“Credit Suisse First Boston said early interest in the Apple Computer iMac G5 ‘appears robust.’ CSFB said customer demand appears strongest for the 17-inch model with the CD/DVD burner while supply of 20-inch iMacs ‘seems most limited.’ The research firm said that on the supply side, Apple’s key iMac supplier in Asia offered a ‘relatively bullish tone regarding its ability to meet iMac demand in the calendar third quarter.’ CSFB said its fiscal fourth-quarter estimates assume iMac shipments (not including eMac shipments) remain flat quarter-over-quarter at 60,000 units. ‘Based on our checks with stores and suppliers, we believe there could be material upside to our estimate despite [Apple] releasing the product with only two to three weeks remaining in the quarter,’ the firm said. The new iMac presents ‘another leg of strong product momentum and a boost to its underperforming consumer desktop product line,’ CSFB said. Longer term, the firm remains concerned that Apple’s pricing and the ability for IBM to meet G5 processor demand may hinder results. CSFB rates Apple at “neutral” with a $35 target price,” Forbes reports.
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i saw a 17″ imac at the apple store yesterday. its the bestest compootr i have ever seen
Good for Apple!
I have a 20″ iMac on my desk — it’s superty-duperty (really)!
Sleek, quiet, fast, pivots and swivels easily, and two pages of text can fit side-by-side comfortably on the screen.
someone should send Thurrott this article…
Don’t listen to them. I am always right with my Apple predictions!
The iPod mini will be a total failure
The iTunes Music store will lose to Sony and Microsoft
The iMac G5 will be a total failure
Apple is doomed! Doomed!
I saw both of these machines last night, actually, and the 17″ looked so small!!! really – to me, it looked like a 15″ screen, and I think it’s because the 16:9 ratio… but it really looked puny. The 20″ looked great, though…
What’s a “compootr”?
hallo Jobberty Bones! maybe you are my twin brother i am 8 years old how old is you?
yosemite sam you are silly a campootr is my apple compootr! i like to play reader rabbit and oregon trail
compootr is a computer with AutomaTOR?
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I have ordered 8 20″ iMac G5 and waiting to receive those any day soon
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20 itch is better than 17 itch when you need to work with spreadsheeps
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“compootr”… how kewt
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I vaguely understand pretending to be the opposite sex while online.
I don’t understand an adult pretending to be a child online.
Don’t we warn our kids about adults like these?
Hey can one of you guys that purchased a new iMac tell us how well it plays the most demanding games? Thanx in advance
one … click … away … from … a … 20″ … G5 … iMac …
My name iz Donnie!
Is it in all apple stores now, or just a select few?
Trying to make a space travel analogy (since the designers seem to making a strong connection with the ipod), I have decided to refer to my new 20″ (when it comes) as “The Mothership”
I retract my previous biased opinion about the new G5 iMac.
I think the recent removal of my frontal lobe caused me to develop some short term lapses in intelligence.
The doctors say that my limbic system should compensate in a few more days.
I popped into a few computer and appliances stores around town (Auckland, NZ) today and noticed a number of people either enquireing or pre ordering the new G5 iMac which is apparently due here at the end of the month in limited numbers. I also observed a lot of people who would otherwise be PC owners looking at all the Mac gear which was actually a bit hard in some stores being that they are out of stock and have been out of stock for some weeks. Other than that I would say things are looking very rosey for Apple right now.