July 5th, 2006
Apple unveils $899 ed Mac
Apple recently unveiled its new $899 Intel-based iMac version for the education market at the National Educational Computing Conference (NECC) in San Diego, reports MacCentralMacCentral.
The education model has a 17-inch monitor and is a replacement for the eMac, an CRT-based system. Its new chip called the Core Duo has a 1.83GHz processor and features an iSight video camera and comes with iLife ‘06 pre-installed. It also comes with 512MB of 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM, expandable to 2GB, built-in 10/100/1000 Base-T Ethernet ca[abilities, built-in 802.11G Wi-Fi wireless networking, three USB 2.0 ports and two FireWire 400 ports.
It has a few less features than the made-for-retail market iMac which has Bluetooth connectivity, an optical SuperDrive and features a smaller hard drive — 80GB, as opposed to 160GB.
Over 12 percent of Apple’s net sales in 2005 were to the U.S. education market, including elementary and secondary schools, higher education and individuals buyers, the company said in its 2005 annual report.
