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iMac Revision "B" Buyer's Guide - Going, Going ........

With the 3rd version of the iMac showing up in volume at retailers there  is a lot of  price cutting and bundling deals going on to clear out excess inventory of revision "B" iMacs. We have visited all the major online retailers to gather price information and present  it here to you in a comparative way along with pertinent technical information you may find helpful. So if you are not willing to pay the premium  that the revision "C" iMac's speed bump and color choice will cost you, now may be the time scoop up one of the remaining revision "B" iMacs before they are all snatched up!   

Major Technological Changes

iMac B

G3/233Mhz

ATI RAGE PRO TURBO 
accelerated 2D/3D 
graphics controller
6MB VRAM

OS 8.5

4GB Hard Drive

Mezzanine Slot

Infrared Port


iMac Reviews

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Time
Apple Tech
MacIntouch
Insanely Great
PC World
Free Press
SF Examiner
PCWeek
USA Today
Salon
 

iMac C

G3/266Mhz

ATI RAGE PRO TURBO 
accelerated 2D/3D 
graphics controller
6MB VRAM

OS 8.5.1

6GB Hard Drive

Mezzanine Slot -removed

Infrared Port - removed


The iMac Revision "C" Is ...

11% faster in processor performance
13% faster in FPU performance
47% faster in disk performance
17% faster in graphics performance 

than the revision "B" iMac


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Revision "B" iMac Prices

Vendor

Price

Bottomline $999.99
ClubMac $979
MacMall $997
price includes scanner
MacConnection  $999
MacWarehouse $999
MacZone $997
Outpost.com $990

*Prices good as of 2/5/99

Revision B Software Bundle 

  • AppleWorks 5 
  • FaxSTF from STF Technologies 
  • Quicken Deluxe '98 from Intuit 
  • MetaCreation's Kai's Photo Soap 
  • MDK from Interplay 
  • Pangea Software's Nanosaur 
  • Williams & Sonoma Guide to Good Cooking from Broderbund 
  • Microsoft's Internet Explorer & Outlook Express
  • 4.01 Earthlink's, Total Access 2.01 
  • Adobe Pagemill v3.0 (Web Site Builder Software) 

Revision C Software Bundle 

  • AppleWorks 5 
  • FaxSTF from STF Technologies 
  • Quicken Deluxe '98 from Intuit 
  • MetaCreation's Kai's Photo Soap 
  • EdView Internet Safety Kit, Family Edition
  • World Book Macintosh Edition
  • Pangea Software's Nanosaur 
  • Williams & Sonoma Guide to Good Cooking from Broderbund 
  • Microsoft's Internet Explorer & Outlook Express
  • 4.01 Earthlink's, Total Access 2.01 
  • Adobe Pagemill v3.0 (Web Site Builder Software)

 

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