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Old 10-03-2008, 07:56 PM
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iMac's with Penryn - when?
Hey guys,

I'm looking at buying a new iMac, and was considering if I should wait for them to be upgraded to "Penryn" (I don't even care, just concerned for resale value). One would think they would do this before easter.

Any ideas?

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Rumour. prattle and murmour has it that they are certainly on the horizon... as the littlest hobo song went "maybe tomorrow..."

It's just a shame that they have knocked down the onboard cache so that they are indifferent to the upgrade. But go you little Mac Mini... anything extra in that will be a mega bonus.
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Old 10-03-2008, 08:10 PM
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Hey guys,

I'm looking at buying a new iMac, and was considering if I should wait for them to be upgraded to "Penryn" (I don't even care, just concerned for resale value). One would think they would do this before easter.

Any ideas?

Ricky.
Just wait lad - My spidy-sense says they are just around the corner (I bet you this Tuesday night / Wednesday morning!)

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I also hope they release them soon, I am awaiting to order my first mac. I dont want to order one now and then find out new ones have just been released.
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But if anyone is going to buy one now, get a refurb.

Fantastic deals to be had on iMac 20/24-inchers.
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Old 10-03-2008, 08:39 PM
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I want one soon too - I need to buy two iMacs to replace the clunkers I have now for me and the missus
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My best mate is just on the brink of buying his first mac, and I've told him to WAAAAIT!!! http://buyersguide.macrumours.com points to updates soon too
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MacScoop from the 6th March 2008.
This bit of gossip came from MacScoop:

'Apple is readying to release an improved version of both its iMac and Mac mini lineups by the next few weeks, sources indicated MacScoop."

Read link for more...
Penryn iMac and Mac mini a few weeks away? | MacScoop
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I'm crossing my fingers that Apple will at least allow the option to have a higher powered graphics card in the 24", not the piddly 2600 Pro (which I have to say is the complete gheyness in respect to performance, and is even outperformed by the 8600 GT MOBILE with GDDR2 RAM!). I'm betting on the HD3850, which is very easy on heat emissions and power consumption (the marvel of 55nm!) and quite powerful, but not quite as powerful as the 8800 GT, which won't interfere with the Mac Pro's status.
So Steve, don't disappoint, or I will have no choice but to unleash my uber micro upon thee and treat you to a ride on the fail train, next stop gheyness
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