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Even before Apple has officially updated its online site with new hardware models, BusinessWeek has posted a description of the updates, which include redesigned 21.5-inch and 27-inch iMacs with LED displays, a redesigned polycarbonate MacBook, and an updated Mac mini with a server option.

More details forthcoming...

Article Link: BusinessWeek Details Apple Hardware Updates
 
all the products are now officially released at noon.. press releases available...
 
Core i5?! $1,699?!!

The 27-inch model is something else entirely. It’s aimed at the professional who might otherwise buy a Mac Pro, but who wants an iMac, because they look better. I saw the screen on this monster last night and it’s really impressive in person. It starts at $1,699, but there’s another model that has a quad-core Intel Core i5 chip, that starts at $1,999, and which won’t ship until November.
 
This may not be directly relevant to this new line of products, and apologies if there is a thread on this already, but I just learned that my local Apple Store (Birmingham, Alabama) is closed all of this week for some non-specific, non-talked-about remodeling or something. Just curious if other stores are likewise closed and if this is part of this new line of products. Sorry for the digression.
 
The new 21.5-inch 3.06 GHz iMac, for a suggested retail price of $1,199 (US), includes:



-- 21.5-inch 1920 x 1080 LED-backlit display;
-- 3.06 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor with 3MB shared L2 cache;
-- 4GB 1066 MHz DDR3 SDRAM expandable to 16GB;
-- NVIDIA GeForce 9400M integrated graphics;
-- 500GB Serial ATA hard drive running at 7200 rpm;
-- a slot-load 8x SuperDrive with double-layer support (DVD+ / -R DL/DVD+ /

-RW/CD-RW);
-- Mini DisplayPort for video output (adapters sold separately);
-- built-in AirPort Extreme 802.11n wireless networking and Bluetooth
2.1+EDR;
-- built-in iSight video camera;
-- Gigabit Ethernet port;
-- four USB 2.0 ports;
-- one FireWire 800 port;
-- SD card slot;
-- built-in stereo speakers and microphone; and

-- Wireless Apple Keyboard, Magic Mouse.


The new 21.5-inch 3.06 GHz iMac, for a suggested retail price of $1,499 (US),
includes:


-- 21.5-inch 1920 x 1080 LED-backlit display;
-- 3.06 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor with 3MB shared L2 cache;
-- 4GB 1066 MHz DDR3 SDRAM expandable to 16GB;
-- ATI Radeon HD 4670 discrete graphics; with 256MB GDDR3;
-- 1TB Serial ATA hard drive running at 7200 rpm;
-- a slot-load 8x SuperDrive with double-layer support (DVD+ / -R DL/DVD+ /

-RW/CD-RW);
-- Mini DisplayPort for video output (adapters sold separately);
-- built-in AirPort Extreme 802.11n wireless networking and Bluetooth
2.1+EDR;
-- built-in iSight video camera;
-- Gigabit Ethernet port;
-- four USB 2.0 ports;
-- one FireWire 800 port;
-- SD card slot;
-- built-in stereo speakers and microphone; and

-- Wireless Apple Keyboard, Magic Mouse.


The new 27-inch 3.06 GHz iMac, for a suggested retail price of $1,699 (US),
includes:


-- 27-inch 2560 x 1440 LED-backlit display;
-- 3.06 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor with 3MB shared L2 cache;
-- 4GB 1066 MHz DDR3 SDRAM expandable to 16GB;
-- ATI Radeon HD 4670 discrete graphics; with 256MB GDDR3;
-- 1TB Serial ATA hard drive running at 7200 rpm;
-- a slot-load 8x SuperDrive with double-layer support (DVD+ / -R DL/DVD+ /

-RW/CD-RW);
-- Mini DisplayPort for video input and output (adapters sold separately);
-- built-in AirPort Extreme 802.11n wireless networking and Bluetooth
2.1+EDR;
-- built-in iSight video camera;
-- Gigabit Ethernet port;
-- four USB 2.0 ports;
-- one FireWire 800 port;
-- SD card slot;
-- built-in stereo speakers and microphone; and

-- Wireless Apple Keyboard, Magic Mouse.


The new 27-inch 2.66 GHz Core i5 iMac, for a suggested retail price of $1,999
(US), includes:


-- 27-inch 2560 x 1440 LED-backlit display;
-- 2.66 GHz Intel Core i5 quad-core processor with 8MB shared L3 cache;
-- 4GB 1066 MHz DDR3 SDRAM expandable to 16GB;
-- ATI Radeon HD 4850 discrete graphics; with 512MB GDDR3;
-- 1TB Serial ATA hard drive running at 7200 rpm;
-- a slot-load 8x SuperDrive with double-layer support (DVD+ / -R DL/DVD+ /

-RW/CD-RW);
-- Mini DisplayPort for video input and output (adapters sold separately);
-- built-in AirPort Extreme 802.11n wireless networking and Bluetooth
2.1+EDR;
-- built-in iSight video camera;
-- Gigabit Ethernet port;
-- four USB 2.0 ports;
-- one FireWire 800 port;
-- SD card slot;
-- built-in stereo speakers and microphone; and

-- Wireless Apple Keyboard, Magic Mouse.

and the macbook...

The new MacBook, for a suggested retail price of $999 (US), includes:




-- 13.3-inch widescreen LED-backlit 1280 x 800 glossy display;
-- 2.26 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo with 3MB shared L2 cache;
-- 1066 MHz front-side bus;
-- 2GB 1066 MHz DDR3 SDRAM, expandable to 4GB;
-- NVIDIA GeForce 9400M integrated graphics;
-- 250 GB serial ATA hard drive running at 5400 rpm, with Sudden Motion
Sensor;
-- a slot-load 8X SuperDrive® with double-layer support (DVD+ / -R
DL/DVD+
/ -RW/CD-RW);
-- Mini DisplayPort for video output (adapters sold separately);
-- built-in AirPort Extreme® 802.11n wireless networking and Bluetooth

2.1+EDR;
-- Gigabit Ethernet port;
-- built-in iSight® video camera;
-- two USB 2.0 ports;
-- one audio line in/out port, supporting optical digital out and analog
in/out;
-- glass Multi-Touch trackpad;
-- built-in, 60WHr lithium polymer battery; and

-- 60 Watt MagSafe® Power Adapter.
 
Wow, this seems like some concrete evidence.
I'm especially excited to hear about the new polycarb macbooks :)
 
Interesting and good updates.

WOWWW!!!
Those display resolutions are quite nice.

As many probably already know, it turns out that many Mac Mini owners use their machines as inexpensive servers. Seeing an opportunity — Apple’s Xserve professional server line starts at $2,999 – Apple has launched a Mac Mini server for $999. The target Schiller says is small businesses for whom an XServe would be too expensive, as well as enthusiast consumers looking for an inexpensive, small-footprint media server server to share files around the house. The server has the same dimensions as the traditional Mac Mini, and supports storage capacity as high as One terabyte, but lacks an optical drive. It ships with a server version of Apple’s Snow Leopard operating system.
Mini server isn't going to sell.
 
The new iMac is already on the german Apple homepage - with a Star Trek screenshot on it. Looks nice. And almost the machine that I wanted (almost because I'd love to have a 30" version).
 
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