news.cnet.com — An Italian blog site notices a mention of a $899 iMac on Apple's education site. Currently, Apple is offering only iMacs in 20- and 24-inch screen sizes, starting at $1,199. But it's unclear whether the 17-incher is really new or not.
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blapierreMar 21, 2009
Empty ya pockets son, they got you thinkin' thatWhat ya need is what they sellin'Make you think that buyin' is rebellin'
Closed AccountMar 21, 2009
Nice straw-man.Too bad it's wrong.
nukeleearrMar 22, 2009
Still too much. Can get a laptop with the same specs for $400 easily, although you won't look as cool using it at Starbucks.
jonseyMar 22, 2009
Anyone with any laptop looks cooler then the guy who brings his iMac to Starbucks...
aussienickussMar 22, 2009
Schools don't buy refurbs or secondhand machines. If this story is true, it's (potentially) great news for the school I work at. We will have to switch our labs to PCs if Apple don't come out with a much cheaper Mac by mid to late this year. The cheapest iMac we can get in Australia is around $1600 (up from $1300 three years ago) which is now unrealistic for our budget.
christinmeMar 22, 2009
Macs rock. If the imac was that much for education that would mean the device would be $999 for normal retail. But I wonder if this price does not include the 50% mark up?
dizavinMar 22, 2009
The 17" started out as an EDU only item. only makes sense that they still do it, now that it wasn't a hit with the regular store.
brettotte1Mar 22, 2009
I just got this for $980: <a class="user" href="http://tinyurl.com/c5sqfk" rel="nofollow">http://tinyurl.com/c5sqfk</a>Core 2 Duo P73504 Gig DDR2 1066mhzDVDRWa/b/g/nNVIDIA GeForce 9200M GS graphicsFW/3USB210/100/1000 LAN18.4" Hi-Def widescreen
here803Mar 28, 2009
That's a good price point.