[MacTUG] FYI: Apple introduces $1, 100 21.5-inch iMac for educational institutions | Digital Trends

[Donald Duff-McCracken]

it would probably be great for the k-12 crowd, or maybe library kiosks or whatever but I would agree with Dani (assuming we even get the chance to buy it).

The entry level mac is only $150 more (educational), and this is assuming this computer would be sold for $1,100 here (and usually we pay more). That gives 8GB and an i5.

Although I am leaning towards the mac mini route for the next new lab macs. I am replacing imacs with perfectly good screens. If I was replacing mac minis instead, I would not be replacing the screens at this point.

Ed, you were going to put up your price comparisons of imacs vs minis, and outlining which monitors you are looking at. Can you share that info, I am interested.

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Subject: Re: [MacTUG] FYI: Apple introduces $1, 100 21.5-inch iMac for educational institutions | Digital Trends

Unless you can up it to 8G, I wouldn't recommend it.

Dani
MFCF
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For $1,100, schools and colleges can get a 3.3GHz dual-core Intel Core i3 machine with 4GB of RAM and a 500GB hard drive.
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