- Featured link: The 2008 Penryn iMac value equation, Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 2008.04.15. Comparing prices, features, and performance, three of four new models are value champions, and there are some surprising refurb values as well.
- Mac of the Day: Macintosh LC, Oct. 1990 - only 3" tall, the LC was the least expensive color Mac in 1990.
- List of the Day: Jaguar List is for anyone using Mac OS X 10.2.x.
Recent Content on Low End Mac
- Apple's eMate still a great tool in the classroom, Tommy Thomas, Welcome to Macintosh, 05.09. How one teacher equipped his classroom with eMates with his own money - and plans to keep using them as long as possible.
- $199 iPhone coming?, iPod not a Walkman, crosswalk danger, iPods taking over cars, and more, iNews Review, 05.09. Also the iPhone is a second-rate phone, iPhone 2.0 may introduce handwriting recognition, Kensington battery pack and chargers, new iPhone apps, and more.
- MacBook sales explode, MacBook Air reviews, several new hard drives, and more, The 'Book Review, 05.09. Also silver-zinc batteries may outlast lithium-ion, Bell Aliant bundling MacBook with Internet access, notebook drives benchmarked, bargain 'Books from $150 to $2,699, and more.
- Apple tops in tech support, Penryn iMacs and Psystar Open Computer reviewed, and more, Mac News Review, 05.09. Also the iMac philosophy, OpenOffice 3.0 going Mac, MozyHome backup comes to Macs, weather in the Dock, and more.
- More G4 upgrade advice, secure disk wipes, 500 MHz iMacs with Tiger in action, and more, Dan Knight, Low End Mac Mailbag, 05.09. The importance of securely clearing your hard drive before you pass on your Mac, Pismo and closed lid mode, G3 iMacs in the classroom, and more thoughts on upgrading G4 Power Macs.
- 140 million copies of Vista sold (yawn), Frank Fox, Stop the Noiz, 05.09. It sounds like a lot, but over 85% of Windows users are staying away from Vista. 20% of Mac users have embraced Leopard in one-third the time.
- Best Power Mac G4 deals, 05.09. Used Cube, $479; 400 MHz PCI, $70; 450 AGP, $105; 733 DA, $150; 867 QS, $200; 1 GHz, $250; 450 dual, $295; 1 GHz dual, $400; 1.42, $600; more.
- Best 15" MacBook Pro deals, 05.09. Used 1.83 GHz Core Duo, $1,100; 2.16, $1,295; refurb, 2.2 Core2, $1,449; 2.4 Penryn, $1,699; 2.5, $2,149; new 2.2, $1,525 after rebate; 2.4, $1,685 a/r; more.
- Best iPod touch deals, 05.09. Refurb 8 GB '08, $249; 16 GB '07, $329; '08, $349; new 8 GB '07. $269; '08, $280; 16 GB '07, $330; '08, $369; 32 GB, $475.
- Mac of the Day: Macintosh LC, Oct. 1990 - only 3" tall, the LC was the least expensive color Mac in 1990.
- List of the Day: Jaguar List is for anyone using Mac OS X 10.2.x.
- May 11 in LEM history: 99: Fixing, preventing drive crashes - 00: Macintosh sound: The great and the pedestrian - Gaming on '030s - 01: Macs keep going and going - Mini optical mouse for laptops - 05: Used Power Mac G4 value - Benchmarking Tiger vs. Panther - OS X freeware I wouldn't want to be without - 06: Why I will probably buy another Mac - The Low End Mac value equation - 07: LED backlight coming to MacBooks - Future of the Mac mini
- Why one Mac user chose BlackBerry over iPhone, Andrew J Fishkin, Best Tools for the Job, 05.08. The advantages of OS X, Safari, Mail, and iSync don't outweigh the familiarity of BlackBerry, its excellent software, easily replaceable batteries, and a camera-free option.
- 500 MHz iMac with Panther great for Internet, watching video, and more, Carl Nygren, My Turn, 05.08. At $65 with upgraded RAM and a bigger hard drive, it was too good to pass up, and it works very nicely with Mac OS X 10.3.
- Boomerang: The Blue and White Power Mac G3 that kept coming back, Charles Webb, The Webb Chronicles, 05.08. Over its nine-year lifespan, this Power Mac had at least five owners before it finally gave up the ghost.
