education
07/05/2006, 8:55am, EDT
Wednesday, July 5th
Apple releases $899 iMac for education
Apple today introduced a new $899 iMac made specifically for the education market. Replacing Apple's last CRT computer--the eMac--the education-only configuration has a 17-inch widescreen display and a 1.83GHz Intel Core Duo processor, featuring many of the same components, such as 512MB DDR2 SDRAM, 24x Combo drive, 80GB hard drive, built-in iSight and wireless networking, microphone, and speakers; however, the new iMac ships with the integrated Intel GMA 950 graphics chipset instead of the usual, dedicated (and more powerful) ATI X16000 found the consumer versions of the new iMac Core Duo. The new education-only iMac configuration ($899) is available immediately from the educational Apple store.
Apple also announced that the eMac will no longer be in production and is available for purchase while supplies last through the Apple Store for Education and that it will showcase the 17-inch iMac and its complete line of products and solutions for education at the National Educational Computing Conference in San Diego, California from July 5-7, 2006.
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Is the "retail edu price" of $899 for this e-iMac just a number that will be vastly discounted to look great in deals with schools?
this machine seems like a nice price point for a seriously powerful machine.
The guy has a good point about screen touching - but a screen guard should do the trick.
Guess this shows how much we actually pay for that graphics card, eh?
One or two finger slaps and guess what? No more touching
Children are like small animals. Train them as such.
As far as shocking them, would love to, but would get sued. And yes they let teachers have rulers, but NO they can not use them to slap the fingers, again, lawsuit. but trust me, I know lots of teachers who would love to be able to do this!
It actually goes back to the parents at home, my 5 year old girl doesn't touch the screen on my 1GHz 17" iMac, as I have taught her NOT to.