Gah! I compiled this back in like March..
The "average" wasn't very interesting, because it was days/weeks in some instances and months in others. They aren't in lockstep with Intel releases.
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Gah! I compiled this back in like March..
The "average" wasn't very interesting, because it was days/weeks in some instances and months in others. They aren't in lockstep with Intel releases.
They might sell more iPads in a month than Mini's and Pros combined in a year. It's not all that surprising.
I wouldn't be totally shocked if they ended the Mini. It was meant for a specific purpose (converting PC users who didn't want to buy a new mouse/keyboard/monitor). I think they've gotten all the switchers they're going to get with that. At this point they'd want to put those users on a 21" iMac, and have some control over the screen quality and overall experience.
Tired of hearing about the new iPhone? I've created links to a dozen iMac release date rumor articles posted since WWDC in June. The consensus seems to point to a new iMac by the end of the year, probably in October, maybe in September.
June 12th: This article, written just after WWDC, speculates that the iMacs will be released in 2013.
http://www.bgr.com/2012/06/12/new-imac-mac-pro-release-date-2013/
June 14th: After that Mac Pro quote from Tim Cook, iMac release date estimates revised to late 2012 for a new iMac.
http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/352371/20120614/apple-release-new-imac-2012-2013-specs.htm
June 19th: This one states by 2013.
http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/353613/20120619/imac-2012-release-date-rumors.htm#.UDPz3aD2QdU
June 23rd: This one says late-2012 for a new iMac.
http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/355613/20120623/apple-new-imac-release-retina-display-2012.htm
July 3rd: This blurb says the iMac is coming out in October. (But it also says it will be equipped with a retina display.)
http://www.bgr.com/2012/07/03/imac-retina-release-date-rumor-october-2012/
July 4th: This is a great article and echoes a lot of the sentiments voiced in this thread. It speculates October for a new iMac.
http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/359532/20120704/apple-imac-release-october-2012-retina-rumors.htm
July 25th: This one says September. I like this one.
http://www.product-reviews.net/2012/07/25/imac-2012-leaving-factories-in-august/
July 25th: Same day as above, puts iMac release date in September.
http://www.macworld.co.uk/ipad-iphone/news/?newsid=3371978&pagtype=allchandate
July 27th: This one says October.
http://www.popherald.com/2012-07-27-news-article-id-2-19164
August 4th: Rumor roundup says new iMacs in September.
http://www.macworld.com.au/blogs/2012-imac-rumour-roundup-retina-display-september-launch-66720/
August 10th: This one, a compilation of rumors, says 2013.
http://www.idigitaltimes.com/articl...ple-imac-macbook-pro-rumors-mountain-lion.htm
August 21st: This one, dated today, says before the end of the year.
http://www.popherald.com/news_20120821_imac_retina_macbook_pro_os_x_10_8_1-19555
June 12th: This article, written just after WWDC, speculates that the iMacs will be released in 2013.
http://www.bgr.com/2012/06/12/new-imac-mac-pro-release-date-2013/
June 14th: After that Mac Pro quote from Tim Cook, iMac release date estimates revised to late 2012 for a new iMac.
http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/352371/20120614/apple-release-new-imac-2012-2013-specs.htm
June 19th: This one states by 2013.
http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/353613/20120619/imac-2012-release-date-rumors.htm#.UDPz3aD2QdU
June 23rd: This one says late-2012 for a new iMac.
http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/355613/20120623/apple-new-imac-release-retina-display-2012.htm
July 3rd: This blurb says the iMac is coming out in October. (But it also says it will be equipped with a retina display.)
http://www.bgr.com/2012/07/03/imac-retina-release-date-rumor-october-2012/
July 4th: This is a great article and echoes a lot of the sentiments voiced in this thread. It speculates October for a new iMac.
http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/359532/20120704/apple-imac-release-october-2012-retina-rumors.htm
July 25th: This one says September. I like this one.
http://www.product-reviews.net/2012/07/25/imac-2012-leaving-factories-in-august/
July 25th: Same day as above, puts iMac release date in September.
http://www.macworld.co.uk/ipad-iphone/news/?newsid=3371978&pagtype=allchandate
July 27th: This one says October.
