eMac discontinued?

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eMac discontinued?

Did Apple stop selling the eMac? I can no longer find it in the Store section.

If so, since when and what replaced it?

-marc

14 iBook G4 [1.42/60/1.5GB/Super] & eMac G4 [800/60/1GB/Super] & iPod Mini Silve, Mac OS X (10.4.8), Escaped Windows in 2003!

Posted on Nov 11, 2006 12:56 PM

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Answer 1

K.S.

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Nov 11, 2006 3:10 PM in response to Marc D

Sometime in October 2005. It wasn't replaced by anything; sort of like a going to restaurant and finding out that the Club Sandwich is no longer offered, although you can still buy the toast, bacon, etc. as separate items.

Just enter "discontinued" (without the quotes) in the search box, and you'll get the story.

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Answer 2

donny

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Nov 12, 2006 5:18 AM in response to Marc D

IT wasn't officially replaced, but Apple had an iMac model availabe for educators for a short time at $899.

You can sometimes find an emac in the refurbished section of the Apple Store, but if you are in the market for an all-in-one the cheapest is the $999 iMac.

If you don't need a monitor, go for the mini.

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Answer 3

Marc D Author

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Nov 12, 2006 7:27 AM in response to donny

Funny, I've had an eMac since 2003 for family use and loved it. The CRT is much more suitable to being exposed to little kids poking at it than the LCD on my iBook. And the capabilities are plenty for family use.
My kids are old enough to use it for school work, so I was planning on getting a second one. I'll look for a used one, because if they have different Macs they'll fight over who gets to use which.

The only shortcoming was that it would only use the original Airport which Apple hasn't made in a long time and the second hand market for it is rather overpriced.

So, does this mean that Apple is giving up on the educational market...?

-marc

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Answer 4

donny

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Nov 12, 2006 8:16 AM in response to Marc D

I don't think they've given up on the education market. Just streamlining their line. Schools can get an iMac starting at $899.

I'd like to to see an emac replacement, but I doubt there will be one.

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