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eMacs, iMacs assist in variety of educational activities - eMacs, iMac G5s and even the original iMacs are helping students with a variety of learning skills, from reading to filmmaking to learning English in locations from California to Alaska

eMac Replacement? - It is beginning to look like the eMac G4 has reached end of life. This is an important machine, in that it occupies Apple's lowest pricepoint and is targeted at education. Does this mean that a G5 replacement is in the wings

Will The "Edu-iMac G5" Replace The eMac? - Anonymous Coward writes "While looking over the Feature Set of the iMac G5 in theDeveloper Note, I found mention of an iMac G5 with an Educational Configuration. As expected the Optical Drive has been removed, but of interest is a 40 GB 5400rpm UATA/100 disk

New generation of film-makers - Now they can take their skills further, after receiving two digital video cameras, two laptop computers, an eMac computer, digital sound recording equipment, tripods, software and digital still cameras

Bargain Power: A $799 Mac With Power To Burn - What did I have to add to get all this extra power to burn? Hmmmm. If I recall the list correctly, NOTHING. A $799 eMac comes with a bucket of power right out of the box. Yes, we drool when we see Apple’s new 23” Cinema HD Display next to a 2.5 ghz PowerMac. Let the drooling begin. For $4,199 less, you get power to burn.

Whither Art Thou, Low End Mac? - Cons? Aren’t there any cons? Well, the eMac is white. Bright white. You’d better like white. Dalmation and Flower Power didn’t make the transition from the iMac. The box it comes in is rather large and needs a good sized back seat, or a big trunk. Or a friend with a truck. Nah, just kidding. It’ll fit in the back seat of most cars and is an easy fit into an SUV

Can't wait for a new iMac? eMac is available, affordable - If you're looking for a desktop machine for a student or a recent graduate, the eMac lacks the sleekness of an iMac but makes up for it with a great price and included options

The MacComparisonZone: 17" iMac G4/1.25GHz vs eMac G4/1.25 GHz - What Are The Performance, Feature And Price Differences - Updated - This Buyer's Guide compares the 17" iMac G4/1.25GHz, which has a SuperDrive optical drive, to the eMac G4/1.25 GHz, which also has a SuperDrive.

The MacComparisonZone: iMac G4/700 MHz vs eMac G4/1.25 GHz - What Are The Performance, Feature And Price Differences - Updated - This Buyer's Guide compares the iMac G4/700 MHz, which has the Combo optical drive, to the eMac G4/1.25 GHz, which has a SuperDrive

Oh, just go get yourself an eMac and call it a night - Because other than the LCD flat-panel display, the eMac meets or beats the outgoing iMac on every technical specification, including price. In fact, things had gotten rather ridiculous when you could take a look at the $799 eMac and see that it trumped the $1299 iMac's specs across the board

Apple eMac - The eMac can ably handle basic office tasks, but creative pros with demanding graphics needs should look elsewhere

eMacs drive student achievement - Apple's influence in US education continues at the Marin School of Art and Technology (MSAT) in Northern California where every student has access to an eMac.

Top ten reasons you should buy a $799 eMac, even if you think you don't need one - 10. Get that screen saver that has the fish swimming around, and tell unsuspecting Windows-using visitors that it's a real fish tank. 9. Turn it into a real fish tank.

New eMac 1.25GHz versus iMac 1.25GHz versus PowerBook 1.25GHz versus Power Mac 1.25GHz - The new G4/1.25GHz eMac seems too good to be true. Only $999 including 8X SuperDrive. Is it really a better buy than the iMac 17" or PowerBook 15" or iBook 14" or Power Mac G4 (17") running at the same clock speed? Is it as fast?

eMac Manuals - This document provides lists of manuals available in PDF format.

DVD-burning Mac no longer in stratosphere - I do have one minor gripe, and you've heard me say this before: Mac OS X 10.3 prefers more than 256 megabytes of RAM. So you have to add an additional $75 for 512 MB total of RAM or $225 for 1 gigabyte total of RAM to get the true price

TMO Reports - Analysts Upbeat On Cheaper eMac - " There are two main constituencies [that are buying the eMac]," Tom Boger, director of desktop marketing for Apple told TMO in an interview. "Along with the iBook, the eMac is far and away the most popular Mac in schools. The other constituency is consumers, people who are switching to the platform, or people who want to start using the iLife suite."

