It always seems like Apple has always tried to keep the iMacs from jumping too far ahead of the best MacBook Pros. For that reason I don't expect Apple to go to four processing cores on the iMacs.

But I am remembering that Apple did ship a Dual Core G5 iMac while the single processor G4 Powerbooks were still shipping. This happened partially because the Powerbook G4 was behind the development curve since the G5 could not be manufactured into an efficient mobile chip for laptops.

You try gathering up 4 billion transistors and see if they less than 42.4 pounds. I think Apple has done an amazing job. If it has a small screen, it would be just like the Mac Portable.

I got the last G5 iMac model before they went to Intel (my friend at Apple was actually dropping really subtle hints I didn't recognize that I should wait, but I wanted PPC for classic compatibility anyway...) and it's single-core.

Let's not forget, due to space and thermal constraints, Apple builds the iMac around *mobile* computing parts. So, quad-core won't be available for the iMac until Intel unveils its mobile quad-core processor (presumably this summer).
Apple seems to have adopted Intel's big-jump/little-jump "Tick/ Tock" strategy for product updates, so the next iMac revision should be huge: quad-cores, the Montevina chipset, even better graphics choices, and more... (27-inch screen, anyone?)

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Let's not forget, due to space and thermal constraints, Apple builds the iMac around *mobile* computing parts. So, quad-core won't be available for the iMac until Intel unveils its mobile quad-core processor (presumably this summer).
Apple seems to have adopted Intel's big-jump/little-jump "Tick/ Tock" strategy for product updates, so the next iMac revision should be huge: quad-cores, the Montevina chipset, even better graphics choices, and more... (27-inch screen, anyone?)

single, double, quad.

Who cares, that HP is butt-ugly. I guess it's made for those desks where you hide the CPU out of sight.

The issue is price point here. That is a pretty cheap system in comparison to the low end Mac Pro. But I bet that HP would run Vista just fine! LOL

Yes you are right. I just checked everymac.com and sure enough. The last iMac G5s that shipped around the end of 2005 had iSight cameras and did not have Dual Core G5s.

Sorry about that. I'm getting to be delusional.

This really does point out the gap between the Mac Mini and the Power Mac, even if this example is butt ugly.

Some of us just like to bring our own monitor to the table AND have a choice of video cards AND we don't need four hard drive bays, 8 memory slots, dual optical drives, four PCI slots and a 40 pound behemoth in the room.

iMacs are great—have one at home. Mac Pros are great—have one at home and the office. I can't believe that that isn't as big an audience for a "Demi Mac Pro" as there is for the MBA.

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This really does point out the gap between the Mac Mini and the Power Mac, even if this example is butt ugly.