[P1] OT: Any chance Apple will soon upgrade the 20" iMac? (and other questions)

[Jacobo A. UNIX4ALL]

Hi:

Macrumors says that a deep revision of imac are on the road, I think 
that G5 will be on iMac on early 2004, Im waiting for a G5 iMac :).

Sorry for my bad English, Im Spanish.


El 14/12/2003, a las 19:23, Jay Boshara escribió:

> Sorry for this off topic post, but you all are my best bet for hearing 
> some
> intelligence on this.
>
> I know Apple just recently upgraded the iMac, but what are the chances 
> they
> will announce another upgrade to the 20" iMac (or a drop in its price)
> during the Macworld Expo January 5-9?  I finally got together enough 
> jingo
> to buy an iMac and just use my iBook for the road, but I'm wondering 
> if I
> should wait a month.
>
> Also, and I know this is a long shot, but what's the chance that they 
> will
> put a G5 in the iMac anytime soon?  If they might, any sense of when?
>
> What are your thoughts on getting AppleCare?  Is it worth it at $119?
>
> Should I buy more RAM from Apple when I order the iMac, or is it 
> cheaper to
> buy it elsewhere?  If it's cheaper to buy RAM elsewhere, how much 
> cheaper,
> and is it easy to install in the iMac?  I've installed RAM in my iBook
> before and it was fairly easy, so I imagine I could handle it on my 
> own.  If
> I did install it myself, would it void my AppleCare coverage?  If I 
> have
> Apple install the RAM, does it matter whether I buy the one-DIMM 512 
> MB chip
> for $90 or the two-DIMM chips for $180?  Also, the AppleStore website 
> is a
> little confusing: if I select the one- or two-DIMM 512 MB option, does 
> that
> bring the iMac up to 768 MB of RAM, or would that simply bring it up 
> to 512
> MB?
>
> Thanks for your input.  If you have time, please respond to
> jboshara at mchsi.com.
>
>
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