However, Apple doesn't provide side handles to make it easier to lift or move the original iMac at least featured a handle on top for convenient carrying.
The design is nearly an inch bigger in height and width (but the same depth) as the original iMac, and it weighs almost 50 pounds. The eMac's larger display comes at a price not found in the updated iMacs: portability. The now familiar setup includes front speakers and a front-loading CD-RW, as well as Apple's full-size Pro keyboard and an optical mouse. The standard resolution is 1,024x768, but its maximum 1,280x960 also looks readable without appearing too tiny. It features a bright and crisp 17-inch, flat, CRT display. At first glance, the snow-white, tapered eMac might be mistaken for an older, Snow-model iMac. Still, the original iMac market-Internet-minded consumers and students with few upgrade needs-will love this cheaper alternative. Of course, the eMac weighs nearly 50 pounds and won't let you add anything but RAM or a new AirPort Extreme card. It combines the iMac's all-in-one design with a 17-inch display, a relatively low entry price, adequate processing speed at 1.25GHz, and ease of use.
And despite its seemingly average value rating, the eMac is the cheapest G4-and one of the most affordable DVD-recording options-on the market. The CRT-equipped eMac was originally available only on the education market, but Apple soon started selling it to consumers.
