Apple to release $899 iMac

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Mar 20, 2009 | 10:52 PM

#1 STUNNA

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Apple to release $899 iMac

The leak comes from the Apple Education site

http://i.gizmodo.com/5177816/apple-l...ch-imac-at-899

this is probably due to the fact that sales have plummeted for Apple this quarter much worse than the rest of the industry

http://blogs.zdnet.com/hardware/?p=3980

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Mar 20, 2009 | 11:05 PM

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i would consider buying one for my parents.....

Mar 20, 2009 | 11:18 PM

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Mar 20, 2009 | 11:58 PM

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I was all kinds of interested in trying out a mac to replace my HP thats starting to crap out on me, untill I realized tht I could buy THREE windows based 17" laptops for the cost of one 17" imac

Mar 21, 2009 | 01:34 AM

#1 STUNNA

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I think you mean 17 inch Macbook Pro which starts at $2800

Mar 21, 2009 | 01:57 AM

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PC > *

Did'ya yawn?

Mar 21, 2009 | 02:05 AM

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I'm yawning..

I can build a "helluva" system for 900 bucks these days

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Mar 21, 2009 | 07:37 AM

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Originally Posted by #1 DOUCHER

I think you mean 17 inch Macbook Pro which starts at $2800

yeah that would be what I meant drunk posting FTL

Mar 21, 2009 | 10:00 AM

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I wouldn't read too much into it. They needed something to replace the education eMac they have been selling for years. CRT FTL.

Mar 21, 2009 | 10:15 AM

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Mar 21, 2009 | 10:18 AM

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Mar 21, 2009 | 11:31 AM

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Narcoleptic much?

Mar 21, 2009 | 12:10 PM

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Mar 21, 2009 | 12:50 PM

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macs piss me off. something about them that empowers retards to think they're better than you

Mar 21, 2009 | 01:04 PM

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Quote:

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macs piss me off. something about them that empowers retards to think they're better than you

Because there are no retards that use PC's as well.

Mar 21, 2009 | 01:07 PM

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lol!

Mar 21, 2009 | 03:07 PM

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^ thats how I feel right about now....off to the playground now though

yay!

Mar 21, 2009 | 03:23 PM

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Quote:

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macs piss me off. something about them that empowers retards to think they're better than you

Mar 21, 2009 | 03:27 PM

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Mar 21, 2009 | 07:10 PM

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Because there are no retards that use PC's as well.

missed my point there. whenever i go anywhere with my laptop, sit down and open it up, some person with a mac will look at me with that holier-than-thou look as if owning a mac makes them more of an intellectual

Mar 21, 2009 | 08:07 PM

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no sarlacc yet???

Mar 21, 2009 | 11:26 PM

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That definitely got a good laugh outta me.

Mar 22, 2009 | 02:07 AM

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yes!

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Mar 22, 2009 | 08:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Razzi

After reading that I hate to point this out, but I think it is you who has the feeling of inadequacy and has nothing to do to with mac users/owners.

Mar 22, 2009 | 05:11 PM

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Mar 22, 2009 | 05:26 PM

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I have to agree. I dont really mind macs but the majority of their owners think they are the shit because of their computers.

Mar 22, 2009 | 05:34 PM

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After reading that I hate to point this out, but I think it is you who has the feeling of inadequacy and has nothing to do to with mac users/owners.

Mar 22, 2009 | 06:30 PM

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I have to agree. I dont really mind macs but the majority of their owners think they are the shit because of their computers.

steve jobs is trying to create a culture of superiority starting with an OS that, i would argue, does more bad for the computer industry then good. Hes trying to create more steve jobs'!!!

Mar 22, 2009 | 06:35 PM

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^care to explain does more bad for the computer industry?

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countdown to sarlacc comment in 3....2...1...

Mar 22, 2009 | 07:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Ken1997TL

I'm yawning..

I can build a "helluva" system for 900 bucks these days

I would definitely agree.
For me though, the issue is reliability and overall user-friendliness. I just don't trust windows based systems anymore.

Mar 22, 2009 | 07:58 PM

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^care to explain does more bad for the computer industry?

#1 DOUCHER , astro , Sarlacc , Scrib , stangg172004

countdown to sarlacc comment in 3....2...1...

fail

Mar 22, 2009 | 08:28 PM

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My kids and wife have yet to F up either of my macs. My poor Windows box

Nuff said for me.

Mar 22, 2009 | 09:27 PM

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friend just bought an 8-core 2.8 Mac for $2800... I was like..

Mar 22, 2009 | 10:10 PM

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Quote:

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friend just bought an 8-core 2.8 Mac for $2800... I was like..

I thought about building an 8 core windows system just to have strictly for gaming.

I will admit, I do miss some computer games when I switched to Apple.

Mar 22, 2009 | 10:11 PM

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there's plenty to do with 8 cores outside of gaming. such as gigapixel panoramas with Photoshop. ;p and audio, video.

my

is regarding the price.. ridiculous deal.

Mar 22, 2009 | 10:12 PM

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zVCY...eature=related

Mar 22, 2009 | 10:13 PM

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, in a dark way

Mar 22, 2009 | 10:14 PM

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Quote:

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there's plenty to do with 8 cores outside of gaming. such as gigapixel panoramas with Photoshop. ;p and audio, video.

my is regarding the price.. ridiculous deal.

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