Future of eMac? Impending demise?

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Will the eMac die soon? I have a gut feeling that its doom will be announced any day now...but thats only a feeling.

I say this because I want to buy a computer for my toddlers, and the eMac appears to be built like a tank. I like that! Both the mac mini and iMac seem to be much more vulnerable to damage from two-year-olds.
 
People love rumors etc. but I don't believe so, I know lots of people buying them and they'd have to provide another all-in-one machine. They are perfect for the education market too. If they did, I think it would be a very silly move - and would it REALLY matter? I'm still recommending them to people and they seem to be selling quite well, hell, here in the UK, Tesco (supermarket) has just started a new TV campaign showing them for schools.

Personally I'd get a refurb for young kids who could break it.
 
Well it certainly looks like they're getting rid of it. But at the price of an eMac you just can't find a better all-in-one.
 
I should hope they don't get rid of the eMac. An update of it would be nice though. Maybe a bit sleaker case, upgraded graphics card (maybe one that is upgradeable), and some other minor upgrades (processor, etc). Maybe coming from Apple with 512mb ram for the same price.

I think this computer is a great all-in-one, and you can't beat the price.
 
The eMac is great. In one of the schools I work at, the media specialist has an eMac that was given to her by the Instructional Technology department. I was playing on it the other day experimenting with the latest version of FF and Camino. I kept thinking how I would LOVE to get one for my kids. :D
 
I get a feeling of animosity towards the eMac from some. Is there some kind of elitism at work agains't anyone who doesn't buy a G5 or something? it's sad and really quite pathetic. It's a Mac, a Mac is a Mac. If a model stops being made, so what? I don't get it.
 
I hope not. I love my eMac and my school uses it... and I just love it. Mac, Please don't get rid of the eMacs!

- Jeremy -
 
I'm getting a mini, but my elderly neighbours have bought one and their friends are getting them too. They are beautiful, wonderful machines. I had a good play with one about a year back and it was great. I'd buy one now but I needed one for me and my partner, so the minis were more cost effective, we also want LCD monitors. eMacs are great though. If they did stop the current ones, they'd have to bring out another all-in-one in the same price range especially for the education market.
 
Well, as the owner of one, I have got to say that it is a lot of bang for your buck. I've used mine for photography, games, some 3D modeling, and web, and it has worked like a champ through and through. I won't be getting another mac for a while- this one just works too well. I really hope that Apple doesn't get rid of the eMac line. If anything, Apple should upgrade the eMac.
 
I can see the low-end iMac G5 take the spot of the eMac quite easily once new models replace the top end 1.8. A $999 iMac G5 would probably generate as much interest as the Mac mini has.
 
I didn't consider that! Maybe the next time Apple upgrades the iMac, they'll lower the price of the current 1.6 iMac to $999 or less. That would be a smooth way to phase out the eMac. So, then, when is the iMac due for an update? Another few months?
 
You know, I fail to realize the difference between a minimac shoved behind a desk with a CRT hooked up to it and an emac.
 
one is easier to steal than the other....
not to mention you can upgrade RAM on your own with out cracking open the machine in an emac
 
I love my eMac too & would get another one. My elderly neighbor is thinking seriously about getting one too, grandkids can wreak havoc on anything. The eMac with it's CRT display is a darn sight safer for kids than a mini would ever be with all the wires & USB hubs the mini needs for printers etc. Being an all in one makes for a tidy desk too.

They might not be popular in the US but there's the rest of the world to think about and a heck of a lot of people have their desks set up for a CRT display anyway so size isn't a concern. If the eMac is discontinued where do folks go to get an all in one CRT computer as many actually prefer a CRT.

Choice is always a good thing and Apple can ill afford to alienate members of it's small user base.
 
Well, this is what I was thinking, whether the market outside of America was being taken into account, as I've said, here in the UK our biggest supermarket chain, Tesco has started a campaign for 'computers for schools' on TV featuring the eMac. I've also been told that here at least they are the biggest selling computers for education. I imagine Tesco and Apple must have done some kind of deal.

You Mac folk (which I'm about to become one of) really are into rumours and speculation, what's that all about, I mean it in a nice way, but I really don't understand it.
 
I totally understand, padishahemperor.

I didn't realise Tesco was doing that. In the south, Viglen (something like that) is the dominant education computer around here. I wish we used macs :(
 
Ive been happy with my eMac, and for the work i do it does hang in very very well. I always do graphic design, have music playing, chatting with friends on adium, voice chatting with friends on skype, browsing the internet and of course using expose'. Basically the eMac is a pretty good deal for your money, i haven't done gaming on it that much yet im waiting for the sims 2 for a good test. And getting to my point my music never ever like jolts or anything ever, once it does i know the mac has got alot of stuff happening.

You can say this is just left up to OSX, but for the entry level mac just with a screen it does hold up pretty well and is a fantastic machine for the first time mac buyer.
 
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