Apple releases new $899 iMac

Education customers of Apple will be able to purchase a new $899 17″ iMac that comes with a 1.83GHz Intel Core Duo processor, an iSight video camera, and the iLife ’06 digital lifestyle application suite. The new iMac is available immediately and will take over the eMac’s position in the market. Other features include a combo CD/DVD optical drive, 512MB of 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM and a maximum hard disk capacity of 160GB. This price point bodes well to bring cheaper and better educational tools to the masses. Check out the remaining features after the jump. • 17-inch widescreen LCD display
• 1.83 GHz Intel Core Duo processor
• 512MB of 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM expandable to 2GB
• 24x Combo drive
• Intel GMA 950 graphics
• Built-in iSight video camera
• Built-in AirPort Extreme wireless networking
• 80GB Serial ATA hard drive running at 7200 rpm
• Mini-DVI out (adapters for DVI, VGA and Composite/S-Video sold separately)
• Built-in stereo speakers and microphone
• Mighty Mouse and Apple Keyboard