The latest rumors about the Mac World is that Apple is planning an event for March 24th and the theme will be desktop hardware. This may finally be the time when the unibody Mac Mini will appear. After the nice video leak a while back it would sure be a welcome release. I am not sure on the possible updates for the iMacs but a refresh of the CPUs and DDR3 RAM would probably be expected. The two sites calling this rumor are World of Apple and My Apple Guide so we shall see how this plays out.
Link: Engadget
Can Asus bring an iMac rival to the market with their latest offering, the Eee Monitor? This $500 machine runs on Linux and comes with either in a 19 or 20 inch form, 1.6 GHz Intel Atom, 6 USB ports, audio outputs, a webcam and integrated TV tuner. It is aiming to be marketed as eco-friendly because of its low power draw. The latest news shows that Asus plans to have this ready for September.
Full Article: Electronista
As predicted, Apple released new iMacs today. The new iMacs include faster processors bringing the low end up to 2.4GHz and with the top end reaching 3.06GHz. The high end 24″ 3.06GHz iMac also introduces the NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GS (512MB) video card.
The iMacs also incorporate the latest Intel Core 2 Duo processors with 6MB L2 cache and faster 1066 MHz front-side bus (up from 800MHz). Specs are listed below:
20″, 2.4GHz, 1GB RAM, 250GB Hard Drive, ATI Radeon HD 2400 XT 128MB. $1199
20″, 2.6GHz, 2GB RAM, 320GB Hard Drive, ATI Radeon HD 2600 PRO 256MB, $1499
24″, 2.8GHz, 2GB RAM, 320GB Hard Drive, ATI Radeon HD 2600 PRO 256MB, $1799
24″, 3.06GHz, 2GB RAM, 500GB Hard Drive, NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GS 512MB, $2199
Source: Mac Rumors
It’s good to see another rumor confirmed, especially since it came early. I am still surprised they upgraded to Penryn when the new Montevina chipset is coming out in just over a month. However, the new iMacs are starting to shape up nicely. It is too bad the neglected Mac Mini didn’t get any upgrade love, but maybe that will come around when the Macbooks are rumored to be upgraded. This machines are available now in the Apple online store and should be in Apple retail stores or arriving soon.