Affordable Mac aimed at schools
A Power Macintosh G3 with a built-in monitor for $1,499 addresses a sore point in Apple's product lineup--the lack of a computer schools can afford.
The new Power Macintosh G3 "All-in-One" is intended to address
Apple's Power Mac G3 All-in-One |
Apple says the new system comes with either a 233- or 266-MHz PowerPC 750 processor. Although the system is expected to be priced starting at $1,499, the unit does include a 15-inch monitor that is built into the system's curvy case. The system also comes with 512K of secondary cache, 32MB of memory, a 4GB hard drive, built-in networking capabilities, and a CD-ROM.
According to a recent report from Dataquest, Apple's lead in the combined K-12 and higher education market shrank by more than 14 percentage points to 26.8 percent market share last year. Apple executives dispute the size of the loss, citing third-party reports placing their market share between 29 and 33 percent, a range they point out is double that of their nearest competitors.
Apple executives also point to research from International Data Corporation which shows Apple systems represent over 50 percent of the installed base of computers in the K-12 market.