eMacs?

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chowan13chowan13
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in Future Apple Hardware edited January 2014
With all the talk of iBooks, Minis....any speculation if the eMac will got Intel? working at a University, we have around 40 of these on our campus...



Would be great if Apple would at least disclose when they would begin shipping all new models. I know it would kill sales for existing products, but some of work on three year leases for buying equipment, and well, this year, I have an entire campus of Macs to replace...

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    duckspeakduckspeak Posts: 30member
    The eMac has been MIA since October:



    http://emac.macrumors.com/



    It leaves a conspicuous gap between the Mini and the iMac, so it seems reasonable to me that we'll see Intel machines aimed at a similar market, but they would more likely be cheaper iMacs.
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    chowan13chowan13 Posts: 3member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by Duckspeak

    The eMac has been MIA since October:



    http://emac.macrumors.com/



    It leaves a conspicuous gap between the Mini and the iMac, so it seems reasonable to me that we'll see Intel machines aimed at a similar market, but they would more likely be cheaper iMacs.



    Actually, the eMac is still around for the Education Market. Pricing starting at $649. Apples offers a lot of great products/deals for the education market. Apple Mobile Learning Labs come out well below similiar offerings from Dell.
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    duckspeakduckspeak Posts: 30member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by chowan13

    Actually, the eMac is still around for the Education Market. Pricing starting at $649. Apples offers a lot of great products/deals for the education market. Apple Mobile Learning Labs come out well below similiar offerings from Dell.



    My mistake. Strange that they don't seem to have any non-refurb ones, even in the Education store, though.
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    eckingecking Posts: 1,588member
    An intel emac would be interesting. But would having intel emacs versus intel imacs be benifical to a university? If so why?
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    chowan13chowan13 Posts: 3member
    Primarily cost. An all in one model with a CRT is a better deal, than a LCD screen. (think MacMini with a head and keyboard/mouse for $100 more).



    Over three years, we have not had a single hardware failure with the eMacs. Other models of Macs over that same period, we have had an array ot hardware issues. I have my fingers crossed for a Intel eMac.
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    jellytusslejellytussle Posts: 86member
    Dear God no! You won't see an intel eMac. Apple have been trying to kill them for months, but education don't see anything in the range as a direct replacement. No-one in education wants a Mini, and the current iMacs are just a bit too costly compared to the competition. Here in Europe, CRTs are going to be costly items for OEMs when WEEE compliance comes rolling around. My bet is on a single-core 17" iMac for around £500, with minimal HD/optical drive spec, and maybe ditch the camera and remote if that can save them anything.
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