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new imac are not far away:P
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Does Apple have any upcoming press conferences scheduled? because theyre not going to release it without one, and it seems they dont. They usually give the press 2 weeks notice, not always, but usually.
If the iMac is not redesigned, and I can't imagine that it will be, they won't have a press conference for it.
Unless the Mac Mini is being redesigned and released at the same time, in which case they would.
Exactly. If they just ugraded the specs without doing a redesign and had an event for it, it would be CrapWorld 2009 all over again.
Don't know if anyone posted this from another rumor site, but here for what it is worth:
Upcoming new iMacs to go quad-core; what else will be new?
January 30th, 2009 — By: admin — Tags: ATi · Apple Hardware · Apple Inc. · Core i7 "Nehalem" · Core i7 Xeon "Gainestown" · GPUs/Graphics Cards · Intel · Mac Pro · Macs · iMac
In recent weeks, the grapevine has moved from speculating about new iMacs based on quad-core “Nehalem” Intel Core i7 processors to having near-total confidence in the broad strokes of the rumor, merely seeking confirmation of the details. Well, some of the finer details are still embargoed….but we have been able to confirm once & for all that the new iMacs will indeed have four-core Nehalem processors with the associated improved motherboards.
We are more than willing to grant the possibility that the immediate-next generation of iMacs could be stuck with dual core for the time being, despite the strength of (and our confidence in!) our sources’ confirmation on the opposite…..but the possibility that they won’t be Nehalem at all is a lot more remote. Pretty close to zero, though we know better than to say anything with absolute certainty in the rumor-mongering game.
Otherwise it wouldn’t be a rumor, would it!
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At this point our sources have asked us to withhold precise benchmark numbers (we don’t like reporting third party numbers anyway unless they’re ballpark; it stakes our reputation on too many variables that are out of our hands — even with well-established sources)…but we should be able to report those in the near future once team members are able to put their hands directly on a prototype — and there can be little doubt that these new iMacs will be amazing, incredibly fast performers.
Recently, Apple acknowledged that a considerable majority of their desktop sales are iMacs; a minority are Minis, but only a relatively small number (around 10-12% we’ve heard is the latest internal number) are Mac Pro sales.
At some points, Apple has considered high-end versions of the iMac which would offer four cores — either through twin dual-core chips or a single quad core chip.
Because of cost considerations and potential cannibalization of the higher-margin Mac Pro sales, such a machine hasn’t yet made it to market.
However, the new “Nehalem” Core i7 platform from Intel turns this argument just about completely on its head.
More energy & thermal efficiency, hugely improved performance at both the CPU and motherboard levels, and a “QuickPath” architecture that removes many of the advantage from dual-frontside bus (FSB) designs in this range make Core i7 the perfect choice for taking the iMac to the next level.
Even at the highest 2.93GHz clock speed for the standard (non-Xeon) i7 desktop chips, Nehalem fits very comfortably in the iMac’s compact design — and even helps reduce fan noise further, to virtually silent, over the current designs.
Rather impressive given that it will more than double performance across the board — a more efficient CPU with twice as many cores and a memory architecture that moves from the current iMacs’ dual channel DDR2-800 to triple channel DDR3-1066.
Upcoming new iMacs to go quad-core; what else will be new?
January 30th, 2009 — By: admin — Tags: ATi · Apple Hardware · Apple Inc. · Core i7 "Nehalem" · Core i7 Xeon "Gainestown" · GPUs/Graphics Cards · Intel · Mac Pro · Macs · iMac
In recent weeks, the grapevine has moved from speculating about new iMacs based on quad-core “Nehalem” Intel Core i7 processors to having near-total confidence in the broad strokes of the rumor, merely seeking confirmation of the details. Well, some of the finer details are still embargoed….but we have been able to confirm once & for all that the new iMacs will indeed have four-core Nehalem processors with the associated improved motherboards.
We are more than willing to grant the possibility that the immediate-next generation of iMacs could be stuck with dual core for the time being, despite the strength of (and our confidence in!) our sources’ confirmation on the opposite…..but the possibility that they won’t be Nehalem at all is a lot more remote. Pretty close to zero, though we know better than to say anything with absolute certainty in the rumor-mongering game.
Otherwise it wouldn’t be a rumor, would it!
