Apple Offers Cheaper iMac to Colleges
Apple will be releasing a new version of the iMac this month that will be sold exclusively to schools and colleges for $999.
The new model is priced at $200 less than the entry-level desktop iMac currently available to the general public. It will also be less powerful than the $1200 version of the machine.
Mac released the specs for the education model on Monday.
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The new iMac has 21.5 inch LCD screen with a 3.1 GHz Intel i3 Dual-Core processor. It has a 250 GB hard drive and 2 GB of Ram.
The features are a slight downgrade from the current model available to the public with this version including half its ram, half the graphics memory and half of its hard drive storage space. It also includes a slower processer with the current version running a 2.5 GHz quad-core Intel Core i5.
This education line iMac also does not include a Thunderbolt port. It uses DisplayPort technology instead.
Its memory could be increased at the Apple Online Store to 8 GB from the 2 GB that it comes with according to Apple.
Apple has been offering cheaper iMac models to schools for years, including their last generation deal in 2009 that offered a 20 inch model with the older Intel Core 2 Duo CPU and 1GB of Ram which is still currently available for the low price of $899.
The cost of the upcoming models is $999, but price drops are expected to come according to 9to5 Mac who states that when bought in bulk the models will cost around $899 each.
The new $999 Education iMac can only be purchased by eligible K-12 schools, colleges and universities direct from Apple through their authorized agents.
