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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Rackhir" data-source="post: 3263866" data-attributes="member: 149">It's possible, but unlikely that you might see a quad core 2 duo iMac announced at the expo, since the chips are scheduled to be announced at CES show the same week. But given that the iMacs were reved only about 2-3 months ago and the heat/power requirements of the quad core chips, it's unlikely that you will see any major changes. The 24" iMac does use a non-user upgradeable video card, so it is concievable that part of the machine might see a bump, but I wouldn't hold my breath. Still it's only 4 days off so it is wise to wait until then.I said late '07, Intel has penciled in on their schedule in the late '07/early '08 time frame, a 45nm true quad core chip with similar power/heat disapation to the current core 2 Duo chips, at least according to The Register. I suspect there's a chance that it's release might get pushed up if AMD gets rowdy during the year. But your mention of the new mobile chipset is a good point, they are scheduled for release around the time that Apple is likely to be reving the MBPs. Though it's unclear if the new chipset is going to offer any substantial advantages in performance, it certainly isn't going to hurt having them.</blockquote>