Sandy Bridge equipped iMacs this year?

[doctaphill]

Just wondering what you guys take from this article over at engadget.

http://i.engadget.com/2010/07/14/intels-sandy-bridge-cpus-to-tape-out-ahead-of-schedule-could-b/

Could the next refresh of iMacs, which are due this year, come with Sandy Bridge?

[Hellhammer]

If there is an update without Sandy Bridge this year, I doubt Apple will update iMac again within couple months. The availability won't be that great in the beginning though so I'm guessing early 2011 for SB update

[hugodrax]

Wont happen, The chip is WAY too big to fit in a iMac. Keep dreaming, that large chip requires a new Mac Pro tower design to fit it. Thing is like 8 inches wide.

http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/07/10x0714oub245advvx.jpg

[TMRaven]

Hopefully that was sarcasm!

[Aldaris]

Wont happen, The chip is WAY too big to fit in a iMac. Keep dreaming, that large chip requires a new Mac Pro tower design to fit it. Thing is like 8 inches wide.

But it's like a 1/4" thinck... just a thicker iMac

[Aldaris]

Hopefully that was sarcasm!

What do 'you' think?

[TMRaven]

I'm thinking it's a very big chip!