Apple Rolls Out 1.25 GHz eMac At US$799, US$599 For Education - The speed bump, while 25% faster than the previous eMac models, is nothing to write home about, but we like the price drop, the faster system bus and RAM, the bump in RAM, the addition of Bluetooth, and the better video card. The eMac is, for all intents and purposes, Apple's only answer for those looking for a cheap PC, and this rev helps make Apple a bit more competitive in that low-end market

Apple updates the eMac with faster speed, lower price - "The integrated graphics that you see on the PCs really pale in comparison to what we provide with the Radeon 9200 and dedicated video memory," Greg Joswiak, Apple's Vice President of Hardware Product Marketing told MacCentral.

Apple Announces a Faster, More Affordable eMac - Apple today announced a faster, more affordable line of eMac desktop computers for home and schools, including faster PowerPC G4 processors running at up to 1.25 GHz, 333 MHz DDR memory, faster ATI Radeon graphics and USB 2.0 connectivity to peripherals. Offering even more power and performance, Apple’s most affordable SuperDrive -equipped system is now available starting at just $999 (US).

The eMac Has Landed - Saturday afternoon brought the Fed Ex Ground truck to my doorstep and the eMac arrived. As many of you pointed out, and as I found out in a hurry, the eMac is a very heavy computer

When Good Things Go Unnoticed: The eMac - People are missing out on a huge opportunity. It is called the eMacand for many people, they don't even know it exists. Imagine getting G4 speed with all you need to maneuver your digital hub through cyberspace. You can surf the web, do your finances, publish pictures, create movies, rock out to music, and burn DVDs. Now imagine it comes with built-in Harmon Kardon speakers, a brilliant 17" display and costs $800

Moving From A Power Mac To An eMac ... What Do You Give Up - Power Mac G4/533 vs eMac G4/1 GHz - This Buyer's Guide compares the Power Mac G4/533/266/1MB which has the CD-RW optical drive and a single processor, to the eMac G4/1GHz /1GHz /256K

Apple eMac - It may not be as cute as the iMac, nor have the brute processing power of the G5, but the eMac offers incredible value for money

The SpeedZone: Fourteen Performance Tests On Most Currently Shipping Macs ... A Performance Report

Apple Planning Upgrade to eMac Line? - New eMacs must be about to arrive. In the Special Deals web page, part of the online Apple Store used to liquidate refurbished and older products, the current eMac configuration is listed as "Previous Generation eMacs." These units are the higher end Superdrive equipped models and are not currently discounted. It should be noted that these eMacs are listed as new and unopened

Feedback Friday: the headless iMac and the future of the eMac - I don't want to comment on the headless mac so much as where the eMac will go next. I run a high school library and can't imagine using the current iMac with its floating screen. If Apple does phase out the CRT screen, what other option is there? Would Apple do a low-end education model with the cpu contained behind a LCD screen? I noticed that our Dell contract now includes an LCD screen instead of a CRT screen, so Apple will be left behind if they don't do something

Developer Note - This developer note gives a technical description of the eMac. The note provides information about the computer’s internal design, input-output features, and expansion capabilities

Apple Lowers Prices for eMac Line - October 22, 2003—Apple today announced lower prices for its popular eMac desktop computer for home and schools, making the eMac the most affordable SuperDrive-equipped Mac ever, starting at just $1,099

Rock solid new eMac is an all-around winner - It may be Apple's dirty little secret that they make a budget computer. The last of the CRT iMacs were an unglamorous alternative, and today's far superior eMacs have kept a pretty low profile so far even though they start at $800. Yet, with the possible exception of the new G5s (which were not yet available for testing at press time), this 1GHz G4 eMac with SuperDrive is dollar-for-dollar the best Apple computer you can buy

ZDnet picks Apple's eMac for price-conscious - Described as an "affordable all-in-one Mac system with adequete speed and a 17-inch display," Apple's eMac was ZDNet's Back to School Pick for the "Starving Student" category

