drillbit

I am thinking of buying a new IMac I was wondering if I should wait until the new OS (mountain lion) comes out this summer or just get the Lion now? I am a very newbie and don't own a Mac yet.

dona83

The iMac is rumoured to being updated in June. If you need a Mac now, you will be absolutely thrilled with it and it'll be over five years before it becomes obsolete, if you can wait until June then good things will come! Mountain Lion is due later and it will be a $29.95 upgrade, so to me that's a small price to pay to enjoy a Mac sooner rather than later.

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fyrefly

Where have you heard the June Rumours for the iMac?

Everything I've read says iMacs could be updated anytime now that Intel's released the new Ivy Bridge processors (3rd Gen Core-i series) and AMD has released the Radeon 7000-series video cards.

Not sure if History can be all that helpful here. But in 2010 they updated the iMacs in July and in 2011 they updated them in early May. So really it's anytime from now onward.

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June has been reported on many sites for the iMac launch, including Mac Rumors:
Rumors of June Launch for Updated iMacs Begin to Build - Mac Rumors

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drillbit

Thanks everuone...I think that I will wait until June and see what comes out.

Joker Eh

I think the next iMac could come out with no optical drive making it thinner.

broad

lol the optical drive isn't whats making the iMac thick...its only 12mm

minnes

I'm watching for the new iMac updates closely.
It has been about a year now, and the new Ivy CPUs are being delivered, I can't see it being more than a few weeks before updates on iMac and MacBook Pros.
On my five year upgrade cycle, I have one more year to wait, but I'm hoping that they update this spring and next spring before I jump on a new one.
I wonder if by May 2013, the whole thing will see a major redesign, it's been about the same for 5 years now. Could they bump the 27 to a 28 inch screen? the only big change recently is the Thunderbolt port.

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Personally I'd wait a month or so if it were my choice for a new iMac.

Besides the newer CPU chips and video cards, the new models are reportedly going to be using a newly developed crystal clear glass that's completely non-reflective - finally!!!

That alone would be a good reason for me to wait.

drillbit

That was kinda what I was thinking after doing some more reading. Thank you very much for the reply. Jim