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Merchant Tracker - Store Ratings

8/27/03
This page is updated every Wednesday

Show me the prices already!
15 Inch G4/800 iMac
17 Inch G4/1 GHz iMac

ClubMac, MacMall are out of the discounted Final Cut Express bundle item. However they do continue to offer the widest variety of extra add on items. Both of them have discounted shipping (after mail-in rebate), but that only brings their shipping charges into line with the other merchants (about $30).

MacZone continues to soldier on with free shipping which really is free, and is instant, requiring no mail-in rebate.

MacConnection is bundling a Wacom Graphire2 4x5 Steel Blue Tablet for $50 .. which is a $100 value.

We have posted some performance benchmarks for the new iMacs. You can find them here.

Until next week .... happy shopping!

iMacs In The News

Apple iMac - The stylish Apple iMac, with its shiny white enamel-like exterior and gorgeous wide-screen, 17-inch LCD, isn't just about good looks. Under all that fancy design beats the heart of a true computer. In general, Apple systems are highly regarded by many in the creative arts; the Apple iMac, however, can satisfy traditional and creative academics alike

Apple cuts prices for students, teachers - As part of its efforts to stem a market share decline, Apple Computer is offering college students and teachers larger discounts on new Macs--up to 15 percent more off some models

Apple Promotions

Apple - "Improve Your Image" - Purchase a Mac between May 6 and June 28, 2003 and get a Canon i450 Color Bubble Jet Printer free, or get $99* back when you upgrade to a Canon i850, i950, or i70 color printer. This offer is available only at participating Apple Resellers

Final Cut Express Offer : Buy any Mac and get Final Cut Express for only $99 — an instant savings of $200

Apple - "Every Mac Needs .mac" Buy any new Mac between January 7th and June 28th and save $30 (via mail in rebate) on a year of .mac service. Apple charges $99.95 for each year of .mac service.

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As always check your tax status at these merchants so that you don't get a nasty shock at checkout time.

Reader Reports

None this week. Found a better deal? Let Don know and we will post the information in this space.

iMac Price Comparison Information

iMac G4/800 Combo Drive, 15" Screen #M9105LL/A
Store Apple Store
Price & Shipping*

$1,299
Free Shipping

Sales Tax

All states with sales tax.

Deals & Bundles

available - Available

unknown - Unknown

unavailable - Unavailable

Apple Promotions

available Base machine
available Final Cut Express for $99 (a $299 value)

 
Store ClubMac
Price & Shipping*

$1,275 after $19 discount at checkout
$28 shipping

Sales Tax

CA, TN, WI

Deals & Bundles

available - Available

unknown - Unknown

unavailable - Unavailable

Apple Promotions and any/all of the following:

available 512 MB RAM, free after mail in rebate ($40 install)
available MacAlly USB floppy, free after rebate(s)
available MYOB FirstEdge for $10
available Total Training OS X CD for $10
unavailable Final Cut Express for $99 (no rebate required)

Plus one printer from each manufacturer below:

available Epson Stylus Photo 820, free after rebate(s)
availableHP DeskJet 5550, free after rebate(s)
availableHP Photosmart 7350, $50 after rebate(s)
available HP PSC 2110 all-in-one, $50 after rebate(s)
available $79 in rebates on the following Epson printers: Stylus Photo 2200, Stylus Photo 1280, Stylus Photo 960, Stylus Photo 925, Stylus Photo 825


 
Store MacConnection
Price & Shipping*

$1,294
$29 shipping

Sales Tax

MA, NC, OH, TN

Deals & Bundles

available - Available

unknown - Unknown

unavailable - Unavailable

Apple Promotions and:

available 512 MB RAM, free after rebate
available Wacom Graphire2 4x5 Steel Blue Tablet for $50 (a $100 value)
available $79 mail-in rebate(s) on the following Epson Printers: Stylus C82, CX5200, Stylus Photo 820, 825, 900, 925, 960, 1280 or 2200

 
Store MacMall
Price & Shipping*

$1,275 after $19 discount at checkout
$51 up front shipping charge. $30 mail in rebate.