Click Here
At this point our sources have asked us to withhold precise benchmark numbers (we don’t like reporting third party numbers anyway unless they’re ballpark; it stakes our reputation on too many variables that are out of our hands — even with well-established sources)…but we should be able to report those in the near future once team members are able to put their hands directly on a prototype — and there can be little doubt that these new iMacs will be amazing, incredibly fast performers.
Recently, Apple acknowledged that a considerable majority of their desktop sales are iMacs; a minority are Minis, but only a relatively small number (around 10-12% we’ve heard is the latest internal number) are Mac Pro sales.
At some points, Apple has considered high-end versions of the iMac which would offer four cores — either through twin dual-core chips or a single quad core chip.
Because of cost considerations and potential cannibalization of the higher-margin Mac Pro sales, such a machine hasn’t yet made it to market.
However, the new “Nehalem” Core i7 platform from Intel turns this argument just about completely on its head.
More energy & thermal efficiency, hugely improved performance at both the CPU and motherboard levels, and a “QuickPath” architecture that removes many of the advantage from dual-frontside bus (FSB) designs in this range make Core i7 the perfect choice for taking the iMac to the next level.
Even at the highest 2.93GHz clock speed for the standard (non-Xeon) i7 desktop chips, Nehalem fits very comfortably in the iMac’s compact design — and even helps reduce fan noise further, to virtually silent, over the current designs.
Rather impressive given that it will more than double performance across the board — a more efficient CPU with twice as many cores and a memory architecture that moves from the current iMacs’ dual channel DDR2-800 to triple channel DDR3-1066.
I didn't say "stop" the rumors. Just simply "crub" them a little to something realistic with at least some proof.You knooooow, this is a rumor site
do you think that the new imacs of which are supposedly coming out will have the new Snow Leopard OS installed?
No, no and no. Apple never does that. It's easy 130$ extra from new OS if it's not included. All updates will come BEFORE SL. Trust me
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I don't recall any other rumor sites saying Nehalem in the new iMacs.MacOSRumors said:
That's even more far-fetched than their dual-GPU gaming iMac rumor.MacOSRumors said:
Core i7 comes surprisingly close to dual Harpertown performance. So MOSR says that Apple hasn't released a quad-core iMac because of cannibalization, and then puts out a rumor that Apple will release an iMac that would cannibalize more of the Mac Pro sector than any previously possible quad-core iMac.MacOSRumors said:
I'm sure it will with, you know, a TDP 2x as much as the rumored 65 W CPUs, and 2.4x as much as the current top-of-the-line 55 W CPU.MacOSRumors said:
Or will there be underclocked 9400M's for the whole lineup?
Core i7 comes surprisingly close to dual Harpertown performance. So MOSR says that Apple hasn't released a quad-core iMac because of cannibalization, and then puts out a rumor that Apple will release an iMac that would cannibalize more of the Mac Pro sector than any previously possible quad-core iMac.
But like Apple has said, their primal desktop target is iMac. And as time goes by they forget the Pro users totally.
No...it'll be on a Tuesday some date in the distant future...
Just for grins, I called an apple store near me and talked to the salesguy who sold me my Macbook Pro. He said there is plenty of current iMac inventory on hand, including the top of the line machine, and that he has seen nothing about "sales prices" in the immediate future or inventory coming in with newer model iMacs.
This is as of Friday, 30 Jan, 4 pm eastern standard time.
High volume apple owned store, too.
I hope they dont come out soon, or ill punch myself in the face for buying a iMac recently
When it happens, post pics or we won't believe you! 
I think its too soon for Core i7 based system from apple .... i can definitely see them doing a C2Q but the i7's are just too new and too expensive... motherboards are really limited and really costly ...
Unless they want to market an iMac Pro
Yea, no Core i7s yet, but C2Q is possible. Core i7s are too expensive and heat issues would be a problem.
If there is going to be bigger than 24" it'll be 30", becouse of resolution issues (ask from Tallest_Skil he knows about those)
8GB RAM is possible but 3.66+ processor isn't. iMac mostly uses laptop parts and there is no over 3.06GHz laptop processor. And nowadays clockspeed isn't everything, if you want more speed you increase the amount of cores not the clockspeed. And 3.66Ghz processor in iMac would be a ****ing volcano