Update: Apple upgrades iMac, gets Intel’s Montevina CPU early, sort of |
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| By Wolfgang Gruener | ||||
| Monday, April 28, 2008 14:26 | ||||
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Cupertino (CA) - Apple today announced refreshed iMacs and is offering an unannounced
Intel processor as part of the package: The systems can be ordered with
a "special" processor that matches the specifications of the 45 nm
Core 2 Duo Extreme X9100 processor, which is expected to
officially launch with Intel’s Montevina refresh. Once again, Apple has
the privilege of offering a faster processor than what PC vendors are
selling today. The new iMacs look just like the iMacs introduced in August of last year, but received a solid hardware upgrade across all major components. Processor speeds now reach from 2.4 GHz over 2.66 and 2.8 GHz all the way to the 3.06 GHz CPU with 6 MB L2 cache and a 1066 MHz FSB. Apple continues to exclusively rely on mobile processors, even if the power consumption increases on the high end. While the mainstream chips 2.4 and 2.66 GHz versions are rated at a TDP of 25 watts, the 2.8 GHz (T9600) model runs at a 35 watt TDP and this special 3.06 GHz SKU at 55 watts.
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