Description:
As the most affordable products in the entire Apple roster of desktop computers, eMacs are not intended for sophisticated applications where power and versatility are paramount. They are, however, just fine for general day-to-day tasks such as word processing, personal finances, Internet surfing, e-mail and contact management. They’re also small enough to fit comfortably on virtually any desk or table, no matter how cluttered it might be. This model, the eMac Desktop 17-inch M9252LL/A, is the entry-level eMac and therefore the most basic desktop Apple manufactures. Driven by a 1 GHz PowerPC G4 processor and an ATI Radeon 7500 graphics chipset with 32 MB of dedicated DDR SDRAM memory, the eMac Desktop 17-inch M9252LL/A sports satisfactory front-end speed and enough 3-D drawing power to handle midlevel games and 3-D rendering applications. Its 128 MB allotment of RAM memory is considered the bare minimum in today’s desktop world and should be upgraded if you intend to multitask or run processor-intensive tasks. Fortunately, the unit will allow up to 1 GB of RAM. Like all eMacs, the eMac Desktop 17-inch M9252LL/A sports a unique and conveniently space-efficient one-piece design. Inside, Apple has incorporated an adequate 40 GB hard disk, a DVD/CD-RW drive through which you can burn audio CDs and watch your favorite DVD movies, smallish stereo speakers, and a surprisingly generous 17-inch glass-tube CRT (not LCD) display. Connectivity options include a 56K modem for dial-up communication, a 10/100BASE-T Ethernet chipset for high-speed network and Internet interaction, an expansion slot for wireless networking, two FireWire 400 ports (commonly used for transferring data to and from digital camcorders), and five USB 1.1 ports for external devices such as joysticks and scanners. Potential customers should note that the unit is not equipped with new high-speed USB 2.0 ports. Nor does it support DVD burning. An Apple keyboard and Apple mouse complete the hardware picture. Bundled software includes Mac OS X, World Book 2003, Quicken 2004 Deluxe, and an impressive range of multimedia utilities and games.
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