I remember hearing a while back that in September, the line of Macs were to be updated. Now that I look though, all I can find are powerbook updates and the "Special Event" on Setpember 7th. So, do we know of any eMac updates to the line by any chance?
eMac updates aren't likely in September. The eMac was slightly updated in May and I don't think Apple's too worried about it really. It's design is getting old and it could really be replaced by the Mac mini. It's just still offered because of schools. September is also too late for schools to buy, which is the primary market for the eMac. That's why it was updated in May.
The eMac is a nice one already, more powerful than the Mac Mini due to the much better Radeon 9600 64MB video card and the 7200RPM 3.5" hard drive that can go upto 160GB inside as it is, and starting at $999 for the basic and $1299 for the deluxe, you can't really go wrong with that machine. Don't wait for your update, if you like it, buy it now.
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I would be surprised if Apple doesn't keep some sort of all-in-one machine in their hardware lineup. It's a big request for the educational market. Having it all as one unit helps prevent theft and just makes life a lot easier when you have that many machines to manage. The eMac came out in the first place because the educational market (hence the e in eMac) freaked when apple stopped the iMac CRT based machines. The TFT iMacs were too expensive for most of their budgets.
Since Apple is still a big player in the education market I'd be surprised to see eMacs (or at the very least something similar) go away.
I would be surprised if Apple doesn't keep some sort of all-in-one machine in their hardware lineup. It's a big request for the educational market. Having it all as one unit helps prevent theft and just makes life a lot easier when you have that many machines to manage. The eMac came out in the first place because the educational market (hence the e in eMac) freaked when apple stopped the iMac CRT based machines. The TFT iMacs were too expensive for most of their budgets.
Since Apple is still a big player in the education market I'd be surprised to see eMacs (or at the very least something similar) go away.
Remember, the G5 iMac is an all-in-one. Just call a stripped-down model the 'new emac" and the job is done. The cost of LCD screens is going down all the time. Apple doesn't want to be in the CRT business. My guess would be that the eMac's days are numbered, (although they are a fine Mac - I have one myself.)
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While CRT monitors face extinction in the computer world, Apple’s eMac has become a dinosaur. Introduced in April of 2002, the form factor for the “Education Mac” has barely changed in 3 years. It is currently the only Macintosh Apple manufactures that still uses the cathode ray tube. Reliable reports have indicated that the eMac will soon be merged into the iMac family line.
I suppose this is possible. In the education market it's all about the bottom line, and if Apple can keep up with affordable machines that have TFT's more power to them, but I really hope Apple doesn't toss this one out to pasture just because CRT's are not cool any longer. You can still do a CRT cheaper than a TFT, which leads to the question, if they can get the price down that much on a TFT based all-in-one how much cheaper would it be if it was CRT?
Ahh looprumors.com , the guys that took every email address they had in the mac community and spammed them all with site re-opening announcement, and then processed a mailout with every new article they posted. At least they did stop when asked tho
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