08-24-2006, 07:00 AM
Well, I do think the MacBook Pro has to get the Merom CPU pretty soon, or it risks falling behind the competition.
Will also be interesting to see which direction Apple takes the iMac in for its next CPU: Conroe or Merom? Certainly the latter would be the easier refresh, but if they could put a G5 inside the iMac, they can easily accomodate a Conroe, component prices notwithstanding. I'm thinking they take the path of least resistance, and hoping they have a new product line waiting that uses Conroe.
So I think the iMac and MacBook Pro are slam dunks for revision by EOY. The Mac mini has a decent chance, and the MacBook has an outside chance for a speed bump or even a move up to Merom itself.
The Airport base station line really needs a refresh, but one has to assume Apple's waiting on 802.11n or whatever to be closer to finalization.
Will also be interesting to see which direction Apple takes the iMac in for its next CPU: Conroe or Merom? Certainly the latter would be the easier refresh, but if they could put a G5 inside the iMac, they can easily accomodate a Conroe, component prices notwithstanding. I'm thinking they take the path of least resistance, and hoping they have a new product line waiting that uses Conroe.
So I think the iMac and MacBook Pro are slam dunks for revision by EOY. The Mac mini has a decent chance, and the MacBook has an outside chance for a speed bump or even a move up to Merom itself.
The Airport base station line really needs a refresh, but one has to assume Apple's waiting on 802.11n or whatever to be closer to finalization.