Customers who ordered the 27-inch quad-core iMac in October reportedly received e-mails saying the machines were shipping. Apple, however, says this all-in-one will ship later in the month.Apples 27-inch iMac, which uses quad-core Intel
processors, has begun shipping to customers who placed orders in October,
according to tech site Apple Insider.
Readers have said that Apple has notified them that
their hardware has finally shipped from Shanghai, the site reported Nov. 9. One order said to have
been placed a day after the systems were announced was processed last week and
shipped Monday.
It seems the rest of us, however, will have to
continue waiting. Apples site says the 27-incher with a 3.06GHz Intel Core 2
Duo processor Ships: 7-10 business days, while the quad-core 27-incher, with
a 2.66GHz Intel Core i5 processor Ships: November.
When asked over Apple Store Chat on Nov. 10 if the
27-inchers were shipping, Apple Expert Coreen N. replied, Thats a great
question. The 27 iMac has not started shipping. It will begin shipping during
the month of November.
Click here to see images of the newest iMacs.
Apple introduced the 27-inch all-in-ones on Oct. 20.
They feature edge-to-edge glass and LED-backlit glossy widescreen TFT
active-matrix liquid crystal displays with a 16:9 ratio and 1,560-by-1,440-pixel
resolution. The chassis is seamless aluminum, and the machines measure 20.4 by
25.6 by 8.15 inches and weigh 30.5 pounds.
The dual-core processor model offers a choice of an ATI Radeon HD
4670 graphics processor with 256MB of GDDR3 memory or an ATI 4850
graphics processor with 512MB of GDDR3 memory.
Theres built-in AirPort Extreme 802.11n Wi-Fi,
Bluetooth 2.1 + Enhanced Data Rate (EDR), and a built-in Gigabit Ethernet port.
Also included are a slot-load 8x SuperDrive with double-layer support, a Mini
DisplayPort for video input and output, an iSight camera and support for
extended desktop and video mirroring modes.
Stereo speakers and a microphone are built in, and the
iMacs come with a wireless keyboard and Apples new Magic Mousethe worlds
first mouse with Multi-Touch.
For anyone considering placing an online order, there
is still an advantage. In the customer support Chat, Coreen N. added, These
will likely begin to ship before the retail stores have them in stock.
The 3.06GHz Core 2 Duo 27-inch iMac is priced at
$1,699, and the quad-core model, with the 2.66GHz Intel Core i5, is priced at
$1,999.
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