From what I can find, the existing chipsets will support optical input, and the chipsets needed for actually getting the increased speed from optical aren't until late this year (or possibly next year). Do you see anything different?
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When to expect the 2012 iMac: May 8th, 2012
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From what I can find, the existing chipsets will support optical input, and the chipsets needed for actually getting the increased speed from optical aren't until late this year (or possibly next year). Do you see anything different?
You have a point, but you never know the real quantity of iMacs made in the Foxconn everyday - they have to make other apple products as well, like the iPad and iPhone. You never know if apple really need 2,500,000 iMacs shipped around the world on release day.
3 things i just checked.
1. Apple Refurb store has a good load of imacs tonight vs 1-4 the other day.
2. Education store shipping times are stil normal
3. Clearence section has few imacs
1. Apple Refurb store has a good load of imacs tonight vs 1-4 the other day.
2. Education store shipping times are stil normal
3. Clearence section has few imacs
On the topic of Windows-based laptops, Barclays believes that expected upcoming refreshes of Apple's MacBook product lines, combined with the summer release of OS X Mountain Lion, will counter any perceived threat from so-called Ultrabooks being pushed by Intel.
"We are very upbeat about the prospects for new MacBook Pros and iMacs to be launched this June quarter – and even more optimistic about a new line of MacBook Airs to likely ship in the September quarter at more attractive price points," Reitzes writes.
http://www.appleinsider.com/article...s_apple_readies_new_products_report_says.html
"We are very upbeat about the prospects for new MacBook Pros and iMacs to be launched this June quarter – and even more optimistic about a new line of MacBook Airs to likely ship in the September quarter at more attractive price points," Reitzes writes.
http://www.appleinsider.com/article...s_apple_readies_new_products_report_says.html
Good catch. Bear in mind, for the benefit of those just joining us from home: the June quarter is April-May-June. So we're there already. It's just a question of which week. And yes, this COULD suggest we're not getting a refresh until the end of June, three weeks after WWDC. But somehow I doubt Apple is going to hold a developer conference at which attendees are all stuck discussing year-old hardware. Even for Apple, that's a stretch.
Every day that goes by, May 15th seems more plausible.
at least everyday /week that goes by brings us closer to ending the June qtr/ seeing WWDC.
the issue is no real stories, sku 's, specs, etc for mac hardware yet.
Yet we have Speculative posts about iPanel(itv or whatever it will be called), 7" and 10" iPads. It is frustrating to say the very least, but nothing we won't get over once these new machines are announced.These pending refreshes are shrouded in a level of secrecy I have personally never seen before. Not to say it's never happened before. I haven't been in these forums as long as a lot of you. It is my opinion that we are in for a surprise.
If I am not wrong, we're getting software updates prior to hardware releases with Apple.
That makes sense too, 10.7.4 is almost done
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/05/01/apple_seeds_new_os_x_1074_build_to_developers.html
Good catch. I was just going to post
Ill take this as anoter step, maybe sign, but at least a needed thing
the only way ill fold on the iMac delay until Mountain Lion would be if this is true
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-5...to-arrive-sooner-than-expected/?tag=txt;title
ML sooner than expected, the article cites the hiring of support staff for the OS. I may be wrong but the Apple.com page cites the OS coming this summer, not "late" summer as it once said I think?.
Regardless, with mothers day promotion ending soon + todays 10.7.4 + shipping times delaying + some stock bouncing around- a sooner than later iMac release makes sense for any week now but if Lion is ready for WWDC then fine, makes sense to add an extra few weeks to just ship it ready.
IF this article is fully false, then I'm thrown this idea out. ha oh the joy
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couldn't find any, but the last dev preview focused on graphics also. Plus I'm sure the release has something in it that is req or beneficial to new hardware chipset but the software update note would not shout "hey, look what we contain, must be next week!"
sadly ha
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-5...to-arrive-sooner-than-expected/?tag=txt;title
ML sooner than expected, the article cites the hiring of support staff for the OS. I may be wrong but the Apple.com page cites the OS coming this summer, not "late" summer as it once said I think?.
Regardless, with mothers day promotion ending soon + todays 10.7.4 + shipping times delaying + some stock bouncing around- a sooner than later iMac release makes sense for any week now but if Lion is ready for WWDC then fine, makes sense to add an extra few weeks to just ship it ready.
IF this article is fully false, then I'm thrown this idea out. ha oh the joy
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couldn't find any, but the last dev preview focused on graphics also. Plus I'm sure the release has something in it that is req or beneficial to new hardware chipset but the software update note would not shout "hey, look what we contain, must be next week!"
sadly ha
...hm well in that case, where are you dataminers?
Mountain Lion sooner than expected, yes... but sooner than "late summer" could still be as late as august, so yeah... *hopes not*
Mountain Lion sooner than expected, yes... but sooner than "late summer" could still be as late as august, so yeah... *hopes not*