http://www.popherald.com/2012-07-27-news-article-id-2-19164
August 4th: Rumor roundup says new iMacs in September.
http://www.macworld.com.au/blogs/2012-imac-rumour-roundup-retina-display-september-launch-66720/
August 10th: This one, a compilation of rumors, says 2013.
http://www.idigitaltimes.com/articl...ple-imac-macbook-pro-rumors-mountain-lion.htm
August 21st: This one, dated today, says before the end of the year.
http://www.popherald.com/news_20120821_imac_retina_macbook_pro_os_x_10_8_1-19555
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That's a great and useful list. Thanks! I'm pulling for an early October release. I'm happy to see that the only article predicting a 2013 release is full of mistakes (like saying that iMacs all use integrated graphics) and only makes that prediction based upon Apple's pre-revision statement about Mac Pros and iMacs in 2013, so it's probably not too credible.
Edit: the only RECENT and claiming 2013 article.
Edit: the only RECENT and claiming 2013 article.
Wow that list is awesome, thank you! Thats all I needed haha. Glad to see most people point to September/October. I am getting worried though... Thinking about building a hackintosh by the end of Oct if we dont see anything, althought thats taking a big risk considering ive never done it before haha
I agree here. It'd be sad to see my 2011 Mini becoming obsolete.
Me too. It's an excellent home media machine. And I don't know any good substitute.
Saw that news where Apple asks to triple space for Ipads.etc..
does it mean less space for Imacs and Minis?
Maybe because they are planning a unique desktop line?
Or maybe because they're about to dismiss all the desktops at all?
What you think?Next step could it be to licence its Osx to normal pc vendors?
I see many rumors point to Fall-End of 2012,i hope they're right
so to wipe away that Ios Apple vision.
C'mon Apple ,Windows 8 will land on Fall do you really wanna
gift your pro users to the Wintel side of the force?
does it mean less space for Imacs and Minis?
Maybe because they are planning a unique desktop line?
Or maybe because they're about to dismiss all the desktops at all?
What you think?Next step could it be to licence its Osx to normal pc vendors?
I see many rumors point to Fall-End of 2012,i hope they're right
so to wipe away that Ios Apple vision.
C'mon Apple ,Windows 8 will land on Fall do you really wanna
gift your pro users to the Wintel side of the force?
Not iMac they request removal of minis and mac pros completely (dunno if this is the end ofthe mini though). I really don't know we're this is going. But if I try not to be a pessimistic whiner I assume it's a temporary thing to promote a the iproducts coming at once. I believe ALL the I products will come out at the same time since apple is changing dock connectors. Some updated will probably be the same products only with te hanged dock. I assume apple don't want a mix of dock connectors in their product line.
For what it's worth, it looks as though Apple have changed the iMac store page in Australia to simply read 'iMac', rather than 'the new iMac'.
I am not sure how recently this was done, but I remember a few weeks back thinking it was odd that they were still calling the 2011 iMac 'new'.
I am not sure how recently this was done, but I remember a few weeks back thinking it was odd that they were still calling the 2011 iMac 'new'.
They could release a new iMac on Sept. 12, but I doubt it.
There will be a release of all iDevices: iPad, iPod, iPhone. If iMacs come out, it will be a little kick out to the side. More likely to see a staggered release where iMacs and Minis come out in Oct-Nov. Maybe even December. And maybe next year. The current line up of iMacs and Minis are not "too slow" or outdated in any way.
What is MORE curious is if Apple is going to slowly push down their computer line and focus on their iLine of portables. I'd be suspect about Apple doing 2-year updates on Pros-iMacs-Minis from now onward. Partially because the desktop market isn't Apple's bread and butter anymore. Also because processor needs for 99% of users are already met by the current tech, added to the slowing of advancing processor speeds through this decade into the future (so the tech gurus say).
A Power Mac from 1996 was close to junk by 1999. A Power Mac from 2000 was junk by 2005. A MacPro from 2006 is still going strong in 2012 and will be good through 2014 or beyond. The high-end processing hardware is probably going to slowly become more and more long-lived while iDevices get tossed every 2-4 years due to multiple reasons for obsolescence. The money and focus will now on be on iDevices.
