iMac Prices?

not bad, but 867 is not really worth the price increase from 800. a 933 and a 1.something would be better gaps. but at least my 800 iMac is not out of date for another little while. phew

considering the 17" screen, i think it is. My guess is that a geforce 4 mx (32) will be in the entry level models, and maybe a radeon 9000 in the high end one.

I'd be very happy if this were true, but it sounds like it's just someone making educated guesses. I'll definitely be the first in line to buy the 1ghz model if it comes out, though.

If this is true, I think it's great that they kept the 15" and priced it under $1000. That's exactly what Apple needs to be doing: upgrading their lines but keeping their old models and lowering the prices on them. Apple won't lose prestige by releasing lower-priced models, since their products have the best designs anyway. The iBook didn't lose any prestige when the $999 model came out.

Besides, I don't see why everyone is so hot to discontinue the 15" displays. I use a 15" LCD display every day at work and not once thave I thought to myself "gee, this display is so small." Granted, I run my display at 1028x764 wether I'm on my 12.1" iBook, my 17" LCD display at home, or my 15" LCD display at work, so display size isn't a critical factor for me.

Also, I really hope they keep the CRT iMac and add the new 800MHz Sahara G3 and ATI Radeon 7500 to it. They could keep that price at $799 and then still sell the existing 600MHz model for $699 or even $599. This would be great for really budget-conscious buyers, like schools. At $599 (and less for education customers, especially buying in bulk) the 600MHz iMac would be more or less in the same price range as a low-end Dell desktop w/monitor, and would help Apple hold on to its rapidly diminishing education market share.

Originally posted by lmalave
If this is true, I think it's great that they kept the 15" and priced it under $1000. That's exactly what Apple needs to be doing: upgrading their lines but keeping their old models and lowering the prices on them.

You're exactly right. Unfortunately this is something Apple haven't realised themselves yet.

Originally posted by lmalave

Also, I really hope they keep the CRT iMac and add the new 800MHz Sahara G3 and ATI Radeon 7500 to it. They could keep that price at $799, and then still sell the 600MHz model for $699 or even $599. This would be great for really budget-conscious buyers, like schools. At $599 (and less for education customers, especially buying in bulk) the 600MHz iMac would be more or less in the same price range as a low-end Dell desktop w/monitor, and would help Apple hold on to its rapidly diminishing education market share.

if this rumor were true and apple could release an LCD iMac for sub 1000, then you would assume, since the components are very similar, that the eMac would be able to be lowered in price as well since it has a CRT monitor that shuold be substantially cheaper. given that they don't need has high a profit margin for educational machines, I would think they could sell the eMac in that kind of price range you are talking abuot, at least the high end of that range.

Thats assuming the rumor is true however.

I don't think you'll see any changes to the CRT iMac though, esoecially as far as video stuff. They might, but I'd be mildly surprised. It hasn't been updated in well over a year at this point. You get the feeling apple doens't relaly want to sell those machines.

... I just can't wait to watch "2001 A Space Odyssey" on a 2-inch diagonal screen!:p

the only way this rumor can be true is if powermacs are getting large speed bumps. although the powermacs have dual processors, i don't think that it's a very convincing factor for many people and if you see an imac with a 1ghz and a built in 17inch for the same price as a bare bones dual 867, you would probably have to think long and hard about which is the better deal (excluding the obvious condition that you are doing heavy media editing). it's the same reasoning behind not putting the 1ghz+ sahara g3s in the ibooks to prevent canibalizing the powerbook market.

therefore, i hope that this rumor (or educated guess) is true, as it would signal more powerful towers.

Originally posted by strider42


if this rumor were true and apple could release an LCD iMac for sub 1000, then you would assume, since the components are very similar, that the eMac would be able to be lowered in price as well since it has a CRT monitor that shuold be substantially cheaper. given that they don't need has high a profit margin for educational machines, I would think they could sell the eMac in that kind of price range you are talking abuot, at least the high end of that range.

Thats assuming the rumor is true however.

I don't think you'll see any changes to the CRT iMac though, esoecially as far as video stuff. They might, but I'd be mildly surprised. It hasn't been updated in well over a year at this point. You get the feeling apple doens't relaly want to sell those machines.

Yeah, I though about lower eMac prices. They just fairly recently added the $100 rebate on the low-end eMac to bring it down to $999, so I see them lowering the price on the low-end eMac to maybe $899, no rebate needed (this is if they follow the strategy I'm advocating).

I see your point how they don't seem to want to sell the CRT iMacs - how else to justify the $799 price? Again though, if they followed my strategy they would sell an 800MHz model for something like $699 (based on an $899 eMac price), and keep a 600MHz model for $599. I agree, though, such a move seems doubtful given Apple's past history. But maybe Apple is seeing the light, given their recent moves to price the iBook and the eMac (and next possibly the LCD iMac) for under $1000? Maybe based on their recent success lowering the iBook prices, they would lower the price on the CRT iMac along with their (hopefull) upcoming price drop on the eMacs and FP iMacs.

Just a 100-200 Mhz speed bump? Come on, these new iMacs have been around for a whole year now.
OK, the $200 price drop is nice, but I doubt any switcher is going to buy a sub-1Ghz computer.
But it does look like 133 MHz busses... that's an improvement.