“Will there be an Intel-based CRT Mac? Apple appears to be working on a successor to the eMac, a low-cost all-in-one computer with a 19-inch 16:10 widescreen CRT display at a maximum resolution of 1680×1050 pixels at 100Hz refresh rate. The system would use an ultra-low cost Intel Celeron-class processor with DDR-400 memory on a 400MHz System Bus — considerably slower than the DDR2-667 memory employed by Apple’s ‘Core’-based Intel systems, but still a big step up for the eMac over its previous 167MHz Front Side Bus G4 architecture,” Mac OS Rumors reports.
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A back to school special?
sekund poast!
KillMacDude!
please please PLEASE NO CELERONS!
Shared Memory in the Mac mini was bad enough! Don’t take us down the road of cheapo POS PCs!
Since the MINI was upped in price, then need some type of cheapo machine.
How fast of a computer do you need to check email anyway?
This would kill for me–I being a public educator and all.
BUT,
OSX.5 reeeeaaaly needs to run windoze apps a la Darwine to completely kill the Dell cancer spreading in our schools.
I live in the Austin area, and am typing this on a dell…go figure. At least UT is mostly mac.
I don’t mind celerons. As a minor ingredient in a stew.
Celerons? NOOOOOOOOO!!!!
Then again, we are building a better OS for Intel than the other guys, right?
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TydalForce,
So don’t buy one. Unless you are the buyer for a school tech dept, you probably won’t be able to anyway.
MacOSRumors.com = The Inquirer (supermarket tabloid)
Seeing how the Mac mini is the cheapest machine Apple will make, I doubt that we’ll see an eMac that has lower specs. My guess would be that we’ll see an eMac with Mac mini-like specs, but it’ll include a CRT monitor, keyboard & mouse and (possibly) better graphics. It’ll also cost a bit more than the Mac mini does, right between the Mac mini and iMac.
As for that display, keep this in mind: an eMac with a 17″ CRT weighs around 50 lbs. Is Apple going to include miniature tow-trucks with these systems?
I love apple for all its muscle and elegance, but THIS is what it needs if it wants to get market share. I work at a small business that does TV production. They could NEVER spring to get 50 iMacs, but they can afford a 300-500 cheaper eMac. They could never justify all the bells and whistles for machines that basically are doing word processesing and web surfing.
IF Apple wants people to commit to all Apple environments, they need to compete with the 400 piece of crap PCS out there (in price only!!).
And the eMac is quickly becoming a very large paperweight!
I hope this is not rumor, but FACT.
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CRT stinks!
It should be, “CRT’s… Noooooo!”
Most of the iMacs /eMacs of friends that have “died”, have been because of CRT problems. Too expensive to repair….
That 20th century technology needs to be left in the dust!
hmmm…19″ CRT’s weigh 30+ pounds ALONE. I know. I have a relatively new one sitting right here.
No way they will make this.
HAHA! Mac OS Rumors doesn’t know ANYTHING! They are absolutely the worst rumor site online. They lie lie lie.
At this point, screw proffit. CRT does suck. They should definitely put out a cheap all in one, without CRT, and not worry about making big proffits on the system. They just need to get their machines into people’s hands and get kids using the systems to ensure the future proliferation of market share!!!
Why in the world would they put a CRT in this bad boy when LCD’s are so cheap. I mean, you can get a damn 17″ for $180 RETAIL. I can only imagine what Apple could get one for at cost.
ALso, the cheapest 19″ CRT is around $125. Not a huge cost savings.
A widescreen CRT? yea, right, has MOSR ever gotten anything right? MDN… I’d think you’d be smarter than put this crap on your site.
The 16:10 part of this rumor is especially hard to believe. I’m not aware of any widescreen CRTs for computer use aside from Sony’s last 24″ (FW900).
would love this for the kids, the eMac 700 is hardly able to run online kids games anymore
MDN: Please don’t spread the crap that comes out of MacOSRumors. Anything there is completely baseless.
If this kicks off I’ll have more children.
My sons high school uses eMacs everywhere except in the PC training room which is loaded with Gateway machines.
The CRT eMac is popular BECAUSE of the weight (it’s hard to steal). The glass screens are much more resistant to damage than LCD.
I don’t care what the CPU is or if it has a CRT just so long as Apple can remain competitive price wise and stay in the school system.
Our high school only has one I.T. person to maintain over 200 Macs, try that with Windows (on second thought, don’t).
I’m not sure I believe this rumor. The 17″ eMac is a fine form factor and contrary to popular opinion, our school has not had excessive service issues.
A 17″ eMac with an updated Intel CPU would be just fine, a higher price would not be good!
If not a CRT, how do you make a bullet-proof LCD screen for kids? Remember what the e in eMac stands for.