Apple Shipping i7 Versions of 27-Inch iMacs

Ed Sutherland ()

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Apple has begun shipping the 27-inch iMacs with Intel’s Core i7 processor, according a Cult of Mac reader. The i7 is Intel’s beefier update to its Core 2 Duo, running 2.66 – 2.8 GHz.

The i7 27-inch iMac shipped today and is expected to arrive in the U.S. by Nov. 17, according to the email. The unit had been ordered nearly one month ago on Oct. 23.

Earlier this week, word leaked out that Apple had begun shipping orders for the 27-inch iMacs with Intel’s 2.66 GHz i5 processors.

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The i7-based 27-inch iMacs retail for around $2100.

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  • Peter

    FYI – My 27″ i7-equipped iMac shipped this morning from Shanghei, with 11/16 delivery to New York, USA

  • Jason

    I placed my order for the i7 iMac on the 20th (as soon as the store was up) and my email says it will be delivered by 10:30 am on Friday, November 13. There are several other people on apple’s discussion forums that also have this date. It appears that the actual delivery date is dependent on not only the day you ordered, but also the time.

  • http://birdlandranch.org Tony

    And Peter… how may I ask are YOU privy to this information? Are you saying, depending on when I ordered my i7 (in my case November 3), that my machine will be shipped to Tucson from directly from Shanghai?

    Have fun!

  • iGenius

    A “beefier update” of the core2 Duo?

    Hmmm….sounds like you are oblivious of the fact that it is a totally different chip. It has 4 cores.

    Please check basic facts before you write. Your factual errors are many.