The new iMac – Talking about Timing

Just a coule days ago I ranted about how I can’t decide between iMac and MacBook Pro. Yesterday I went to my trusted Apple-store and wanted to get my hands on an iMac, just because I decided it would be nicer to have that huge screen around. I was decided, but not entirely convinced if the iMac would perform as I’d like it to.

The store-guy told me that there’s a shortage in shipping of iMacs and he’d recommend to wait one or two more weeks, because chances are there’s a new series coming out soon. Well, 8 hours later I had a look at the Apple-website and there it is, the new iMac.

Now I’ve seen a lot of new product releases, and quite a few by apple, but I can’t quite remember one that remarkable. Let’s compare the new iMac to the older version:

Old

1. 2,6Ghz
2. 2GB RAM
3. 320GB HDD
4. 256GB Graphics Card
5. ~2.200,-

New

1. 3Ghz
2. 2GB RAM
3. 500GB HDD
4. 512GB Graphics Card
5. 1.919,-

Now this is something really amazing. I just placed my order, with an upgrade to 4gb ram and the wireless mouse/keyboard for a total of about 2.200,-. If I’d upgraded the old model to 4gb/500gb it’d have ended up at about 2.600,- or sth and still would only have half the graphics capabilities. Estimated shipping date is 8th or 9th of march, can’t wait to get my hands on that beauty!