Apple just launched their new 17″ iMac designed specifically for education customers.
The new iMac features a a 1.83 GHz Intel Core Duo processor, a built-in iSight(TM) video camera and iLife(R) ’06, the next generation of Apple’s award-winning suite of digital lifestyle applications.
It also features a 17-inch widescreen LCD display, it includes a Combo drive for burning CDs and reading DVDs, 512MB of 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM memory expandable up to 2GB and hard drive storage capacity up to 160GB.
Every iMac also includes a built-in iSight video camera for video conferencing out-of-the-box using Apple’s award-winning iChat AV, or recording a video podcast or iMovie(R) using iLife ’06. Providing the latest in high-performance connectivity options, the 17-inch iMac for education includes built-in 10/100/1000 BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet for high-speed networking, built-in AirPort(R) Extreme 802.11g WiFi for up to 54 Mbps fast wireless networking*, a total of five USB ports (three USB 2.0) and two FireWire(R) 400 ports.
Designed with today’s digital classroom in mind, every iMac comes with iLife ’06, the next generation of Apple’s award-winning suite of digital lifestyle applications featuring iPhoto(R), iMovie HD, iDVD(R), GarageBand(TM) and iWeb(TM), a new iLife application that makes it super-easy to create amazing websites with photos, blogs and Podcasts and publish them on .Mac for viewing by anyone on the Internet with just a single click.
As such a notebook can only have the best, every iMac comes with the latest release of the world’s most advanced operating system, Mac OS(R) X version 10.4.6 “Tiger” including Safari(TM), Mail, iCal(R), iChat AV, Front Row and Photo Booth, running natively on the Intel-based desktop.
The 17-inch iMac for education is available immediately and will replace the eMac, Apple’s last CRT based computer, providing students and teachers everything they need to learn and create in today’s digital classroom, all in the ultra-efficient iMac design.
The price will be $899 and it can be ordered or buyed in every Apple Store or by calling an Apple education sales representative.