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The $899 Educational iMac

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the cheap-machines dept.

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."

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  1. Thriving on Strife by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    I'm very happy to hear that college kids strive on cheapness.

  2. Re:Cheap, but not cheap enough. by Cadallin · · Score: 5, Funny

    And the Pre-installed Spyware and Adware was FREE too!

  3. I'd get one... by $hecky · · Score: 5, Funny

    But I've switched to Ubuntu.

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    1. Re:I'd get one... by Blob+Pet · · Score: 4, Funny

      Don't hate on other Unix systems, it's bad karma, man.

      Unless it's SCO UNIX.

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    2. Re:I'd get one... by jerkychew · · Score: 3, Funny

      Dammit, now they're up to three! We've got a veritable pandemic on our hands!

  4. Yes, but... by tlacuache · · Score: 4, Funny

    does it run a Lin... I mean, imagine a Beowulf clust... ah, crap, I choked.

  5. Cash by Mr.+Underbridge · · Score: 3, Funny
    Cheap for a uni student? I certainly didn't have that sort of money laying about when I was at university.

    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.

  6. Re:Ya but by bcat24 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Wouldn't an SCO box be $666?

  7. Re:Cheap, but not cheap enough. by JourneyExpertApe · · Score: 3, Funny

    Yeah, because it really costs $450 to reformat the hard drive and install the OS of your choice. Or you could take the less extreme approach and uninstall all the "trial versions" and such that come with it. Nah, I'd rather pay an extra $450 to have the pretty Mac logo on the case so everyone knows I'm hip. Especially if I'm on a tight budget.

    </sarcasm>

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  8. Guinness or OS X? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    $899 = 1.83MHz Core Duo iMac with 17" screen and not enough RAM.

    $899 = 12-pack bottled Guinness Draught 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.

  9. Re:899 is cheap? by linvir · · Score: 3, Funny

    Dell is cheap? More like eBay is cheap.