The Sub-$500 iMac?
Dec 29

The Sub-$500 iMac?

This could be fun! Think Secret says they know what The Steve will be unveiling at the January 11 Macworld Expo: a bare bones, G4-based iMac without a display that will retail for $499.

This new product will be for a Windows user who has experienced the iPod, the ease of use of the iTunes software, and has played around with a Mac at an Apple retail store just long enough to know he’d buy one if it were a little cheaper.

Code name Q88, the machine is said to be very small and designed to either go underneath a monitor or stand upright, alongside a second computer. The guys over at MacSlash are hoping that it will also have a built-in KVM that will allow PC switchers to run the iMac side-by-side with their existing PC, using the same keyboard, mouse & monitor. That might be a little much to hope for, but if the rest is true, that might shake things up a bit, don’t you think?

by Dave   December 29, 2004 9:27 AM    |   Follow Gadgetopia on Twitter

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by Deane,   December 29, 2004 12:23 PM  

This would be awesome. Look for a nice market share jump if they decide to do this. I would personally be very interested.

by Dave,   December 29, 2004 1:58 PM  

Bad time to buy aapl right now though. $64.30 today.

And how many opportunities did I have to buy at around $15? (that sound was me kicking myself.)

by Joe,   December 29, 2004 2:26 PM  

And now Deane will tell us how much he could have bought Gateway stock for. Welcome to the first annual meeting of the Tuesday Morning Quarterback's Club. =)

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