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In addition to raising iPod sales and first quarter Apple earnings estimates, Merrill Lynch analyst Steven Milunovich also said that demand is strong for the company’s iMac G5. In a research note to clients, Milunovich raised iMac numbers slightly from 240,000 units to 250,000 in the December quarter and from 874,000 to 900,000 for the year. He also notes that Best Buy is now selling the iMac G5 on its Web site.

Detroit Free Press tech writer Mike Wendland calls Apple’s iMac G5 the finest personal computer he has ever used and says that it’s a “deal-clincher” for those looking to make the switch from Windows. “I’m a little late with this review of the new G5 iMac from Apple. It’s been out nearly a month now, and I’ve dragged my feet in writing this. That’s because the evaluation unit I’ve been testing has to be returned when the review is printed,” writes Wendland.

Praising its “simple, stunning all-in-one design,” PC Magazine has awarded Apple’s iMac G5 five out of five stars in its hands-on review. The review says that the “gorgeous 20-inch screen and desktop-caliber hard drive make the machine more usable than a desktop-replacement notebook, for the same money and space use… With the iMac G5, Apple has given Mac fans yet another reason to stay in the fold.

Several MacMinute readers report that they have received confirmation from Apple that their iMac G5 orders have shipped. According to the reader reports, both the 17-inch and 20-inch configurations are now shipping. Apple’s iMac G5 was introduced late last month by Phil Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president for worldwide product marketing, at Apple Expo 2004 in Paris.

Chris Taylor of TIME magazine says Apple’s new iMac G5 is “quite possibly the coolest personal computer yet created.” He continues: “The cool is more than merely aesthetic. Unlike a lot of previous Mac machines, on which you could almost fry an egg, the iMac G5’s beautiful white surface does not get noticeably hot.

As widely expected, Apple today unveiled the new iMac G5, which features a high-performance G5 processor and a new design that integrates the entire computer right into the flat panel display. That’s right — the entire computer, including the power supply and slot-load optical drive, is built right into the display and rests on a sleek aluminum foot — packing a complete computer system into just two inches of depth, which Apple says makes it the world’s thinnest desktop computer.

During Apple’s third quarter conference call, CFO Peter Oppenheimer revealed that the next generation iMac, which will begin shipping in September, will be powered by the PowerPC G5 processor. He said an IBM chip shortage was behind the delay of the new Apple desktops. Earlier this month, Apple quietly announced that it is no longer taking orders for the current iMac and that a new model will be introduced in September.