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Apple Launches Replacement Program for Some Faulty iMac Hard Drives

Some iMacs purchased in the last few months are qualified for a replacement, Apple announced on Friday, due to a faulty hard drive. The failing machines are 1TB Seagate hard drives, and Apple has established a free program to replace any qualifying machines. MacWorld reports that the replacement drive promise will be honored at Genius Bar appointments in Apple stores, at authorized Apple service providers, or at select other locations that can be found by contacting Apple tech support.

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New iMacs Include The Unreleased Intel Z68 Chipset


Yesterday Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) announced a new line of iMacs computers that have Thunderbolt I/O technology and new FaceTime HD cameras. iFixit.com decided to do a tear-down of the computer and take a deeper look to see what is inside. What was discovered by iFixit is that inside of the iMacs are the Intel Z68 chipset that has not been released yet.
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Apple Announces New Generation Of iMac With Quad-Core Processors and Thunderbolt I/O


Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) has announced a new line of iMac computers. The new iMacs have quad-core processors, AMD Radeon HD graphics, Thunderbolt I/O technology, and a new FaceTime HD camera. The new iMacs start at $1,199. The new iMac has quad-core Intel Core i5 processors with an option to make it an i7. Processor speeds can go as high as 3.4 GHz. The screen sizes range between 21.5 inches to 27 inches.
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We’ll Be Seeing Some New iMacs Soon


Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is tightening up their iMac supplies according to sources with 9to5Mac. As past behaviors indicate, Apple releases a new generation of a specific product whenever they tighten supplies. The inventory of four different types of the iMac have been constrained. Rumor has it that new iMacs with new Sandy Bridge processors and Thunderbolt I/O ports are launching between April and early May. [9to5Mac]

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New MacBook Pro and iMac Arriving In First Half Of 2011 [REPORT]


DigiTimes has a source that is reporting Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is refreshing their MacBook Pro and iMac line of products in the first half of 2011. Apple is planning to upgrade four MacBook Pros as well as the iMac. The iMac will have a new panel size and price point. The same report believes that Apple will sell about 10 million units in 2010. The new MacBook Pro notebooks will have a slight change in the chassis and will run on the Lion operating system. Quanta Computer and Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) are expecting to share the orders. [DigiTimes]

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Apple Introduces New Line of Macs Today

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Apple has announced today that they are unleashing several new Mac computers.  This includes iMacs, Mac Minis, and Mac Pros.  There haven’t been any significant price cuts or any major design changes, but the monitor sizes, hard drive space, and memory have increased.

There is a new 24″ iMac for $1,499 with a 30% increase in display and twice the storage and memory from the previous model.

Below is a list of new prices and products (MacRumors):
- $1199. 20-inch 2.66 GHz iMac. 2GB RAM. NVIDIA GeForce 9400M Integrated graphics. 320GB HD. Mini Display Port
- $1499. 24-inch 2.66 GHz iMac. 4GB RAM. NVIDIA GeForce 9400M Integrated graphics. 640GB HD. Mini Display Port
- $1799. 24-inch 2.93 GHz iMac. 4GB RAM. NVIDIA GeForce GT 120. 640GB HD. Mini Display Port
- $2199. 24-inch 3.06 GHz iMac. 4GB RAM. NVIDIA GeForce GT 130. 1TB HD. Mini Display Port
- $599. 2.0GHz Mac mini. 1GB 1066 MHz DDR SDRAM, GeForce 9400M integrated graphics, 120GB HD, 8x SuperDrive, Mini DisplayPort and mini-DVI, 5 USB Ports, One FireWire 800 Port
- $799. 2.0GHz Mac mini. 2GB 1066 MHz DDR SDRAM, GeForce 9400M integrated graphics, 320GB HD, 8x SuperDrive, Mini DisplayPort and mini-DVI, 5 USB Ports, One FireWire 800 Port

Apple has also introduced the new Mac Pro that uses Intel “Nehalem” Xeon processors.  The Mac Pro starts at $2,499 and has processors that run up to 2.93GHz with 1066 MHz DDR3 ECC memory.  The video card is an NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 with 512MB of GDDR3 memory.  An additional ATI Radeon is available as an add-on.  The computer comes with a Mini DisplayPort and DVI port.

[via Apple PR 1/2]

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