[English] New iMac with ed discount

[stephen at melbpc.org.au]

Hi all,

Perhaps of interest ..

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Cut-price iMac aims for schools
The Australian
JULY 06, 2006  
 
APPLE will begin selling a cut-price version of its iMac personal 
computer for the education market as it bolsters its business aimed at 
students and teachers.

In its home US market, the unit will be priced at $US899, ($1212), while 
Apple has set a price of  $1428.90 (with GST) in Australia.

The unit will be available only to buyers eligible for an education 
discount.

The company said the new iMac will have a 17-inch LCD and will be powered 
by Intel's latest-generation Core Duo chip. 

The computer, available immediately to students and teachers, replaces 
Apple's eMac, which had a bulkier display using older technology. It 
comes with multimedia applications for creating websites with blogs and 
photos and has the latest Macintosh operating system. 

Apple has been offering discounts to students and teachers since the 
early 1980s as it competed with IBM, Dell and Hewlett-Packard, among 
others, in the lucrative educational personal computer market. 

Over 12 percent of Apple's net sales in 2005 were to the US education 
market, including primary and secondary schools, higher education and 
individuals buyers, the company said in its 2005 annual report. Reuters.

http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,19701607%5E15321%5E%5Enbv%
5E,00.html
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Cheers all..
Stephen Loosley
Victoria, Australia