Pricing of new iMacs?
The following is my guess, I'll leave specs to others.
All are LCD-based:
Good - $1199
Better - $1399
Even Better - $1599
Best - $1799
This prices may be high to many of you, but Apple's history is to charge more for Rev A's with ensuing versions dropping in price.
I don't believe there will be a CRT holdover. Reason: costs would go up to Apple because ordering CRTs and manufacaturing for only 100,000 units or less units (that's all I think they can sell) would push the wholesale cost up. For schools, the $1199 iMac version could be sold for less in bulk order. Education prices for individuals would be less as well.
Remember Apple is now pushing the iBook anyways as the computer of choice for education.
All are LCD-based:
Good - $1199
Better - $1399
Even Better - $1599
Best - $1799
This prices may be high to many of you, but Apple's history is to charge more for Rev A's with ensuing versions dropping in price.
I don't believe there will be a CRT holdover. Reason: costs would go up to Apple because ordering CRTs and manufacaturing for only 100,000 units or less units (that's all I think they can sell) would push the wholesale cost up. For schools, the $1199 iMac version could be sold for less in bulk order. Education prices for individuals would be less as well.
Remember Apple is now pushing the iBook anyways as the computer of choice for education.
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<strong>The following is my guess, I'll leave specs to others.
All are LCD-based:
Good - $1199
Better - $1399
Even Better - $1599
Best - $1799
This prices may be high to many of you, but Apple's history is to charge more for Rev A's with ensuing versions dropping in price.
I don't believe there will be a CRT holdover. Reason: costs would go up to Apple because ordering CRTs and manufacaturing for only 100,000 units or less units (that's all I think they can sell) would push the wholesale cost up. For schools, the $1199 iMac version could be sold for less in bulk order. Education prices for individuals would be less as well.
Remember Apple is now pushing the iBook anyways as the computer of choice for education.</strong><hr></blockquote>
I think they will slightly cheaper and a slightly cheaper education model with a CRT will still be there for like 799.
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Best - $1799
This prices may be high to many of you, but Apple's history is to charge more for Rev A's with ensuing versions dropping in price.
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I disagree--that there will be a $1799 price point. Even though the iMac is rumored to be LCD, you're still passing the entry level Powermac in price (sans monitor of course). Further, once you get up to that price, you're in the upper-iBook territory. Yeah that level of iMac would have some features beyond the iBook but the iMac is not a cool looking portable. IMO, I think there would be too many products surrounding the same price point--entry Powermac, the "Best" iMac, and the upper-end iBook.
I won't say it's impossible (can we say Cube ), but I don't think it is likely.
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What is a 15" monitor going for these days? $99? And that's retail.
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<strong>My understanding is that the low ball $799 iMac doesn't sell that well and Apple couldn't continue to sell it at that price because you can only sell at that price point when you make more product. 500,000 plus units of the old version will not be sold anymore. As a stockholder I wouldn't want Apple to sell a computer as a loss leader. Let Dell do that.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Apple makes so much on the rest of their computers so I don't really think they need to worry about not making tons of money on a cheap iMac that'll keep them more alive in the education market.
<strong>I think they'll keep a cheap CRT model for the schools. If they wanna be #1 in education they have to.</strong><hr></blockquote>And not just for education. If you can't even buy a Mac at all for less than $1200, that would be a mistake.
About keeping both CRT and LCDs - I think they'll do it. These are probably made at different plants, and they've been making the CRT iMacs for so many years that start-up costs are long gone. They also probably have tons right now that have already been manufactured.
<strong>My understanding is that the low ball $799 iMac doesn't sell that well and Apple couldn't continue to sell it at that price because you can only sell at that price point when you make more product. 500,000 plus units of the old version will not be sold anymore. As a stockholder I wouldn't want Apple to sell a computer as a loss leader. Let Dell do that.</strong><hr></blockquote>
As opposed to throwing them away they shouldn't sell them to schools? Don't think so. They are a big hit with schools, that's how Apple got the education market back from Dell. You think Apple worked that hard to get that market back to loose it by not simply selling a surplus of old iMacs?
Not to mention Micheal interviewing "Dell is #1 in education again" Sorry, but the $800 CRT iMac is a must.
<strong>And not just for education. If you can't even buy a Mac at all for less than $1200, that would be a mistake.
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Yeah, you're right. That's actually what I meant, but I think the education market would be the ones who bought them the most, that's why I said education.
Better: Very Expensive
Best: Oh My God You Must Be F*cking Kidding
$1099.00
$1349.00
$1599.00
Oh, and they will have a $799.00 (CRT) model for education and student purchases only.
800, 900, 1 GHZ (G3)
40, 60, 80 GB
256, 256, 512 MB ram
15.1" LCD
Radeon 7500 graphics
CDR-W, Combo, Combo
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<strong>1599, and 1799??? Apple would be insane to try and sell iMacs at this price. A LCD iMac must be sold at less then 100 bucks more than the Rev. A iMac.</strong><hr></blockquote>
so you are saying one model below 1399?
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so you are saying one model below 1399?</strong><hr></blockquote>
I assume that's what he's saying. I think it's possible.
What about the Radeon?
What does the iMac currently have and why does it suck?
And what are the benefit/cool things about the Radeon and GeForce?
I have a first generation slot-loading iMac with an ATi Rage128 in it (8MB).
Educate me a little on what I can expect going from my old iMac to a new one, with either of the above cards in it.
What was I thinking?
Here:
$1299.00, 1599.00, 1899.00
600, 700, 800 GHZ G3
20, 25, 30 GB HD's
128, 128, 256 MB ram
Rage 128 Super Turbo SE graphics
14.1" LCD (CRT on lowend)
Thanks for putting some sense in me.
<strong>And not just for education. If you can't even buy a Mac at all for less than $1200, that would be a mistake.
About keeping both CRT and LCDs - I think they'll do it. These are probably made at different plants, and they've been making the CRT iMacs for so many years that start-up costs are long gone. They also probably have tons right now that have already been manufactured.</strong><hr></blockquote>
I thought that the company Apple buys the CRTs for the iMacs from has ceased making them. Obviously Apple has some stock, but eventually they'll need to redesign the CRT iMac for a new display tube (foolish for an item that'll EOL in a year) or discontinue it. I'm not disagreeing that a $799 iMac is a good idea for keeping market share in education (or that $599 unit wouldn't be a positive brainstorm), it's just my understanding Apple can't just keep cranking out the current iMac forever.