- Best Intel iMac deals, 05.08. Used 17" 1.83 GHz, $699; 20" 2.16 Core2, $885; refurb 20" 2.16, $949; 2.4, $1,099; 24" 2.16, $1,199; 2.4, $1,399; 2.8, $1,599; Penryn from $1,049 after rebate.
- Best 17" PowerBook G4 deals, 05.08. Used 17" 1 GHz, $790; 1.33 GHz, $850; 1.5 GHz, $859; 1.67 GHz, $889.
- Best Mac OS X 10.5 'Leopard' deals, 05.08. Mac OS X 10.5.1 single user, $99; 5 users, $139; 10.5 Server, 10 users, $450; unlimited, $899.
- More links in our archive.
Around the Web
- News: Hitachi delivers 7200RPM 2.5-inch Travelstar drive, Joshua Fruhlinger, Engadget, 05.07. 320 GB, 7200 rpm, same power draw as a 5400 rpm drive. $219 retail price. Get in line.
- Software: ixMicro Drivers, , 05.06. Drivers for the long discontinued Twin Turbo 128, Road Rocket, ixTV, and more.
- Opinion: Why I switched to a Mac after 20 years of Windows PC, Greg Wilson's Ramblings, 04.30. "Overall, I'm glad I made the switch. I do think it's a better OS for most things."
- Opinion: Extended II, Sven-S. Porst, Quarter Life Crisis, 04.30. "And after getting the iMate I eventually picked up my dad's good old Apple Extended II keyboard. And it's just wonderful."
- Review: Macessity LowKey Stand, PC Fastlane, 04.28. This aluminum stand is designed to perfectly complement iMacs and includes a 4-port USB 2.0 hub.
- AAPL: pple 2Q Revenue up 43 Percent, Jeff Gamet, Mac Observer, 04.23. Best quarter ever for Apple with Mac sales up over 50% of holiday quarter and year-ago quarter, 10.6 million iPods sold, and 1.7 million iPhones.
- Low End: Mac Modder Transforms Old PowerBook Into Sleek Desktop, Bryan Gardiner, Wired, 04.22. "Fashioned from two sheets of white acrylic and lined with perforated steel, this desktop system was once an old and busted Apple PowerBook . . . before Richard Hunt worked his modding magic."
- Opinion: History's 5 Best Interface Designs, Charlie Sorrel, Wired, 04.22. The best user interfaces ever: manual camera settings, the computer mouse, the record player, the manual transmission, and the lowly knob.
News:
Microsoft Kills PlaysForSure Song Keys, Jeff Gamet, iPod Observer, 04.23.
"[Microsoft] is shutting down the servers that manage MSN Music PlaysForSure licenses. The servers will shut down on August 31, 2008...."- History: April 23, 1940: Batteries Included, and They Don't Leak, Randy Alfred, Wired, 04.23. Prior to this, batteries tended to expand and leak. Ray-O-Vac engineer Herman Anthony used better quality manganese to reduce swelling and clad the battery in steel.
- Opinion: Apple's 'Free' Word Processor May Be All You Need, Charles W. Moore, Applelinks, 04.18. "With the Leopard release of Text Edit, many users may find that it meets all of their practical word processing needs without the necessity of buying Pages, Microsoft Word, or...."
- Opinion: Frankenmac! What's in a Mac clone?, Rob Griffiths, Macworld, 04.18. "While Apple has an excellent selection of laptops, entry-level Macs, and high-end machines, it doesn't offer anything at all in the way of a moderately powerful expandable tower model."
- Opinion: Apple and the homebuilt Mac community, Rob Griffiths, Macworld, 04.18. "One approach - which appears to be the approach Apple's taken thus far - is to simply ignore these hobbyist hackers . . . fighting the hobbyists may be more trouble than it's worth."
- News: Psystar Exposed: Looks Like a Hoax, Gizmodo, 04.16. Looks like the whole Psystar/Open Computer thing is a monumental hoax or scam.
- News: Mac Market Share Jumps to 6.6% in U.S. - Unit Sales Up 32.5%, Bryan Chaffin, Mac Observer, 04.17. "The firm said that Apple's unit sales grew by 32.5%, while the U.S. market as a whole rose by just 3%."
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