now is a perfect time to simply bump hd sizes & ram at the same prices to give the imac a boost then bump with i7 before christmas.
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now is a perfect time to simply bump hd sizes & ram at the same prices to give the imac a boost then bump with i7 before christmas.
Just went over to the Apple Store online and ...
It says the high-end systems have a 2-4 day wait.
That almost always means a new system is imminent when there are also rumors of imminent upgrade.
The top end always has a longer wait, it has been like this since at least last July.
If they announce new iMacs with decent GPU's today, my current iMac will be getting listed on eBay tonight! 
The iMac you are linking to on the Dustin website
Is a configur to ordre Mac and not a new model. You can see that on the vendorpartnumber as it starts with W8 That is the unique number we as resellers gets everytime we configure a mac on Apples reseller website. New iMac´s will proberly come when Intel releases the next generation of lowpowered notebook Chips based on the i7 processor series
Is a configur to ordre Mac and not a new model. You can see that on the vendorpartnumber as it starts with W8 That is the unique number we as resellers gets everytime we configure a mac on Apples reseller website. New iMac´s will proberly come when Intel releases the next generation of lowpowered notebook Chips based on the i7 processor series
It does look odd but it's correct and it's also how Apple have it on their website. It's on this page in the text under "Power on a pedestal":
http://www.apple.com/imac/design/
Nothing against NVIDIA, but their Mac drivers compared to ATI are a joke, especially Core Image performance. Do the decent thing Apple and put a 4670 in there somewhere.
Hilarious, considering Apple writes those drivers....
It said some prices are higher I cant see that they should be the same or less maybe entry of $999?
It's a possibility. Although, I don't think two Macs have ever been the same price, current White MacBook is $999. Maybe $1099.
There is the chance of a price increase, the did it with the unibody MacBooks.
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I hope this proves to be true. They have really needed to update the iMac for a while now.
I hope this proves to be true. They have really needed to update the iMac for a while now.
Really C2D?
It's hard for me to believe that Apple would introduce a brand new iMac with the Core 2 Duo/Quad processors. Apple always pimps the newest technology and that would be the Core i7 chips. I've always thought the delay of the iMac introduction was do to a Core i7/OS X issue. Just my thoughts.
It's hard for me to believe that Apple would introduce a brand new iMac with the Core 2 Duo/Quad processors. Apple always pimps the newest technology and that would be the Core i7 chips. I've always thought the delay of the iMac introduction was do to a Core i7/OS X issue. Just my thoughts.
1.5+ years between updates not likely, unless the iMac is moving towards Mac Pro update cycle durations.
Core i7 is much too hot (130 W) for the iMac, and the latest CPUs for the mobile and low-power desktop segments are Core 2 Duo and Core 2 Quad.
Over the past week, there have been an increasing number hints that the long-awaited iMac revisions are indeed imminent. Resellers have had low stocks of iMacs and educational Apple sales reps have been authorized to give special pricing on the current iMacs.
One image sent to us even claims that new Apple marketing materials describe the new iMacs with "High-performance NVIDIA graphics":
If true, this is consistent with expectations that the new iMacs will be based on the NVIDIA motherboards like the newest MacBooks and MacBook Pros.
Finally, Swedish reseller Dustin.se appears to have a new placeholder for an unusual iMac configuration that is labeled as "News". The configuration itself doesn't match an existing configuration, but doesn't necessarily represent any new features either. The price is curiously listed higher than the other existing iMacs, and may just represent a placeholder or mistake on the part of the reseller.
Article Link: New NVIDIA-based iMacs Imminent? More Hints.
I'm hoping this relates to the current machines. If the new iMacs are still using mobile Core 2s when suitable small form factor quad cores exist, someone needs to be fired. Its already behind compared to desktops, but they will fall behind other all in ones which will be using the SFF quad cores.
If the flyer above wasn't taken in the correct context, I could see a scenario where the $1199 (and possibly $899 to replace the 17" EDU iMac) is 20" using the 9400M and the rest are 24" machines with mid-level dedicated graphics.
One image sent to us even claims that new Apple marketing materials describe the new iMacs with "High-performance NVIDIA graphics":
If true, this is consistent with expectations that the new iMacs will be based on the NVIDIA motherboards like the newest MacBooks and MacBook Pros.
Finally, Swedish reseller Dustin.se appears to have a new placeholder for an unusual iMac configuration that is labeled as "News". The configuration itself doesn't match an existing configuration, but doesn't necessarily represent any new features either. The price is curiously listed higher than the other existing iMacs, and may just represent a placeholder or mistake on the part of the reseller.
Article Link: New NVIDIA-based iMacs Imminent? More Hints.
I think the photo is bogus. Would Apple actually raise prices with the economy in the tanks???
Moreover, high performance NVDIA graphics has been available since the switch over to C2D took place years back???
I wouldn't be too concerned about the higher priced mentioned because it is a SWEDISH reseller - the Swedish Crown has been going down considerably (from 9 kr. for 1 Euro to 11 kr. for 1 Euro) in the last six months so it could just be an expected adjustment due to the exchange rate.
Would suck for the Swedes though
Would suck for the Swedes though
Nvidias drivers would be better than ATIs if they were actually writing them. So yes
Looking just a few posts above is really a big thing, isn't it? I mean it can't be that people are so lazy and don't read just a few posts if this wasn't already posted.
I doubt the quad and the 4 GB RAM standard.
I am sure the max RAM will be 4 GB. But I want more RAM and will go above the Apple-supported limit if physically possible.
