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iMacs in Short Supply
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Posted by: TotalRecall
C|Net has news on the current shortage of LCD screens for the new iMac:
The Cupertino, Calif.-based computer maker is struggling to produce, let alone meet demand for, its new all-in-one, flat-panel iMac, according to analysts and other sources. The production problems have been caused in part by a shortage of 15-inch LCD (liquid-crystal-display) flat panels, they say.
The lines are also growing, with thousands waiting:
Ingram had nearly 3,300 unfulfilled dealer orders for the high-end model, which was released at the end of January, but only 43 units in stock and 250 in transit from Apple, according to its March 4 report. Tech Data had only 23 in stock and is getting fewer than 200 a week, sources said.
Combined, the two distributors had received only 1,326 high-end iMacs by March 4 since the product began shipping. When the new iMac debuted, analysts predicted that Apple would ship 200,000 or more by March 31, the end of the company's second fiscal quarter.
Ingram has 6,500 orders for the midrange and low-end iMacs, which are just coming into the market now. Tech Data has 1,000, but neither has any in stock or a firm ship date from Apple.
With that said, don't expect a shiny new iMac soon unless you've been waiting for a long while in advance. Here's the story.
Posted by: Tweaker
Sharp!! I wish mine would go so I could have an excuse to by a flat screen like that. 
Posted by: SKYHN
A friend of mine will be dissapointed to hear about this. He loves mac's and was planning on buying one of the new iMacs in the begining of April.
It will be a nice upgrade from the 233mhz(might be 333mhz, i cant remember), 64mb, 8mb video iMac he has now.
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