Are the iMacs on a 180 day up rev schedule (generally)? [last rev in Sept/Oct ‘07]
I am interested in purchasing soon, but can easily wait if some small improvements are due in another month or so.

Anyone have info on this? If there is an up rev due, are there any specific changes to expect?

Yeah… kind of a lame post, but I really hate the feeling of being obsolesced in under a month…

many thanks,
Ron J.
Porltand, OR

I’m expecting the iMacs to get upgraded very soon with the latest Penryn chip from Intel. It’ll be the desktop version of the chips in the MacPro and, if my memory is correct, the same as in the new MacBook Pro models. If you can wait a few weeks you’ll get the latest and greatest.

I agree with Danny Boy. My sister is going to get a new iMac and we are waiting the next version, believing it will surface in the next month or so. However, if you did purchase an iMac today it would be a great machine for the whole of it’s life, not obsolete just because a newer configuration is released. Now if you were buying a Power PC my attitude woud be that it really is obsolete.

Thanks for the feedback - very helpful; I’ll wait another month or two.

Just a small part of one’s overall angst reduction strategy…

Ron J.

pdx_johnsonr - 25 March 2008 03:44 PM

Thanks for the feedback - very helpful; I’ll wait another month or two.

Just a small part of one’s overall angst reduction strategy....

If you are thinking about buying a Mac and don’t want to buy one just before it is released then take a look at the Buyer’s Guide. They have been keeping a close eye on Mac updates for some time.

On the other hand it could be june before we see an update.  either way I think the iMac is only going to get a speed bump, not a complete redesign.  I have learned over the years you can play the waiting game with Apple and never win.  I just buy when I want/need to and don’t worry too much when a new machine comes out.

It looks to me that Apple is selling everything in record numbers these days. I’ll bet that the iPhone’s current models were supposed to last until mid-June but supply seems to be drying up quickly. A CPU change in the iMac isn’t much news, but the latest and greatest is always a good time to buy.

I’m waiting for a new Mac mini.

With the HD format over and Intel slowly getting into Blu-Ray we will see Blu-Ray in all Macs by MacWorld 2009. I can just feel it in my bones. I am really going out on the limb for this one.