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eMac
The eMac is touted as Apple’s “all
in one” computer at an affordable price starting at $799.
The entire computer is housed in a single enclosure made of
polycarbonate plastic that contains the computer, or “CPU”,
and the monitor. This rests on a stand that can tilt from
-5 to +15 degrees and swivel in 360 degrees. The monitor is
a brilliant 17” flat screen that provides distortion
free and reduced glare viewing.
At the heart of the machine is a 1.42 Ghz
PowerPC G4 processor coupled with a configuration that’s
blistering with high-tech specifications. The eMac is available
in two off the shelf variations – The “Combo Drive”
version which comes with a “combo drive” as the
name suggests, which allows you to read/burn CDs and only
read DVDs. Then, there is the “Super Drive” version
which comes with a dual layer DVD read/write drive, which
of course can read/burn CDs as well. Or you can even choose
a build to order machine, custom configured with the options
you choose.
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has inbuilt support for AirPort Extreme for wireless connectivity
to other Macs and with the internet with an AirPort base station.
It is equipped with Bluetooth to wirelessly exchange information
with other Bluetooth enabled devices such as PDAs and mobile
phones. It also offers Firewire and USB2.0 ports to provide
for high speed connectivity with digital cameras, camcorders,
printers, scanners and the iPod. And lastly, it also has ports
for attaching external speakers and inputs from external devices
such as cassette players.
To be true it is the combination of the above
mentioned hardware and the accompanying array of software
that makes the eMac really stand out. It comes with the Mac
OS X Tiger, which is the world most advanced operating system
as claimed by Apple. Some of its unique inbuilt applications
include “Spotlight” for easy search of information,
“Dashboard” and “Safari RSS” for access
to the information from the internet, “iChat AV”
for audio/video conferencing, “Automator” to streamline
repetitive jobs.
It also comes with “iMovie HD”
that helps you make movies at home, “iDVD 5” that
helps you author DVDs, “iTunes”, to create your
own music playlists, “iPhoto”, to make your own
photo albums and GarageBand to create your own music. It is
when you use all of these applications together in a project,
that they act as tightly integrated tools that will help you
unleash your creativity.
In the final analysis, the eMac is a veritable
tool of creativity at an excellent price point.
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