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MWSF 03: Rumor Roundup – iMac Price Plummet?

Sure, most Mac faithful will get the post-keynote blues when an expo doesn’t introduce major hardware improvements. But wouldn’t it be nice if suddenly 17″ SuperDrive iMacs started selling for $1199? That’d increase Mac market share! Heck, much as I like my PowerBook sitting atop its Lapvantage Dome, I’d go get one! PowerPage Plausibility Meter is only reading about 5 out of 10.


Sure, most Mac faithful will get the post-keynote blues when an expo doesn’t introduce major hardware improvements. But wouldn’t it be nice if suddenly 17″ iMacs started selling for $1199? That’d increase Mac market share! Heck, much as I like my PowerBook sitting atop its Lapvantage Dome, I’d go get one! PowerPage Plausibility Meter is only reading about 6 out of 10. Here are the specs:

Low-End iMac
15″ LCD
800 MHz PowerPC G4
CD-RW Drive
nVidia GeForce 2 MX
128 MB RAM
40 GB Harddrive
10/100 Mbit Ethernet
999$

Medium iMac
17″ LCD
867 MHz PowerPC G4
Combo Drive
nVidia GeForce 4 MX
256 MB RAM
60 GB Harddrive
10/100 Mbit Ethernet
Apple Pro Speakers
1199$

’Better’ iMac
17″ LCD
867 MHz PowerPC G4
SuperDrive
nVidia GeForce 4 MX
256 MB RAM
80 GB Harddrive
10/100 Mbit Ethernet
Apple Pro Speakers
1499$

High-End iMac
17″ LCD
1 GHz MHz PowerPC G4
SuperDrive
nVidia GeForce 4 MX
512 MB RAM
80 GB Harddrive
10/100 Mbit Ethernet
Apple Pro Speakers
1699$

By Jason O'Grady

Founded the PowerPage in 1995.