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Chundles

macrumors G5
Jul 4, 2005
12,037
493
FW800 in the 24" iMac, up to 3GB of RAM with 1GB standard on all iMacs with dedicated graphics cards, "Merom" Core 2 Duo up to 2.33GHz, Geforce 7300GT 128MB standard in the 24" model with an option for the 7600GT with 256MB.

Mac mini bumped to 1.66/1.83GHz Core Duo, 160GB hard drive option.
 

yankeefan24

macrumors 65816
Dec 24, 2005
1,104
0
NYC
Also the mac mini has been bumped to 1.66/1.83 GHz Core Duo and the ability to get a 160 GB HDD.
 

MattyMac

macrumors 68000
Oct 6, 2005
1,692
17
NJ/NYC
AnyKey said:
What a nice thing to wake up to. :)

Hi everone! I just registered as a user here at macrumors, but I've been gong to the site constantly for the past year or so (and even more in the past two months due to the Merom in the Macbook Pro predictions). Thank you to all of you people who put in your two cents every day!

:D
Welcome...and enjoy this wonderful place!
 

ZoomZoomZoom

macrumors 6502a
May 2, 2005
767
0
shecky said:
lets hope this is a precursor to a merom update in the macbook pro's later today or tomorrow :)

I half hope the MBP updates won't be this boring; the C2D iMacs don't seem to be improved apart from Merom. If this holds true for MBPs, I might just have to get a Rev A MBP, discounted...

... or maybe even a 24'' iMac...
 

budugu

macrumors 6502
Sep 8, 2004
433
0
Boston, MA
orangezorki said:
Very decent price, especially with the 7600GT. Only thing, though - what's up with the only memory config that isn't dual channel being the most expensive?

7600GT or 7300GT?
 

Xenesis

macrumors regular
Sep 3, 2006
197
0
Australia
Come on! I wanna see Aussie Edu Store updates (So I can work out how much poorer I'm going to be...)

I have to say, my timing for needing a new mac is about as perfect as it gets. Not only is it being updated and (according to the US stores) reduced in price, but it's now got an improved Video Card option for the 17' iMac.
 

DavidLeblond

macrumors 68020
Jan 6, 2004
2,351
699
Raleigh, NC
The 20" can go up to 3GB as well.... and to 2.33GHz too, at least according to the BTO page.

I hope thats not a glitch, thats the model I plan on buying...
 

orangezorki

macrumors 6502a
Aug 30, 2006
633
30
The next question is - who is going to pay the rediculous $250 for the Processor bump? I mean, what is that - a 5% speed bump, and only for those few tasks that only use the processor?

Having said that, it's the 'best' and I'm mighty tempted...

David
 

Dunepilot

macrumors 6502a
Feb 25, 2002
880
0
UK
There's something a bit funny about that page - it has grey around the graphics for the different types of mac desktop lines at the top. Or is that just IE rendering it wierdly?
 

yankeefan24

macrumors 65816
Dec 24, 2005
1,104
0
NYC
Apple is charging $750 to get 3GB of RAM :eek:

BTO page is working if you click on the iMacs down below and not the ad on top.

2.33 GHz processor is $250.

7600 GT is $125.

2GB of RAM is $175.

2-4 day shipping of base 24". 5-7 fully loaded.

1.83 GHz model ships within 24 hours.

17 and 20" ships 1-2.
 

TDM21

macrumors 6502a
Jul 7, 2004
789
0
Whoah, wait a minute. Its not Tuesday. What a way to shock people Apple: wait a day then release.

Looking at the 24" I like how you have the option to upgrade the video card to a 7600GT. While not the best, it does have decent performance. Looks like Apple brought back the education model iMac for consumers. Its running integrated graphics, cd burner, wireless (no bluetooth) and only 2MB cache.

Also, I wonder if going with a 24" panel will mean the Cinema Displays get upgraded to 24". I know Dell uses the 24" panel as well as several other manufactures. I guess this means Apple is moving to more standard hardware (remember the changed to a different size panel for the 15" MacBook Pro).
 

Lollypop

macrumors 6502a
Sep 13, 2004
829
1
Johannesburg, South Africa
Cricky batman!!! Now thats a nice revamp!

Dont like the integrated graphics on the low end 17inch model, but the 24 inch model is simple devine! :cool: :eek: Glad to see the FW800 port making a appearance on the imac!

I Does the imac still use laptop memory? And if so, how do they get to 3gigs?
 

FadeToBlack

macrumors 68000
Apr 27, 2005
1,843
5
Accoville, WV
TDM21 said:
Whoah, wait a minute. Its not Tuesday. What a way to shock people Apple: wait a day then release.

I know!! It certainly surprised me! I was NOT expecting this at all. I figured that new iMacs would be announced at the Special Event on the 12th.
 
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