Sales Tax

CA, TN, WI

Deals & Bundles

available - Available

unknown - Unknown

unavailable - Unavailable

Apple Promotions and any/all of the following:

available 512 MB RAM, free after rebate ($40 install)
available LaCie USB floppy, free after rebate(s)
available Total Training OS X CD for $10
available MYOB FirstEdge for $10
unavailable Final Cut Express for $99 (no rebate required)

Plus one printer from each manufacturer below:

available HP DeskJet 5550, free after rebate(s)
available HP Photosmart 7350, $50 after rebate(s)
available HP PSC 2110 all-in-one, $50 after rebate(s)
available Epson Stylus Photo 820, free after rebate(s)
available Epson Stylus Photo 900, $100 after rebate(s)
available Epson Stylus C82, free after rebate(s)

 
Store MacWarehouse
Price & Shipping*

$1,275 after $20 discount at checkout
$33 shipping

Sales Tax

CT, NJ, OH, TN

Deals & Bundles

available - Available

unknown - Unknown

unavailable - Unavailable

Apple Promotions and any/all of the following:

available 512 MB RAM, free after rebate ($40 install)
available USB floppy, free after rebate(s)
available Epson Stylus Photo 820 printer, free after rebate(s)
available HP DeskJet 5550 printer, free after rebate(s)
available Final Cut Express for $99 (no rebate required)
available Apple Care 3 Year Warranty Plan for $140 (a $169 value)

 
Store MacZone
Price & Shipping*

$1,295
Free shipping for a "limited time"

Sales Tax

CA, IL, MO, NV, OH, TN, WA

available - Available

unknown - Unknown

unavailable - Unavailable

Apple Promotions and:

available 512 MB RAM, free after mail in rebate ($40 install) and MYOB FirstEdge
available Final Cut Express for $99 (no rebate required)
available Refurb HP Photosmart 1115 Color Printer free after mail-in rebate
available Epson Stylus Photo 820 free after mail-in rebate
unavailable Epson Stylus Photo C82 free after mail-in rebate
unavailable Hewlett Packard DeskJet 5550 free after mail-in rebate

iMac G4/1GHz Super Drive, 17 Inch Screen #M8935LL/A
Store Apple Store
Price & Shipping*

$1,799
Free Shipping

Sales Tax

All states with sales tax.

Deals & Bundles

available - Available

unknown - Unknown

unavailable - Unavailable

Apple Promotions

available Base machine
available Final Cut Express for $99 (a $299 value)

 
Store ClubMac
Price & Shipping*

$1,767 after $27 discount at checkout
$28 shipping

Sales Tax

CA, TN, WI

Deals & Bundles

available - Available

unknown - Unknown

unavailable - Unavailable

Apple Promotions and any/all of the following:

available 512 MB RAM, free after mail in rebate ($40 install)
available MacAlly USB floppy, free after rebate(s)
available MYOB FirstEdge for $10
available Total Training OS X CD for $10
unavailable Final Cut Express for $99 (no rebate required)

Plus one printer from each manufacturer below:

available Epson Stylus Photo 820, free after rebate(s)
availableHP DeskJet 5550, free after rebate(s)
availableHP Photosmart 7350, $50 after rebate(s)
available HP PSC 2110 all-in-one, $50 after rebate(s)
available $79 in rebates on the following Epson printers: Stylus Photo 2200, Stylus Photo 1280, Stylus Photo 960, Stylus Photo 925, Stylus Photo 825

 
Store MacConnection
Price & Shipping*

$1,794
$29 shipping

Sales Tax

MA, NC, OH, TN

Deals & Bundles

available - Available

unknown - Unknown

unavailable - Unavailable

Apple Promotions and:

available 512 MB RAM, free after rebate
available Wacom Graphire2 4x5 Steel Blue Tablet for $50 (a $100 value)
unavailable Epson Stylus Photo 820 printer, PowerShot A70 digital camera, 64MB MultiMediaCard and camera case for $384
available $79 mail-in rebate(s) on the following Epson Printers: Stylus C82, CX5200, Stylus Photo 820, 825, 900, 925, 960, 1280 or 2200

 
Store MacMall
Price & Shipping*

$1,767 after $27 discount at checkout
$49 up front shipping charge. $30 mail in rebate.

