iMac, or Power Mac G5.
2. Buy an iPod nano.
Purchase your iPod with a Mac.
3. Submit your rebate.
Your iPod nano is free after mail-in rebate.* Or choose another iPod and enjoy big savings after mail-in rebate.* After you receive your products, start your rebate online for fastest processing. Or download and mail the rebate form.
DTphonehome said:Anyway, I think this point has been debated to death, so this is all I have to say about it.
skipskop24 said:I really don't think its a good idea to have LCD screens around kids. I know when my friends come to my house and we use my computer they poke the screen because they're used to their glass CRT moniters. But anyways I can't wait to see these start showing up in my school.
macnews said:I think there is a way to turn off the iSight. I am researching this myself since I have some recent PPC and Intel iMacs I am looking at this for. Apple also released a new version of Remote Desktop (ARD) and I am hoping this might allow for some remote viewing as well. However, even given potential problems with the iSight I also see potential benefits. Imagine video conferencing with other students in the same building or a different school or even business far away! The potential is awesome!
Agent69 said:I have heard that there is a kernel extension that allows the iSight to work and that all you have to do is remove it. I will look around and see if I can find where I read that.
That's for a MacBook Pro, which has a dedicated graphics card. It makes a difference for integrated graphics.DTphonehome said:I was saying that obviously Apple has to use these sticks before they become totally useless. The reason that all "integrated graphics" machines use 2 x 256 is that it's cheaper and it uses up inventory.
As for the matched pairs myth, it's barely faster in benchmarks, and marginally faster in real-world usage (from barefeats.com):
"DO MATCHING MEMORY PAIRS MAKE IT GO FASTER?
We tested the MacBook Pro with both matching pairs of 1GB SDRAM and non-matching pairs (one 1GB and one 256MB module). None of the GPU test results were affected but the matching pairs did provide a small gain in CPU intensive tests (2.5% in iMovie, 3.5% in Photoshop CS)."
Anyway, I think this point has been debated to death, so this is all I have to say about it.