I'm also curious if by 2020 Apple will drop all desktop computers in favor of portable or variations of desktops which are portable. The Mini and iMac, for example, will soon (in 5 years) be closer to the iPad in power. Why build desktops that are close to portables? They'll probably mesh everything into the portable form and ditch the stationary models. If they do so, I wonder if they will allow another company to produce MacPro devices to cater to the slim market reliant on heavy processor power.
There will be a release of all iDevices: iPad, iPod, iPhone. If iMacs come out, it will be a little kick out to the side. More likely to see a staggered release where iMacs and Minis come out in Oct-Nov. Maybe even December. And maybe next year. The current line up of iMacs and Minis are not "too slow" or outdated in any way.
What is MORE curious is if Apple is going to slowly push down their computer line and focus on their iLine of portables. I'd be suspect about Apple doing 2-year updates on Pros-iMacs-Minis from now onward. Partially because the desktop market isn't Apple's bread and butter anymore. Also because processor needs for 99% of users are already met by the current tech, added to the slowing of advancing processor speeds through this decade into the future (so the tech gurus say).
A Power Mac from 1996 was close to junk by 1999. A Power Mac from 2000 was junk by 2005. A MacPro from 2006 is still going strong in 2012 and will be good through 2014 or beyond. The high-end processing hardware is probably going to slowly become more and more long-lived while iDevices get tossed every 2-4 years due to multiple reasons for obsolescence. The money and focus will now on be on iDevices.
I'm also curious if by 2020 Apple will drop all desktop computers in favor of portable or variations of desktops which are portable. The Mini and iMac, for example, will soon (in 5 years) be closer to the iPad in power. Why build desktops that are close to portables? They'll probably mesh everything into the portable form and ditch the stationary models. If they do so, I wonder if they will allow another company to produce MacPro devices to cater to the slim market reliant on heavy processor power.
Remember this bit of news from last year?
http://news.cnet.com/8301-27076_3-57317341-248/apple-to-overhaul-most-products-in-2012-report-says/
"As far as timing goes, Digitimes offers that Apple will roll out a new iPad in March, with new versions of the iPhone and iMac coming in "the second half of 2012.""
That article really resonates with this years events including the absence of new Mac Pro.
I know Digitimes gets it wrong most of the time, but some things were accurate.
Damn I want a new iMac.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-27076_3-57317341-248/apple-to-overhaul-most-products-in-2012-report-says/
"As far as timing goes, Digitimes offers that Apple will roll out a new iPad in March, with new versions of the iPhone and iMac coming in "the second half of 2012.""
That article really resonates with this years events including the absence of new Mac Pro.
I know Digitimes gets it wrong most of the time, but some things were accurate.
Damn I want a new iMac.
Well digitimes in addition to that analyst have both said end of September/early October release of the iMac. I think think they are right.
Wow, nice recall. For all the crap we give Digitimes, they seem to have nailed this one, with the iMac pending the most verification.
For the love of GOD man. Just make a frigging iMac. You stupid, stupid telephone company. Just make one. You're the most valuable company in history and you can't even make a frigging iMac?? Is it going to make you NOT the most valuable company in history? Make an iMac!! For the love of JESUS. MAKE ONE.
More iMac 2012 News
More iMac 2012 news, leaving hope for a September release:
http://www.cultofmac.com/186216/u-s...imac-shortage-ahead-of-september-apple-event/
More iMac 2012 news, leaving hope for a September release:
http://www.cultofmac.com/186216/u-s...imac-shortage-ahead-of-september-apple-event/
Oh, good idea. I'm sure they'll get right on that. Everyone knows they only start working on products about a week before they ship them.
There are so many different theories and articles that it's like throwing a dart at a board blindfolded. I don't see that any of it tells us anything beyond educated speculation.
nah a couple tells a bit more. Digitimes claims to know sept oct from deeper supply info. They stated this date two times...this year and last year, so they seem pretty confident. Also Marco Arment got rumors from friends on the inside. and least that KGI analyst which also seem to know a lot and pretty much layed out the entire roadmap for apple this year (which all seem pretty much spot on) claims a sept-october release for the iMac. So all these 3 seems to know more that simple blindfolded theories and they all state the same timeframe.