BusinessWeek Details Apple Hardware Updates

[Umbongo]

No they are not.
They are different chips using mostly similar tech.
I7 does hyper threading differently as it appear as 8 cores to the system.
i5 appears as 4 cores.
Also i7 hasa triple channel memory controller while the i5 is dual channel.
If there are 4 memory slots, it seems like the i5 may be sufficient for an imac.

The i7 being used isn't socket 1366 so no triple channel. However you are right that the i7 does support hyperthreading. Other than that it is just a single multipler difference (+133MHz).

 

[Johnpartridge]

http://store.apple.com/uk/product/MC377?mco=MTMzNzQ4ODg

New Apple Remote Looks Nice!

Also, Airport Base Station and Time Capsule have both had Antenna upgrades.

"And improvements in antenna design give you up to 50 per cent better performance and up to 25 per cent better range than with the previous-generation AirPort Extreme Base Station."

Nice day for updates. And you can now use iMac 27" as a display for your macbook or macbook pro, or anything outputting display port!

 

[Rychy]

Hey, is this a new Apple remote?

It shows up when you customize a new iMac.

It definitely looks new to me... and it's in the new to the store sidebar.

 

[Eidorian]

It really is unbelievable. At least the the 4000 ATI video cards are only one generation behind instead of two.

A minor update. The $1,699 model is still Core 2.

 

[akacaj]

Where is the 30" Cinema Display refresh?!? Instead they release a 27" iMac with the same resolution as the current 30" Cinema Display with a better LED baclight for almost the same price.

 

[jaw04005]

Whoever runs the U.S. Apple Store should be fired. There’s no reason it should take 3+ hours to update Apple.com and the online store.

Where is the 30" Cinema Display refresh?!? Instead they release a 27" iMac with the same resolution as the current 30" Cinema Display with a better LED baclight for almost the same price.

Schiller told Business Week they couldn’t get LED back-lit 30” panels yet.

 

[C. Alan]

dammit, I just pulled the trigger sunday on a Macpro quad core.... I think that 27" quad core will give the low end mac pros a run for their money.

 

[KaneBaker]

Did anybody catch this part?

If it works they way it's supposed to this may be a deal maker for me.
This way the screen has some future usability plugged into a mac pro possibly why the imac is on serving some media streaming purposes.

 

[jcook793]

Would it come with OS X server, which costs $499?

No, and I guess I didn't realize OS X server costs that much. I still contend that it's not a very good value for what is essentially a home/small-office unix-based server. I guess it would make sense in a fairly small company that is Mac-only.

 

[twoodcc]

and they were right. the top iMac seems really nice