23″ Merom Powered iMac is Coming
September 1, 2006 |
If you’ve been following Mindless Chatter over the last few months (pre-WWDC) then you know I have been waiting, and waiting, and waiting for Intel’s new Core 2 Duo chips to make it into the iMac. Well the various rumor sites are finally giving me something to get excited about. Apple has evidently called a press conference on the 12th of September. While no one knows what said conference will say, Apple Insider and MacRumors both reported today that Apple will unveil a Merom powered iMac as well as a brand new 23″ version. Why is 23″ better then the current 20″ model? A 23″ screen allows for full 1080p high definition picture where as the current 20″ model is sitting pretty at 720p (which is nothing to laugh at in itself). It is also possible the iMac will see some sort of redesign with the introduction of the 23″ model. Needless to say I’m excited and hope that these rumors pan out. We’ll find out in two weeks. Ah! More waiting!
UPDATE: The story, originally reported by Mac OSX Rumors, has been picked up by ThinkSecret, who had this to say:
Preliminary channel reports suggest Apple may be preparing for at least one product announcement this Tuesday. Resellers report being instructed to make sure inventory reports are filed Monday, which is often a sign of a pending hardware release.
Maybe I’ll get lucky and not have to wait until the 12th… but something tells me a move to the 23″ iMac will be a bigger event then a silent Tuesday release. We shall see.