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Apple Prepping a DVD-R eMac or Protecting iMac Sales?
By Remy Davison, Insanely Great Mac
August 9th 2002
There may be more than one reason for Apple putting the kybosh on Zettabyte.
Apple legal''s recent cease and desist to Zettabyte Solutions, which was selling a
SuperDrive-equipped eMac, has raised some speculation.
The question centers around whether Apple intends to equip the eMacs with DVD-Rs, or
if it was merely to protect sales of the two high-end iMacs (15" and 17").
Mac rumor site SpyMac said recently that users can expect an October refresh of the
eMac.
The details, thin though they be, are surprisingly unspectacular (particularly for a
rumor). No speed bumps are anticipated, with the DVD-R as a possible build-to-order
option the biggest cat in the bag.
Analysis: A DVD-R eMac would be an ideal education and consumer solution, as Zettabyte
discovered. Has Apple indenfified two very different markets for iMac and eMac? A
DVD-R eMac would crossover with the low-end iMacs on price, but would of course lack
the LCD, as well as the ground-breaking iMac design.
Would the DVD-R eMac at around $1,400-$1,500 push you towards it? Or would you still
buy the iMac?
The other serious question this raises is about the forthcoming Power Macs: surely if
the eMac were to have DVD-R as an option, it''s time for Power Macs to have DVD-R
across the board (perhaps as a delete option on the base PM with a CDRW in its place
for those wanting a really budget-priced Power Mac.
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