I don't think 2006 has any relevance to the date you put forward. It's just plucked from thin air but at this stage, I am so dine with waiting, I will say it's as good a guess as any. So yea. Lets run with it. January it is. So if a new iMac is released in October, you will be positively surprised. Which is some achievement given that 90% of iMac'ers on here have been waiting for months already and the refresh is at least 3 months late