[Pencil]

Is it iMac G4? iMac G5? 5th generation iMac??

[cherry su]

iMac (Mid-2007)

[adamfishercox]

The iMac G4s and iMac G5s are old computers. Why would they use that name again? They are officially called the iMac (mid-2007) But the boxes and documentation, etc. refer to them as just "iMac"

[Chuckit]

Well, it doesn't use a G4 or G5, does it?

[P]

They're probably going to be called "aluminum iMacs", but we don't know: they're still just iMacs. The last gen is now "white iMacs", but they never were called that until the new ones were launched.

The current iMacs are the 6th major iteration: original, slotloader, sunflower, G5, white Intel and aluminum.

[adamfishercox]

Wikipedia calls them iMac Santa Rosa, but that's just an unofficial differentiating name from the Core Duos and the Core 2 Duos.

[Simon]

Originally Posted by adamfishercox 

Wikipedia calls them iMac Santa Rosa, but that's just an unofficial differentiating name from the Core Duos and the Core 2 Duos.

Additionally, pedants will point out that that name is simply wrong. The iMac has a Crestline chipset, but it doesn't use the Santa Rosa platform.

[Simon]

As other have already pointed out the official name is iMac (Mid 2007).

That said, although people are now inclined to simply call them 'aluminum iMacs' that's probably a bad idea because we'll most likely see more than just one rev in the current aluminum case. Maybe we'll eventually call them 'aluminum C2D iMacs' to distinguish them from the 'aluminum Penryn iMacs'.

[adamfishercox]

Originally Posted by Simon 

Additionally, pedants will point out that that name is simply wrong. The iMac has a Crestline chipset, but it doesn't use the Santa Rosa platform.

Can you give me a link to back that up? I believe you, but I'm trying to cite is as proof on the Wikipedia entry.

[mduell]

Wikipedia's own page on Centrino details what Santa Rosa requires. Apple doesn't use Intel wifi.

[Simon]

Originally Posted by adamfishercox 

Can you give me a link to back that up? I believe you, but I'm trying to cite is as proof on the Wikipedia entry.

Check the Wikipedia page yourself:

• socket P C2D processor 'Merom' - check
• Intel Mobile 965 Express chipset 'Crestline' - check
• Intel Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN (a/b/g/draft-n) mini-PCIe Wi-Fi adapter 'Kedron' - nope

A simple hardware scan on Ubuntu revealed this:
...
0b:00.0 Network controller: Atheros Communications, Inc. AR5418 802.11a/b/g/n Wireless PCI Express Adapter (rev 01)
...

IOW Apple uses an Atheros WiFi card, not Kedron. Hence they don't use Santa Rosa. That's why they also don't get the Centrino label - apart from the fact that they'd never put that fugly sticker on any of their beautiful hardware.

[adamfishercox]

Haha

[rubaiyat]

iShine, iShave or iStrain.

Take your pick.

[ghporter]

I call it "Vera."

[adamfishercox]

OK, this is taking the thread a bit off topic, but can you guys help me get outside links together to prove that the iMac does NOT use santa rosa? The wikipedia dude keeps changing it back and now it is a pet peeve That includes a link saying that the iMac doesn't use Intel Wifi, and a link to an non-wiki source stating what santa rosa requires. Thanks.

[P]

This is exactly what I hate about Wikipedia. The burden of evidence is not on you but on the other guy - he has to prove that a specific Intel wifi chip is used.

Intel press release defining Santa Rosa:
Intel Discloses Technologies To Make The Internet More Personal And Mobile

[adamfishercox]

I know, I ended up telling him that he needs evidence as much as I do.

[ghporter]

"Santa Rosa" includes a specific wireless chipset. The iMac does not use that chipset. mduell has been pointing this out for months-"Santa Rosa" is a "Centrino" package, and Apple simply does NOT use Centrino packages in the iMac-or any other Mac for that matter. The WiFi chipset Apple uses is completely different and not made by Intel.

[mindwaves]

Raccoon iMac

[Simon]

Originally Posted by adamfishercox 

OK, this is taking the thread a bit off topic, but can you guys help me get outside links together to prove that the iMac does NOT use santa rosa?

Oh for the love of God, it's an Atheros WiFi chipset. How the hell could that be in a Centrino/Santa Rosa notebook?

[adamfishercox]

But Wikipedia needs "links" anyway, I think I got my point across to the dude. He'll probably re-edit it, but thats the problem with wikipedia.