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"&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;Last-minute leaks of part numbers hint Apple is about to release both upgraded iMacs and Mac minis on Tuesday -- along with an emphasis on larger screens for iMacs and a likely NVIDIA-based design.&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;\r\n\r\n&amp;lt;vc&amp;gt;French site &amp;lt;em&amp;gt;MacBidouille&amp;lt;/em&amp;gt; on Monday detailed &amp;lt;a href=\"http://www.macbidouille.com/news/2009-03-02/#18053\"&amp;gt;new model numbers&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt; that appear to confirm &amp;lt;em&amp;gt;AppleInsider&amp;lt;/em&amp;gt;'s discovery of &amp;lt;a href=\"http://www.appleinsider.com/blogs/mac/09/03/02/six_new_apple_product_placeholders_in_inventory_systems.html\"&amp;gt;six new Apple products&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt; in resellers' pipelines.\r\n \r\nOf these, four models ranging from MB417 through MB420 are described as new iMacs, but with a different system balance than today's lineup: only the first model would have a 20-inch screen, while the remaining four would have 24-inch displays.\r\n\r\nIn turn, two Mac mini models, the MB463 and MB464, would represent updated low- and high-end versions of Apple's compact desktops.\r\n\r\nAll four would be available tomorrow and ship almost immediately, according to the claim.\r\n\r\nAdditionally, Dutch site &amp;lt;em&amp;gt;OneMoreThing&amp;lt;/em&amp;gt; -- which just earlier today provided a claimed &amp;lt;a href=\"http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/03/02/photo_may_show_next_gen_mac_mini_retail_box.html\"&amp;gt;Mac mini box shot&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt; -- now also claims to have &amp;lt;a href=\"http://www.onemorething.nl/?p=showarticle&amp;amp;art_id=4016\"&amp;gt;rough details&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt; of the systems' specifications.\r\n\r\nThe iMacs would come with 2.66GHz, 2.93GHz and 3.06GHz Core 2 Duo processors, with 2GB of DDR3 memory for the base model and 4GB for the rest; they would also support up to 8GB of RAM and carry a Mini DisplayPort connector.  Mac minis would have the five USB ports, FireWire 800 and Mini DisplayPort as in &amp;lt;a href=\"http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/02/20/video_of_claimed_next_gen_mac_mini_surfaces_online.html\"&amp;gt;photos and videos&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt; from last month and would start with a 2GHz Core 2 Duo and carry either 1GB or 2GB of memory depending on the model.  Hard drives would also start at a minimum 120GB but top out at 320GB.\r\n\r\nWhile such late-breaking claims must always be treated with caution, the details support Apple's own unintentional leaks, which showed &amp;lt;a href=\"http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/12/19/new_imacs_and_mac_minis_confirmed_to_use_nvidia_chipsets.html\"&amp;gt;NVIDIA-based&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt; iMacs and Mac minis that were meant for 2008 but were ultimately pushed into early 2009.\r\n\r\nA list of specifications based on model numbers is available below:\r\n\r\n&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;iMac&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;\r\n\r\n&amp;lt;ul&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;MB417: \"Entry-level\" 20-inch with 2.66GHz Core 2 Duo, 2GB of RAM\r\n&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;MB418: \"Mid-range\" 24-inch with 2.66GHz or 2.93GHz Core 2 Duo, 4GB of RAM\r\n&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;MB419: \"High-end\" 24-inch with 2.93GHz Core 2 Duo, 4GB of RAM\r\n&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;MB420: \"Very high-end\" 24-inch with 3.06GHz Core 2 Duo, 4GB of RAM&amp;lt;/ul&amp;gt;\r\n\r\n&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;Mac mini&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;\r\n&amp;lt;ul&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;MB463: 2GHz Core 2 Duo, 1GB of RAM, 120GB hard drive\r\n&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;MB464: Unknown Core 2 Duo, 2GB of RAM&amp;lt;/ul&amp;gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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