On 3/4/02 8:14 PM, "Anne Keller-Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> At 12:12 -0800 3/3/02, Cecil Farrell wrote: >>> When is the plain cd-rw new imac coming out?> > > At 9:15 PM -0800 3/3/02, Dennis B. Swaney wrote: >> Top of the line (SuperDrive) released by the end of January. I have mine. >> Middle of the line release (CD-RW/DVD-ROM) around the end of February. >> Bottom of the line release (CD-RW) around the end of March. At the >> rate you are going, you should be ready to buy in June/July. > > How much do you all guess it will cost? No guessing required. Apple has the prices right there on their web site. The iMac starts at $1299.00. > My sister is considering an iMac > of some variety and she's on a tight budget. Would one of the older iMacs > that are being d/c be a good bet as well? It's for word processing and > Internet surfing, basically (she's struggling along on a Performa with > 16MB Ram if you can believe). It would probably be fine for her. > What will the prices on the old ones go to? I guess the Rev.A is not a good > one to get, what about one of the late models? You can no longer buy the Rev A's new from Apple. > And ... if you have time, what would be the minimum RAM that makes sense? 256. > And ... in OSX, how do you get it to tell you what apps are using up what > RAM while open? "About this computer" told me only what processor > and how much RAM total. Because in OS X, that is no longer an issue. Shawn King On this week's Your Mac Life: CmdrTaco, Macromedia, Sony & MUG News! http://www.yourmaclife.com -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | PowerON Computer Services <http://www.poweron.com> REPLACEMENT PARTS in STOCK Drives, CD-ROMs, RAM, Mac OS SW, Power Supply <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
