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New iMac to offer both Dual & Quad-Core?

by on03 February 2009

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Latest whispers say this is the case

According to one of our sources which seems to confirm another report that we have seen, the next round of iMacs that are to be released will be offered with both Dual-Core and Quad-Core processors. As strange as it might sound, Apple wants to cover all of their bases.

Our dweller in the land of the fruit trees says that Apple has elected to select the Dual-Core chips for the low-end and mid-range iMac offers, while the Quad-Core will be reserved for only the high-end offerings in the revamped iMac.

While the logic of dividing the iMac tiers using the Dual-Core and Quad-Core processors sounds good, we are not really sure that it all adds up. Depending on the speed selections that Apple would choose, the cost savings and cost separation between the processors would not be all that much, which does cast at least some doubt on the accuracy of this information.

However, if it would turn out to be true, it would be the first time that Apple has used a Quad-Core processor in a consumer-oriented desktop.

Last modified on 03 February 2009
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