1GHZ eMac - Apple's Best Desktop for Education Gets More Appealing - A little can go a long way. So it is with Apple's eMac, the least-expensive Mac and an excellent computer for educational environments or anyone on a tight budget. With this revision, all eMacs get faster G4 processors -- 800MHz and 1GHz, up from the original 700MHz -- and a faster graphics card, the ATI Radeon 7500

Apple cuts prices for students, teachers - As part of its efforts to stem a market share decline, Apple Computer is offering college students and teachers larger discounts on new Macs--up to 15 percent more off some models

Apple Promotes Financing On New Macs In New Promo - Apple has announced a new promo that touts its financing options on new Macs. The Apple Instant Loan is offering finance rates "as low as 9.99%," much lower than it has been in the past, though the fine print says those rates are not guaranteed, and are subject to change

The SpeedZone: Performance Of iMacs And eMacs Compared - Below you will find performance results for the currently shipping iMacs and eMacs and some from previous generations

eMac Video Upgrade - Bri3D writes "I've got an eMac G4/700, with a GeForce2 220 32MB video card. The video card is great for everyday use, but woefully slow for gaming. I looked for a method to replace the video card, and found these pages about eMac disassembly, but no information on if the video is upgradeable or even seperate from the motherboard. Does anyone have information on replacing the video card on an eMac?

A Week with an eMac Finds It an Exellent Value - Needing a machine I could use to run the site so my 400 MHz PowerBook G4 could go in for service, I finally settled on an eMac as the best machine for my needs. It's faster, has a larger screen, and there had been some incredible deals on refurbished units

The SpeedZone: Three eMac Icebergs Start Melting When The Heat Is On .... How Fast Are They? This Fast .... In raw processing Power, the two 1 GHz versions of the eMac came in at a 25% performance improvement over the 800 MHz machine. Given the 25% clock speed advantage the two upper models enjoy, this performance gap is no surprise

eMac keeps promise of original iMac alive - Next year, the Mac will be 20 years old. The original Mac was, as most of you recall, a simple to operate, all-in-one personal computer, requiring you only to plug in the power cord, keyboard and mouse. Today's eMac is not just a direct descendant of the CRT iMac. Its lineage can be traced directly back to the original Macintosh. If you want a true computer with genuine Apple "bloodlines," the eMac may indeed be your best choice

The SpeedZone: 700 MHz, 800 MHz and 1 GHz eMacs Compared- A Preliminary, New eMac, Performance Report - Below we take an initial look at the relative performance of Apple's new eMacs, and compare them to eMacs from previous generations

eMac in class of its own - The 80Gb hard drive (a beefy storage capacity) together with the G4 processor (for real-time effects using Final Cut Pro) makes the review machine an appealing prospect for freelance wedding video producers or anyone looking to earn a little extra income without forking out a large capital outlay

New eMac Equals Wrong Answer - Apple unveiled the new eMac this week, featuring the fastest G4 ever for only $799 US. Blazing through OS X apps with up to 1 Ghz of raw G4 power, this new lineup of eMacs now takes the place of the original iMac as Apple's most affordable Macintosh. That's right, the original iMac is dead (moment of silence, please). That odd little teardrop which did so much to put Apple back on the general public's radar screen is no more; it was only a matter of time, once it stopped "coming in colors". It is quite a legacy these new eMacs inherit, so once one bypasses the company-line hype, what are these latest all-in-ones going to do for Apple's meager market share?

Desktop computers: Readers report - In a survey of 39,000 Consumer Reports readers, 4 percent bought a computer that was completely inoperable within the first month; another 10 percent had problems that month but could use the computers. The chart below shows the percentage of computers that ever had a repair to original hardware components

DVD Burning Problems with Macs? - It was brought to my attention by a MacCritic.com reader that Apple has not been paying close attention at the cries for a resolution to the burning problems that have been plaguing some Mac users

Plain good value - In a design sense, eMac is the fat son of the original all-in-one "jelly bean" iMac family and is the last Macintosh to be built with a cathode ray tube (CRT) display. All other Macs, desktop and portable, have flat-panel LCD screens. The eMac was always good value. Prices were low, given the features and software included in the deal, and have just been reduced again

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