iMac with Lion Pre-installed ? When?

[zombierunner]

July? August? seriously the wait is killing me .. i'm guessing june because lion will be announced at wwdc'11 i guess and after that imacs will come with lion pre-installed .. i've been waiting for months for new imacs + lion .. few more months come onnnnnn!!!!!!! lol

 

[Lord Appleseed]

July? August? seriously the wait is killing me .. i'm guessing june because lion will be announced at wwdc'11 i guess and after that imacs will come with lion pre-installed .. i've been waiting for months for new imacs + lion .. few more months come onnnnnn!!!!!!! lol

As soon as Lion is out Apple will start selling Macs with the new OS. Wait and see, no one can predict the future.

 

[MacHamster68]

definitely in mid 2012 if you are lucky a bit earlier
please give apple time to bring a product that "just works" and not again one with one design flaw after the other emerging that could have been avoided with a bit longer and intensive testing

 

[old-wiz]

Just because Apple might announce Lion at WWDC doesn't mean it will be available then. Even if it is it will take some time before stock systems have it included. I'd prefer to wait for at least 10.7.1 before going to Lion to avoid the early release bugs.

 

[philipma1957]

July 2011 for lion.

Plus if you buy for a student in July they may have the ipod rebate. ($200)

 

[Eduardo1971]

These next couple of months will be unbearable!

 

[Pavia]

Why would you have to wait till Lion is pre-installed?
Will it cost $ to update for those running lower versions?

 

[simsaladimbamba]

Will it cost $ to update for those running lower versions?

Yes, as every 10.x release costs money.
Only the point.point releases are free.

 

[Icaras]

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Lion may not come preinstalled on day 1, but the install disc will be packaged on all existing models at date of Lion launch.

I even think Apple will offer up to a 1 month grace period before Lion's release for new Mac purchasers. They did this for Snow leopard when I purchased my mid 2009 MacBook Pro in July. I was offered a free copy of SL with the exception of $10 shipping.

So don't worry, as long you purchase close to Lion's release.