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Apple releases $499 Imac!!!
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| 1stFreedom
Posted on 01/11/2005 2:03:19 PM PST by 1stFreedom
For all us Windows fans who felt Macs were just too pricey, now there is good news. Apple has released the "mini Mac" for $499.
While the $499 model doesn't come with a keyboard or mouse, standard USB keyboards and mice (including two button wheel mice) will work with the unit.
See http://www.apple.com/macmini/ for more details.
TOPICS: Business/Economy; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: apple; imac; imacmini; macuser
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To: 1stFreedom
Total failure. Apple wants to take on Wal-Mart? Well, that's ok, I shorted Apple today.
To: 1stFreedom
Welcome to the twentieth century.
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posted on
01/11/2005 2:06:05 PM PST
by
Thebaddog
(Dawgs on the coffee table.)
To: 1stFreedom
the $499 model doesn't come with a keyboard or mouse
Keyboards and mouse-s (mice) are so over-rated anyway. Mindmeld. That is the solution. Mindmeld.
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posted on
01/11/2005 2:06:23 PM PST
by
TomGuy
(America: Best friend or worst enemy. Choose wisely.)
To: 1stFreedom
While the $499 model doesn't come with a keyboard or mouse,Howabout fries and a coke?
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posted on
01/11/2005 2:07:07 PM PST
by
Willie Green
(Go Pat Go!!!)
To: 1stFreedom
What took them so long? And this is a half-hearted effort at best.
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posted on
01/11/2005 2:07:36 PM PST
by
DameAutour
(Yes, I know what my problem is. My problem is I'm right.)
To: 1stFreedom
Apparently no monitor either.
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posted on
01/11/2005 2:07:39 PM PST
by
TomGuy
(America: Best friend or worst enemy. Choose wisely.)
To: 1stFreedom
You said mac?
To: 1stFreedom
Hmmm, a mini Mac!
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posted on
01/11/2005 2:08:22 PM PST
by
billorites
(freepo ergo sum)
To: 1stFreedom
I saw this.. and for the fist time I'm seriously tempted to buy a MAC... Development on my remote machine is just too much of a pain from Cygwin and Putty. I don't need a powerful machine... but something more linux-like would be nice. All through my undergraduate program I looked at my professor's OS X machines with envy.
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posted on
01/11/2005 2:08:35 PM PST
by
CLRGuy
To: 1stFreedom
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posted on
01/11/2005 2:09:13 PM PST
by
avg_freeper
(Gunga galunga. Gunga, gunga galunga)
To: JerseyHighlander
i think the target is people who like ipods. Its about the same price and works with existing pc components. I expect it to sell really well. It will probably be the best selling computer in 2005. Expect TONS of kids to want this. It helps that it looks really sleek and "cool"
To: TomGuy
Keyboards and mouse-s (mice) are so over-rated anyway *STEVE* doesn't want you to have a keyboard or mouse.
*STEVE* knows all. You must obey.
To: 1stFreedom
The specs are pretty OK for the price:
Mac mini houses a 1.25 or 1.42GHz G4 processor, 40 or 80GB hard drive, a slot-loading CD-R/DVD-ROM optical drive, 256MB DDR SDRAM and ATI Radeon 9200 graphics chip with 32MB dedicated DDR SDRAM all whisper-quiet.
This would be a good deal for someone upgrading as they possibly could keep their keyboard, mouse, and monitor. The best part is this is not dependent on rebates like other cheap computers.
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posted on
01/11/2005 2:14:54 PM PST
by
mnehring
(Fear leads to the Dark Side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to the DNC.)
To: 1stFreedom
Well, you can't fault Apple for style, anyway.
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posted on
01/11/2005 2:15:09 PM PST
by
jordan8
To: 1stFreedom
I work with a big KVM switch connected to 6 different X86 computers running Windows 2000, Fedora Core 3, QNX 6.2.1, QNX 6.3 and other stuff as necessary. This little box would fit my style of work just fine. OS X is a basic BSD Unix underneath. That's fine too. The hardware offered for $499 looks competitive with a PC clone. The kicker will be acquiring Mac versions of software that matters.
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posted on
01/11/2005 2:15:30 PM PST
by
Myrddin
To: Bush2000; antiRepublicrat; LasVegasMac; Action-America; eno_; N3WBI3; zeugma; TechJunkYard; ...
MIni-iMac Ping... another thread.
On / off Ping. Freepmail.
That's a mini-invitation for the Ping list.
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posted on
01/11/2005 2:15:35 PM PST
by
Swordmaker
(Tagline now open, please ring bell.)
To: 1stFreedom
Entry Level Dimension 3000 P4-2.8Ghz Desktop $399 shipped free Dimension 3000 P4-2.8Ghz/533Mhz Bus Desktop Free 512MB DDR400/80GB, 48x CD, Ethernet, 6 months ISP, Word Perfect, XP Home SP2, 2yr warranty $399 after $100 rebate, shipped free. Exp 1/12
Start here, Customize it on leftmost config.
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posted on
01/11/2005 2:17:10 PM PST
by
UseYourHead
(Beware of the Rinos - McCain, Hagel, Lugar, and Specter)
To: 1stFreedom
Okay. But I'm still waiting for a $200 iPod. And not that measly 4G one either.
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posted on
01/11/2005 2:18:25 PM PST
by
k2blader
(It is neither compassionate nor conservative to support the expansion of socialism.)
To: 1stFreedom
Sweet, I'll probably get my mom one of these. I prefer to use OSX than Linux. I could always use a BSD variant as a dedicated server if needed.
Anyone know if you connect a 2 button mouse to a Mac if you can bind the 2nd button to something?
Slightly offtopic but staying on operating systems, check out these pretty cool open source operating systems.
http://syllable.sourceforge.net/ OS inspired by BeOS
http://www.reactos.com/ OS working to be 100% compatible with windows.
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