Apple Releases New iMacs

[Eduardo1971]

Just in time for the "economic stimulus" monies that will begin to hit bank accounts today in the US....

I'll be using my "economic stimulus" for the v2.0 iPhone.

 

[mechasquid]

nice update
will the graphics card make much difference to design work? illustrator, indesign, photoshop??

 

[MrT8064]

im just chatting with an AppleStore person, they are about to tell me what processors there are using.

i will report back.

 

[siurpeeman]

ha! and it comes with the remote!!

 

[Genghis Khan]

kk...i have two friedns who will have ordered within 12 hours

 

[tom.]

Nice Update, the top end 24-inch is a very nice machine now.

I did think they were going to try and stick a Quad core in one of them though.

 

[Eduardo1971]

"iMac has up to 2GB of 800MHz DDR2 memory standard so you can run more applications simultaneously."

800Mhz DDR2? this is something new, right?

Spot on. Prior RAM was at 667Mhz DDR2.

 

[crockett]

a new frontside bus. faster! old ram was 667

yea but looks like they used 2 single 1 gig chips so if you want 4 gigs aftermarket you have to replace both chips.

 

[ks-man]

It looks like Apple dropped the price for upgrading Ram. You can go from 2 to 4GB for $200. Still more expensive than other places, but not the level of craziness we saw before. Also on the entry level 24" you can upgrade the video card for $150.

BTW, the Ram upgrade is only $180 for educators and the video card is $135.

I think this is a pretty nice update.

 

[Eidorian]

im just chatting with an AppleStore person, they are about to tell me what processors there are using.

i will report back.

Good luck...

I'm betting on the Montevina platform.

nice update
will the graphics card make much difference to design work? illustrator, indesign, photoshop??

All those tasks are CPU bound.

 

[amac4me]

Overall, a nice update to the iMac line. Nice speed bumps!

 

[okatidubi]

prices dropped in SG too.

 

[ditzy]

Sorry I asked this in another thread though I have the feeling that thread is about to be abandoned. Will old third party ram used for the old imacs work in this, I'm not sure wheather to buy the extra ram or not.

 

[arn]

Good luck...

I'm betting on the Montevina platform.

That was my initial thought. I don't have enough familiarity with the product line to know for sure. But 1066MHz front-side was a feature of the Montevina chipset and the speeds match

https://www.macrumors.com/2008/02/18/next-mobile-intel-processors-montevina-due-in-june-2008/

Six new 45nm notebook CPUs accompanying the release will feature a 1066MHz Front Side Bus with clock speeds ranging from 2.26-3.06GHz. The recently released Penryn processors range from 2.1 to 2.8GHz and offer a 800MHz Front Side Bus. The Penryn processors have not yet been incorporated into Apple's notebook line, despite persistent rumors of an imminent release.

 

[bilbo--baggins]

This is great news. I just bought a Mac Pro, but if these had been around I would have seriously considered one.

 

[Darkroom]

SWEET! nice news to wake up too... although i'm kinda sad i missed the online store closing, as i was sleeping... ironic, since i was wide awake for the past 5 store closes (or so) since january...

 

[diamond.g]

OMG!!! Apple got Montevina before everyone else!!!!!

 

[Chaszmyr]

I want one of these new iMacs, but I've been spoiled to a 30'' display

 

[Eidorian]

That was my initial thought. I don't have enough familiarity with the product line to know for sure. But 1066MHz front-side was a feature of the Montevina chipset and the speeds match

https://www.macrumors.com/2008/02/18/next-mobile-intel-processors-montevina-due-in-june-2008/

3.06 GHz, DDR2-800, and the 1066 MHz front side bus stand out for me. Those features scream Montevina.

We're still at 4 GB of RAM though. SODIMM density is still at 2 GB per slot for now at any reasonable price.

 

[dmelgar]

You have a MacBook, isn't that just a portable, battery powered Mac Mini?

Yes, but the Macbook has been updated and the Mini has not

 

[diamond.g]

Sorry I asked this in another thread though I have the feeling that thread is about to be abandoned. Will old third party ram used for the old imacs work in this, I'm not sure wheather to buy the extra ram or not.

I wouldn't. It would run, but at the slower speed.

That was my initial thought. I don't have enough familiarity with the product line to know for sure. But 1066MHz front-side was a feature of the Montevina chipset and the speeds match

https://www.macrumors.com/2008/02/18/next-mobile-intel-processors-montevina-due-in-june-2008/

Oddly, Montevina isn't suppoed to be released for another month. Has someone ordered a new rig yet? If so when is the ship date?

 

[richard.mac]

is the 8800GS graphics option a notebook or desktp card? also is the 8800GS only available for 24" iMacs?

 

[siurpeeman]

That was my initial thought. I don't have enough familiarity with the product line to know for sure. But 1066MHz front-side was a feature of the Montevina chipset and the speeds match

https://www.macrumors.com/2008/02/18/next-mobile-intel-processors-montevina-due-in-june-2008/

oh wow, now i'm starting to regret (just a tiny bit) my purchase last february.

 

[Eduardo1971]

Cool-the Apple welcome page has been updated as well...
http://www.apple.com

 

[bigandy]

Oddly, Montevina isn't suppoed to be released for another month. Has someone ordered a new rig yet? If so when is the ship date?

Apple has had two other processor lines months before others got them.