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It seems perhaps Apple is poised to release new Mac Minis and iMacs, not on March 24th, but as soon as tomorrow, March 3rd, 2009.  This rumor surfaced on two separate websites, at least one of which is fairly trustworthy.

The rumor started on HardwareMac.com, a generally trustable source, and was further backed up by OneMoreThing.nl.  Not only do they say they that Apple will be releasing new Mac Mini and iMac models tomorrow, but they also have model numbers and specs on the hardware.  They are as follows:

From HardwareMac.com:

The new iMac models and their corresponding references:
- MB417: Entry level model
- MB418: “Mass market” model
- MB419: high-end model
- MB420: ultimate model

The entry level model should come with a 20” display, while the three other models will feature a 24” panel.

For the Mac mini, the references are the following:
- MB463: entry-level model
- MB464 high-end model

From OneMoreThing.nl:

Mac mini
- 5x USB
- 1x FireWire 800
- 1x mini DVI
- 1x Display poort
- Nvidia chipset (like the newest MacBook)
- starting at Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0 Ghz
- 1 of 2 GB DDR3 memory (max 4 GB)
- 120 GB hard disk (max 320 GB)

iMac
- one 20” model, three 24” models
- Intel Core 2 Duo (not a quad core): 2.66 Ghz, 2.93 Ghz and 3.06 Ghz
- 1x Display port
- 20” 2 GB DDR3 memory, 24” 4 GB DDR3 memory (max 8 GB)

Looks like we might just have to accept that the next Mac Mini may have 5 USB ports and two different display connections.  At least we won’t have to wait long to hear about this one.

Via [MacRumors]