Clayton Morris at Fox says that new iMacs will launch soon, perhaps as early as next week during the iPhone event or even after the rumored October event, but he seems to think they will be available for the holidays.
It appears that Morris changed his story from “releasing next week” but there is no mention of that on the Fox News website. Only this tweet:
[tweet https://twitter.com/claytonmorris/status/244079886107566080]
There has been no shortage of new iMac rumors, and supplies have been dwindling in a number of retail channels. We are in agreement with some of Morris’s predictions like USB 3, updated CPU/GPU and SSD options, but we are not yet on board with the outward design overhaul and loss of optical drive.
Analysts have expected a new iMac for some time now, with KGI Research’s latest estimates below:
It is possible that the iMac announcement could happen at the rumored October iPad mini announcement, but I’m not holding my breath for that. Apple has been known to update the desktops without much fanfare.
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