Sales Tax

CA, TN, WI

Deals & Bundles

available - Available

unknown - Unknown

unavailable - Unavailable

Apple Promotions and any/all of the following:

available 512 MB RAM, free after rebate ($40 install)
available LaCie USB floppy, free after rebate(s)
available Total Training OS X CD for $10
available MYOB FirstEdge for $10
unavailable Final Cut Express for $99 (no rebate required)

Plus one printer from each manufacturer below:

available HP DeskJet 5550, free after rebate(s)
available HP Photosmart 7350, $50 after rebate(s)
available HP PSC 2110 all-in-one, $50 after rebate(s)
available Epson Stylus Photo 820, free after rebate(s)
available Epson Stylus Photo 900, $100 after rebate(s)
available Epson Stylus C82, free after rebate(s)

 
Store MacWarehouse
Price & Shipping*

$1,767 after $28 discount at checkout
$35 shipping

Sales Tax

CT, NJ, OH, TN

Deals & Bundles

available - Available

unknown - Unknown

unavailable - Unavailable

Apple Promotions and any/all of the following:

available 512 MB RAM, free after rebate ($40 install)
available USB floppy, free after rebate(s)
available Epson Stylus Photo 820 printer, free after rebate(s)
available HP DeskJet 5550 printer, free after rebate(s)
available Final Cut Express for $99 (no rebate required)
available Apple Care 3 Year Warranty Plan for $140 (a $169 value)

 
Store MacZone
Price & Shipping*

$1,795
Free shipping for a "limited time"

Sales Tax

CA, IL, MO, NV, OH, TN, WA

available - Available

unknown - Unknown

unavailable - Unavailable

Apple Promotions and:

available 512 MB RAM, free after mail in rebate ($40 install) and MYOB FirstEdge
available Final Cut Express for $99 (no rebate required)
available Refurb HP Photosmart 1115 Color Printer free after mail-in rebate
available Epson Stylus Photo 820 free after mail-in rebate
unavailable Epson Stylus Photo C82 free after mail-in rebate
unavailable Hewlett Packard DeskJet 5550 free after mail-in rebate

iMac G4/1GHz Super Drive, 17 Inch Screen #Z06X
Store Apple Store
Price & Shipping*

$2,348
Free Shipping

Sales Tax

All states with sales tax.

Deals & Bundles

available - Available

unknown - Unknown/Delay

unavailable - Unavailable

Apple Promotions

unknown/delay Base machine (1-3 days)
available Final Cut Express for $99 (a $299 value)

Shipping charges are to California - your mileage may vary. Also prices quoted are for the bare machine and do not reflect RAM installation charges (usually $40), nor the in-store prices of add-on products for which there is a rebate. Shipping charges (if any) for bundled products , also are not reflected in the prices above.

Weekly Buyer's Guides

G4 PowerBook Buyers Guide eMac Buyer's Guide iMac Buyer's Guide iBook Buyers Guide Power Mac Buyers Guide

January/July 2002 iMacs and February 2003 iMacs, What's Changed?

For a complete listing of comparative specs and features click here

Feature January/July 2002 iMacs February 2003 iMacs
MSRP $1,299 $1,499 $ 1,700, $1,999 $1,299, $1,799 , $2,348
Processor speed 700 or 800 MHz G4 800 MHz or 1 GHz G4
L2 cache size and speed ratio 256K 1:1 256K 1:1
L3 cache size and speed ratio None None
System bus speed 100 MHz or 133 MHz 100MHz or 133 MHz
Graphics NVIDIA GeForce2 MX 32MB or NVIDIA GeForce4 MX with 32 MB NVIDIA GeForce2 MX 32MB or NVIDIA GeForce4 MX with 64 MB

RAM
(MAX)

128MB or 256 MB
1GB Max
256 MB SDRAM , 256MB PC2100 (266MHz) DDR SDRAM
or 1GB PC2100 (266MHz) DDR SDRAM 1GB Max
Display 15" or 17" flat panel 15" or 17" flat panel
Hard disk drive 40, 60 or 80 GB ATA 60GB Ultra ATA/66 7200 rpm or 80GB Ultra ATA/100 7200 rpm

Optical Drive

Tray loading "SuperDrive"
(DVD-R/CD-RW)

Writes DVD-R at 2x
Reads DVDs at 6x
Writes CD-R at 8x
Writes CD-RW at 4x
Reads CDs at 24x

Tray loading "Combination Drive"

Reads DVDs at 8x
Writes CD-R at 12x
Writes CD-RW at 8x
Reads CDs at 32x

Tray loading "SuperDrive"
(DVD-R/CD-RW)

Writes DVD-R at 2x
Reads DVDs at 6x
Writes CD-R at 8x
Writes CD-RW at 4x
Reads CDs at 24x

Tray loading SuperDrive
(DVD-R/CD-RW)

Writes DVD-R at 4x
Reads DVDs at 8x
Writes CD-R at 16x
Writes CD-RW at 8x
Reads CDs at 32x

Or Tray loading Combination Drive

Reads DVDs at 8x
Writes CD-R at 32x
Writes CD-RW at 10x
Reads CDs at 32x

 

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