No new iMac until Lion?

[morty192]

I think you're worrying about seeing a refresh too much. Apple has mentioned Lion once publicly, and that was during the MacBook Air announcement. Since then the only piece of information we have gotten about Lion is in the beta release of the Mac App Store. I don't think we're going to see any additional news about Lion until June when it's time for WWDC, which is the only known logical timeframe that Apple would announce any news about OS X. But between now and then it's all rumor and speculation.

As far as refreshing the iMac, I think we're going to see it during the spring (mid-March to late May). It will more than likely implement Sandy Bridge. I highly doubt that Apple will update the iMac in Q4. So if you're waiting for the next update like I am, just jump in at the expected update in the spring.

I plan to just finding it hard to wait lol

 

[iMikeT]

But in relation to the original post, i'd actually be surprised to see the Sandy Bridge scheme implemented this year.

Do you like your surprises served as a cold dish or warmed up in a toaster oven?

 

[Hellhammer]

Clarify please. All current iMacs have ATI/AMD discrete GPUs started at the 4670 at the low end. What do you mean by the first part of your statement?

Cheers,

All but the high-end iMac with quad core (i.e. Clarkdale iMacs) have an Intel IGP integrated into the CPU chip (not on the same die like in Sandy Bridge). When you connect a discrete GPU, the IGP will be turned off. To put it briefly, it's physically there as all Clarkdale CPUs have an IGP built into them but it's simply not used in the iMac as a discrete GPU handles that part.

 

[panzer06]

All but the high-end iMac with quad core (i.e. Clarkdale iMacs) have an Intel IGP integrated into the CPU chip (not on the same die like in Sandy Bridge). When you connect a discrete GPU, the IGP will be turned off. To put it briefly, it's physically there as all Clarkdale CPUs have an IGP built into them but it's simply not used in the iMac as a discrete GPU handles that part.

Excellent, thank you for taking the time to explain that.

Cheers,