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Apple's marketing chief Phil Schiller and software engineering chief Craig Federighi have confirmed that Apple is working on new iMac models that the company expects to launch later "this year," as reported by TechCrunch.

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Apple did not share specific details about what to expect from the refresh, but Thunderbolt 3 ports and faster processors are likely at the very least. At least one model will reportedly have the option for a new and likely faster AMD graphics chip, but few other iMac rumors have surfaced to date.

Federighi thinks the new iMac models will address "even more of the pro market," as noted by Daring Fireball:
That is a pretty incredible evolution that we've seen over the last decade. The original iMac, you never would've thought as remotely touching pro uses. And now you look at today's 5K iMac, top configs, it's incredibly powerful, and a huge fraction of what would've traditionally -- whether it's audio editing, video editing, graphics, arts and so forth -- that would've previously absolutely required the Mac Pros of old, are being well-addressed by iMac. But there's still even further we can take iMac as a high performance, pro system, and we think that form factor can address even more of the pro market.
Apple last updated the iMac in October 2015, a span of 539 days, according to the MacRumors Buyer's Guide.

KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo previously said he expected new iMac models to launch in the mid first half of this year, but that timeline appears to be inaccurate as we move further into April.

Article Link: Apple Says New iMacs Geared Towards Pros Coming Later This Year
 
I think this was agreed on by most people, although whether it is a chassis redesign or not is yet to be seen. At this point I strongly suspect it will be.
 
unprecedented announcement from Apple. Looks like the pro-consumers were loud enough and Apple listened - plus competition is heating up from Microsoft. Have to love competition - Apple works best when its under pressure - this is excellent news.

My prediction for the iMac is they add pencil support.
 
Before everyone gets their hopes up, absolutely nothing is known about what this upgrade means, or how it will compare hardware-wise with other brands of computers.

You don't need to start forecasting doom and gloom but a healthy dose of skepticism is probably warranted.
 
We can all get excited about this, but it was obvious there were going to be new iMac's later this year? Sounds like they will make their usual limited availability slot of "November" if you ask me with broader availability in Q1 2018.
 
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