The $899 Educational iMac 483
Valthan writes "Macsimum news has just released news about a new version of the iMac that is being touted as an educational machine. It seems to be a nice setup, and has the cheapness that us university students strive on, I think they just may have a winner here to get people on the Mac. Now if only JCreator worked on it ..."
From the article "Featuring a 17-inch widescreen LCD display, the iMac for education includes a Combo drive for burning CDs and reading DVDs, 512MB of 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM memory expandable up to 2GB and hard drive storage capacity up to 160GB. Every iMac also includes a built-in iSight video camera, built-in 10/100/1000 BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet for high-speed networking, built-in AirPort Extreme 802.11g WiFi for up to 54Mbps wireless networking, a total of five USB ports (three USB 2.0) and two FireWire 400 ports."
Thriving on Strife (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Cheap, but not cheap enough. (Score:5, Funny)
Re:899 is cheap? (Score:1, Funny)
I'd get one... (Score:5, Funny)
Yes, but... (Score:4, Funny)
Cash (Score:3, Funny)
There are a few options: 1) Beg parents 2) Get job, or...
3) That's why God gave you blood plasma and spoo. Sell it.
4) Failing that, find some lubriderm, a rubber glove, and a busy intersection.
Re:Ya but (Score:5, Funny)
Re:899 is cheap? (Score:2, Funny)
All the kids will want a computer. The real question is why get this when you can get a portable, bluetooth, macbook for only $200 more?
Re:Cheap, but not cheap enough. (Score:3, Funny)
</sarcasm>
They haven't thought this through properly... (Score:2, Funny)
a) "What ? No DVD burner ? How the hell am I supposed to earn beer money by pirating things I've downloaded on school internet ?!"
b) "No remote ? GTF out of here, now how am I supposed to cycle through my slideshow of err.. botany pictures from bed with one hand ?!"
Good on them for trying, but I think this machine is basically a decoy so that they can say the iMac line-up "starts at $899", because taking out something like a dvd writer is just going to make everyone want the next model up. This machine is more likely to find a home with housewives who want to browse the web without all the spyware and virii.
Guinness or OS X? (Score:4, Funny)
$899 = 12-pack bottled Guinness Draught [bevmo.com] x at least 50.
So, an iMac or 600 bottles of Guinness. College student unimpressed.
And don't anybody say "B-B-B-BUT THE GUINNESS DOESN'T COME WITH ILIFE" or I will rip your fucking head off and shove it up your ass.
Re:899 is cheap? (Score:4, Funny)
Re:I'd get one... (Score:5, Funny)
Unless it's SCO UNIX.
Re:I'd get one... (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Just in time for Leopard (Score:2, Funny)
is that you? You'd better not be playing f%$&ing games with your tuition money!!!
sincerely,
dad
Re:Guinness or OS X? (Score:3, Funny)
B-B-B-BUT THE GUINNESS DOESN'T COME WITH ILIFE (Score:3, Funny)