The iMac G3 had been a hit in the education market, but the iMac G4 – with its seemingly floating flat panel display – was just too expensive for a lot of school systems at the time. Apple’s solution was to create one of the heaviest Macs ever, the 50 lb. white eMac is built around a heavy 17″ CRT display. And for four years in a row, a new eMac was announced in mid-Spring that schools could order in plenty of time for the next school year.
eMac Profiles
- eMac 2002, 700 & 800 MHz (Nvidia Graphics)
- eMac 2003, 800 MHz & 1 GHz (ATI Graphics)
- eMac 2004, 1.25 GHz (USB 2.0)
- eMac 2005, 1.42 GHz
Further Reading
- Looking Back at the 1.25 GHz eMac, Simon Royal, Tech Spectrum, 2012.04.13
- How to Upgrade Your eMac without Cracking the Case, Jason Packer, Macs in the Enterprise, 2008.07.14
- Upgrading Your eMac for Better Gaming and Hi-res Video Performance, Carl Nygren, Classic Macs in the Intel Age, 2008.07.11
- 1 Working eMac from 2 Broken Ones, Daniel Knight, Mac Daniel, 2007.11.14
- The Future of eMacs in the Age of Leopard, Daniel Knight, Older G4 Macs in the Age of Leopard, 2007.10.24
- How Big a Hard Drive Can I Put in My PowerPC Mac?, Daniel Knight, Mac Daniel, 2005.10.24
- Apple’s $549 eMac, Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 2004.12.08. There are cheap Macs if you don’t mind buying refurbished.
- First Impressions of a Low-End eMac, Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 2003.06.18
- A Week with an eMac Finds It an Excellent Value, Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 2003.07.09
- eMac Test Drive, Steve Watkins, The Practical Mac, 2002.07.09
- eMac Musings, Charles W. Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings, 2002.05.07
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