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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Neil McIntosh

Apple improves desktop deals

Apple has enhanced its eMac and iMac lines today. The eMac - the all-in-one machine with a 17-inch CRT display - now has a DVD-ROM/CD-RW drive in the basic £899 (incl VAT) model, where previously there was only a CD-RW drive. For £1,249 (incl VAT) you can buy an eMac that burns DVDs as well, which has to be pretty good.

Meanwhile prices on the two most basic iMacs have been lowered, presumably to stimulate demand (around half of iMacs sold are the top-end DVD-burning one). The CD-RW version comes in at £1,049, the DVD-ROM/CD-RW model at £1,199, although if someone asked which I'd buy, I'd still say the DVD-burning i/eMacs look better value.

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