Apple today introduced a new low-budget configuration of the 17-inch iMac today which is designed specifically for education customers. It features a 17-inch widescreen LCD display with highest supported resolutions of 1440 x 900, 1.83GHz Intel Core Dup processor, a built-in iSight video camera and iLife 06, the next generation of Apple's award-winning suite of digital lifestyle applications. The iMac for education also includes a combo drive for burning CDs and reading DVDs, 512MB of 667MHz DDR SDRAM memory which is expandable tp to 2GB and hard drive storage capacity up to 160GB. Providing the latest in high-performance connectivity options, the 17-inch iMac for education includes built-in 10/100/1000 BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet for high-speed networking, built-in AirPort® Extreme 802.11g WiFi for up to 54 Mbps fast wireless networking*, a total of five USB ports (three USB 2.0) and two FireWire® 400 ports. Every iMac also comes with the world's most advanced operating system, Mac OS X version 10.4.6 "Tiger" including Safari, Mail, iCal, iChat AV, Front Row and Photo Booth. The award winning suite of digital lifestyle applications featuring iPhoto, iMovie HD, iDVD, GarageBand and iWeb that enable users to create amazing website with photos, blogs and Podcasts. The 17-inch iMac for education is now available at Apple Store with the price of USD899 for the base configurations.

[via yahoo]