April 24, 2008 12:52 PM PDT

New iMacs arriving next week?

Slightly faster iMacs could be on tap for next week.

(Credit: CNET Networks)

Apple could be getting ready for the advent of the educational buying season with new iMacs.

So says GeekSugar, which has a post up Thursday claiming Apple's about to tweak the all-in-one iMac desktop. It doesn't sound like much of an overhaul, just a speed bump to Intel's latest Penryn processors used by the MacBook and MacBook Pro and a larger hard drive, with no major design changes expected. Apple hasn't updated the iMac since introducing a new design for the lineup last August.

The current quarter is a prime buying period for K-12 school systems, said Apple CFO Peter Oppenheimer on Wednesday's earnings call. A slightly faster and larger system--at around the current price point, according to GeekSugar--might induce some to take the plunge.

Tuesday tends to be New Apple Product Introduction Day, so we'll probably know if new iMacs will soon grace Apple's store shelves by then.

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It's very likely
by rcrusoe April 24, 2008 1:15 PM PDT
We just had some delivered an hour ago. :(
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Should be a major update
by SpiritWater April 24, 2008 7:31 PM PDT
The currently design is a little old. I would expect an update to the design with an LED display that would allow for even thinner iMacs. A black version of the iMac or even a Product (RED) one would be welcome too. Blu-ray should be offered at the high end at least along with a BTO option of two disks in a RAID 0 or RAID 1 configuration. Break the wedge! www.breakthewedge.com
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Confusing story.
by ralfthedog April 24, 2008 8:11 PM PDT
Are we talking about iMacs or eMacs?
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Just give me a plain old tower
by hounddoglgs April 25, 2008 7:07 AM PDT
I wish Apple would put out a standard desktop tower where I can add hard drives, pci cards, etc., and replace parts myself without major effort. Right now the only way to get that is to shell out $2500+ for a Mac Pro.
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