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mikeyredk

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Why did apple release an Intel iMac and make it available almost immediately but not a notebook?
 
Maybe they weren't quite finished with the MacBook Pro? and maybe there weren't enough Intel Core Duo chips to ship both new systems in January? *shrug*

It's only a month's wait. 🙂
 
mikeyredk said:
Why did apple release an Intel iMac and make it available almost immediately but not a notebook?
The iMac will have been easier to get out the door because it doesn't have the same power draw worries as a notebook.

The iMac also seems to be using a different, higher voltage variant of the processor than would be used in the MacBook, and a simple matter of availability from Intel could be part of the shipment delay.
 
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