.Mac Retail Box 2003

List Price: $99.99 Discount Price: $80.00

Features:

• 15 MB IMAP email account (with a mac.com email address)
• Easy-to-use Web page builder for easy Web publishing and hosting
• 100 MB of online server space to store and transfer files
• Backup software--archive important files to iDisk, CD, or DVD
• Virus protection via McAfee's Virex software for all .Mac users

Customer Reviews:

Great, but apple should make it cheaper outside the US. [Posted on 2003-12-11]
Wonderful service and software. I think I costs around $ 120~130 in Japan and that should be made cheaper as well.

.Mac for Mac [Posted on 2004-06-08]
I have been a .Mac member since its inception. To fully appreciate the benefits, you really need a high-speed internet connection (DSL or Cable.)
Benefit: An email account with a 15 MB storage limit. (with a mac.com domain name.) You can access mail by using either a web browser (at any location with Internet access) or through any POP-3 mail application (such as Apple's own mail application, Eudora or Entourage.) You can purchase additional email storage space and additional email accounts for other members of your family.
Benefit: Your own private iDisk. iDisk is an online disk drive. Initially, you start with 100 MB of iDisk storage. (If 100 MB is not enough, you can purchase additional space.) iDisk will allow you to backup your important data or share photos or other legally obtained data. You decide what data is public and what remains private. You can build web pages and publish them, because .Mac also acts as a web hosting service.
Benefit: Software downloads; some full applications, some demos - all conveniently accessed from your iDisk (or conventional download, if you prefer.)
Benefit: .Mac also offers a number of discounts.
Other bebefits include an online calendar, data synchronization among multiple computers, online technical support, online tutorials, in the Learning Center and Virex antivirus software and its frequently updated virus definitions.
.Mac is definitely worthwhile. The only thing you really need to decide for yourself, "is it worth the price of admission?" My answer is a hearty "YES!"

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