IMac for less than $ 1 000 for education?

Interesting rumors, Apple could (re) propose an iMac "Education", below $ 1 000. This 21-inch iMac offirrait less memory and smaller hard drive (2 GB / 250 GB against 4 GB / 500 GB usually), a graphics card a little more limited - a Radeon HD 6750M with 256 MB of memory while the model Classic is equipped with 512 MB - and a less efficient processor.

The 21-inch iMac uses a standard four processor cores, the version "Education" be satisfied with two cores. The price could drop substantially from below $ 1 000, while the consumer model is proposed to $ 1 200. Recall that Apple has offered for several years of dedicated equipment in the world of education, with the eMac, iMac G5 iMac Intel and even a few months.

Mac OS X Lion launched before July 19

The imminent release of Mac OS X Lion is not a surprise in itself, the OS is still in its fourth beta version. But in recent days a number of sources is likely to give a precise launch date around mid-July. You should know that Apple has a habit of revealing important products shortly financial results.

But the second quarter results to be presented July 19. The output of Lion would have held before, but when exactly? Rumor vote for Thursday, July 14. Yes, but Apple likes to launch on Tuesday. July 12, then? Yes, 15 or so on Friday. Why not just 19 on Tuesday? Seriously, the launch of Lion should coincide with a refresh of the MacBook Air.