Apple Plotting a Quad-Core iMac?
The latest rumor to do the rounds in Mac world is that the company could be planning to use both dual-core and quad-core processors in the new, updated version of the iMac.
Late last week AppleInsider speculated that Apple might be getting ready to introduce a new iMac. Citing people familiar with the matter AppleInsider says that the Cupertino-based company has warned that new reseller orders for the high-end 24-inch 3.06 GHz iMac are unlikely to be fulfilled.
This rumor has since evolved and now people beginning to wonder what will make up the guts of this machine. CNet speculates that Apple might decide to offer both a dual-core and a quad-core processor.
Citing Shaw Wu of Kaufman Brothers, CNet reports that, while Apple currently offers two different screen sizes (20-inch and 24-inch) for the all-in-one iMac and two different configurations for each size, the company could either further differentiate the 24-inch line with quad-core chips, or even a choice of dual-core or quad-core processors for each screen size.
Which do you think Apple is likely to do? On the one hand we can see Apple only offering users the quad-core in the 24-inch, forcing customers looking for that kind of power to pay a higher price. On the other hand, the company would probably shift more units if they offered a choice of one or the other in either the 20-inch or the 24-inch.




no more super drive :-( that's blasphemy ;-) if having to go from motorola to intel was not a bad enough insult.
At the moment the only mac that offers that is the Mac Pro, which is complete overkill for almost everything. It has 2x Xeon processors (8 core), with speeds being up to that of the C2E QX9770. Who honestly needs two of those in there. Drop it down to one i7 920, a nice GPU, with up to 8 GB's of RAM. Couple that with expandability and Mac would finally have a nice tower to purchase.
Why is this news?
I would imagine the user base that would take advantage of a quad core chip would be using the mac pros anyway.
So, who knows, who cares?
Its like comparing an Audi to the crap from Detroit's 'car' makers.
Makes no sense al all.
Its like comparing an Audi to the crap from Detroit's 'car' makers.
Exactly. Though calling Mac's Detroit cars is kindof harsh.
And they'll put the quads on the 24in. Apple is good at maximizing thier revenue streams, and this would be the best way to insure that with their dedicated consumer base.
And if we're talking about comparisons with cars if a Mac is an Audi then my PC is an American Muscle car. Big block, full of torque.
What the hell do you mean? Tom is not about interoperability. It's a site of news about hardware. Mac computers are hardware. And even then, yes, you can use a mac with most of the other hardware that Tom is reporting about, or "advertising" about, like some would say.
That being said, I also think the quad-core will be standard with the 24" version but it will also probably be an option for the "higher" 20" version (at a ridiculous price, of course).
a very shaky analogy. Mercedes isn't the most reliable car maker. Expensive, yes. Subarus don't break like a Mercedes and the dealers for your Benz treats you like poop. (just like Apple treats mac owners?)
Now that I think about it. Macs are expensive and not the most reliable. Hey, it does work after all!
Who wants a BMW and Mercedes anyway? Sure, you look stylish and cool, but deep down you know you just paid way more for something you could have gotten for less, just like a Mac.
By the time Apple gets its Quad cores from intel, I'm pretty sure PC will have its 16 core i7's rolling out.
Toms is supposed to be a site about hardware reviews.
This shouldn't qualify as news either. Its a quad core chip in a compuetr, old news.
If you elitists jerks only want to read about chips and video cards, you can just skip those articles and keep your comments for yourselves. That's why they put titles on articles. If you don't want to know about quad-core macs, you shouldn't click on an article that is named : "Apple Plotting a Quad-Core iMac?"
Who knows what individuals want. Bimmers and Mercs are over-rated anyway, imo.
Just that Mac eventually comes out with a computer that has features that PC makers have released a year earlier.
Who knows what individuals want. Bimmers and Mercs are over-rated anyway, imo.
Just that Mac eventually comes out with a computer that has features that PC makers have released a year earlier.