Apple iSight...

Does apple still make the iSight web-cam?
I recently purchased a Mac Pro, and was hoping to buy an iSight to use with iChat AV.
But I can't seem to find the iSight firewire camera in the apple store.
Does anyone have any possible alternatives if the have indeed stopped making it?
Mac Book Pro   Mac OS X (10.4.8)  

Hi Matti_boi,
No Apple have stopped selling it for several reasons.
1) In-builts.
2) Regulation changes in Europe.
3) have added USB Video Class to 10.4.9 (No Drivers needed for compliant cams
As you are probably aware there is a Search feature where you can find similar threads easily.
See this older thread http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=919364&tstart=50
More Recent http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=926287&tstart=50
10:51 PM Monday; May 7, 2007

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