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berrill · berrill #1 (**permalink**)

12-05-2010, 03:41 PM

Im in the market for a new iMac, but would like to wait until apple upgrades the speeds and specs.

I know no one knows for sure, but how long is it expected before we see an upgrade

Thanks

Antony

s2odin · s2odin #2 (**permalink**)

12-05-2010, 04:27 PM

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Originally Posted by berrill

Im in the market for a new iMac, but would like to wait until apple upgrades the speeds and specs.

I know no one knows for sure, but how long is it expected before we see an upgrade

Thanks

Antony

Nobody knows. Could be a few months, could be longer.

But I personally don't expect it to be a big refresh as Apple seems kinda slow on the technology bandwagon.

And what do you need a faster cpu for? Are you doing really cpu intensive tasks?

Snowleopard · Snowleopard #3 (**permalink**)

12-05-2010, 09:54 PM

I am a new poster here but i got my first Mac last year which i was very happy with, i also got a new MacBook Pro only yesterday so the perfomance of both machines impresses me i expected the MacBook Pro to be alot slower than the bigger iMAC really but it isnt and thats impressive!

Quote:

Originally Posted by berrill

Im in the market for a new iMac, but would like to wait until apple upgrades the speeds and specs.

I know no one knows for sure, but how long is it expected before we see an upgrade

Thanks

Antony

chas_m · chas_m #4 (**permalink**)

12-06-2010, 04:26 AM

If you're waiting for the next processor upgrade, that's probably QUITE a while off. They only just made the jump to i5/i7 and I wouldn't expect any big changes or tweaks to that for quite some time.

Buzzard2010 · Buzzard2010 #5 (**permalink**)

12-06-2010, 04:43 AM

I would think the next major step would be towards the end of 2011 - the middle of 2012, after intel brings out the new sockets for their processors. This is all rumour of course, more info about it here: Rumour: New socket to replace LGA1366 due in 2011 | bit-tech.net

- Simon

Steve Austin · Steve Austin #6 (**permalink**)

12-06-2010, 06:48 AM

As others have said, could be a way off yet. My advice would be to get an iMac now (the best one you can afford at the moment) a 27inch i5/i7 if you can and as much ram as your funds permit.

I bought my present (aluminium) mac in 2007 (a 24inch 2.8ghz core 2 duo) and it still performs brilliantly today.

berrill · berrill #7 (**permalink**)

12-06-2010, 11:28 AM

Thanks all, im off to spend some cash

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Member Since: Jan 22, 2010 Location: Victoria, BC Posts: 18,098 Mac Specs: Mid-2012 MBP (16GB, 1TB HD), BenQ second monitor, iPhone 5s 32GB, iPad Air 2 64GB	12-06-2010, 04:26 AM If you're waiting for the next processor upgrade, that's probably QUITE a while off. They only just made the jump to i5/i7 and I wouldn't expect any big changes or tweaks to that for quite some time. Cheers, chas_m -- My essay for switchers and newbies • Keeping your Mac in top form
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Member Since: Oct 22, 2010 Location: Bretforton, Worcestershire Posts: 2,571 Mac Specs: MacBook Pro 15" 2014, 2.2GHz i7, 16GB RAM, 250GB SSD, OSX 10.9.5 - iPhone 5s 16gb	12-06-2010, 04:43 AM I would think the next major step would be towards the end of 2011 - the middle of 2012, after intel brings out the new sockets for their processors. This is all rumour of course, more info about it here: Rumour: New socket to replace LGA1366 due in 2011 \| bit-tech.net - Simon If you have been helped, don't forget to use the Reputation system at the top right of their post. May 2011 Nominated: March 2011 & April 2011
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berrill #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Jun 24, 2007 Posts: 275	12-05-2010, 03:41 PM Im in the market for a new iMac, but would like to wait until apple upgrades the speeds and specs. I know no one knows for sure, but how long is it expected before we see an upgrade Thanks Antony
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Steve Austin #6 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 05, 2010 Location: London U.K. Posts: 68 Mac Specs: Mid 2010 27" 2.93GHz Intel Quad Core i7 iMac 12Gb Ram OS X 10.8.5 / 10.10	12-06-2010, 06:48 AM As others have said, could be a way off yet. My advice would be to get an iMac now (the best one you can afford at the moment) a 27inch i5/i7 if you can and as much ram as your funds permit. I bought my present (aluminium) mac in 2007 (a 24inch 2.8ghz core 2 duo) and it still performs brilliantly today.
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Member Since: Jun 24, 2007 Posts: 275	12-06-2010, 11:28 AM Thanks all, im off to spend some cash
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