New iMacs preparing to ship next week?

Hmm...

That actually sounds like the most "proof" we've received in a long time!

Hopefully we'll see something soon!

 

Thanks for the information. Any chance of putting a question mark in your thread title?

 

Hmm.. did the guy you talked to in the phone have a certain tone on his voice while saying that? or is it just small talk of reassurance to you as a customer?

LOL.. i see you are a very diplomatic.. not a bad thing to have!

 

Hmmm I like the sound of that.

Now go buy a Mac Mini and see what it says in your order status!!

 

That's the same thing I was wondering, but if the rep really said "if you catch my meaning" then you can tell the tone of his voice just from that.

Hopefully this is true!

 

Lol. Take one for the team Grimace!

 

Was it a retail rep you spoke to? If so, where were they located? This is interesting news...

 

Yes, well I looked at the title and immediately thought something had been announced (no, my expectations aren't hgih... ). Regardless, I do appreciate the information and what we can deduce from it.

 

I do hope it's true too! but the average Apple customer, I would think, wouldn't know 'his meaning', assuming he is implying a new iMac release.. Not everyone reads macrumours.com do they?? or do they??

 

Sounds promising!

I'm trying not to get too excited, but as I've been waiting since Xmas a few days more won't matter.

 

The following thread show another supporting evidence that the iMac release is indeed imminent.. but only time will tell..

http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=642823

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..can't wait..

 

Best Case - New iMacs Released, New Design, i7 etc.

Worst Case - the 20" Is Discontinued.

 

i so hope this is true...my 4.5 year old dual G5 Powermac died a couple of weeks ago and i've been left in a quandry of how long i can last without a computer.

i think an either updated iMac or mac mini would fit my needs.

i'm trying to be patient and balance the reality that i'm struggling without having a computer at home and not wanting to buy a computer just before an update is released... :\

(of course if i didn't rumor sites like this, i probably would have already ordered a new computer. )

 

I guess its possible that we might see the new iMacs soon.. i hope so!!

 

let's hope they're core 2 quad based and allow more RAM expansion.

 

Also having an LED backlit with a decent enough graphics card to take advantage of OpenCL in the upcoming Snow Leopard with ability to play games in decent resolution.

 

If the iMac is released next week, does that mean that the mac mini will also be released at the same time?

 

Wow! I guess the release date could be imminent, not March/April!

Better not get our hopes up though.

 

Don't they typically do media events for stuff like this? Wouldn't there be an invitation out to media outlets in that case?

 

Not for speed bumps or incremental upgrades. For new case designs, speed bumps and incremental upgrades ... yes.

It doesn't look like much is changing other than we might get Core 2 Quads and new NVIDIA graphics (and logic boards).

 

The original MacBook was one exception, but the only one I can think of.