PRESS RELEASE October 22, 2003

Most Affordable SuperDrive-Equipped Mac Ever Now Starts at Just $1,099

CUPERTINO, California—October 22, 2003—Apple® today announced lower prices for its popular eMac™ desktop computer for home and schools, making the eMac the most affordable SuperDrive™-equipped Mac® ever, starting at just $1,099 (US). Featuring a stunning 17-inch flat CRT in a compact all-in-one design, eMac includes Mac OS® X version 10.3 “Panther” pre-installed with over 150 breakthrough new features, including Fast User Switching making the eMac easy to share among users in the home and schools. eMac also offers Apple’s iLife™, the industry’s only integrated suite of award-winning applications for digital music, photography, moviemaking and DVD creation.
  • 1 GHz PowerPC G4 processor;
  • 128MB of system memory;
  • a 32x Combo DVD-ROM/CD-RW optical drive;
  • ATI Radeon 7500 with 32MB video memory; and
  • a 40GB ATA hard drive.

  • 1 GHz PowerPC G4 processor;
  • 256MB of system memory
  • a 4x SuperDrive DVD-R/CD-RW optical drive;
  • ATI Radeon 7500 with 32MB video memory; and
  • an 80GB ATA hard drive.

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