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Shootout: Original iMac vs. 2008 iMac at $1,299
Thursday, May 8, 2008
I was an original 128k Mac owner. Likewise, I picked up a $1,299 Bondi Blue iMac almost 10 years ago. How does the original iMac compare to the 2008 iMac with Intel Inside? It’s remarkable how things change, how much they remain the same, and what your money gets for $1,299 these days. Let the shootout begin.
Reader Comments
Candace Lu said:
Doesn’t this really show us two basic things? 1) the Mac today is an incredible value, even when compared to a machine a decade ago, and, 2) we’ve come to expect more and expect to pay less to get it.
I cannot image using a screen that’s actually smaller than the MacBook I just gave to my high schooler. Same money.
macbooty said:
Thanks for the trip down memory lane. It does seem like those little candy colored Macs were from ancient times. Then I saw the photo of Steve Jobs behind the original beige Macs. Whoa! What a shocker. What is remarkable is that the new iMacs give so much more, and actually cost less in 1998 dollars.
Thank you, Apple.