iMac Shipping Times Slip to 3 -5 Days, Fueling Rumors of 'Low-Priced' Model at WWDC

[kazmac]

I hope we see new Macs (plural) next week. Mac Mini and otherwise. A lower priced iMac would make sense if they're going to release a higher end version later. Am I interested? No. I'd rather get more bang for my buck.

If I had to buy an iMac now, financially I'd push for the higher end 21.5" (Don't have the space for the 27")

 

[drod1985]

Shipping times are back up to "Within 24 hours" on Apple.com...I really wish they would've kept slipping, as I'm waiting till Monday to buy a new 21.5" iMac and any slight indication that it'd be worth the wait would've helped quell my anticipation.

 

[iLilana]

well I was going to get a macpro

but ill wait to see what the refresh brings. My current mid 2010 iMac HD just died. After replacing the HD with a WD black platter drive I have a fan issue and its no longer usable in the studio. Would be nice if I could fix it but unless i put another seagate drive with the same connectors im stuck with this. So I save my money for a new iMac. one more month should be enough. its a shame though. I was really hoping for the macpro and possible a new Moog Sub37.

 

[Mattsasa]

?????

Better: Where is my $499 Mac Mini?

That is what I am hoping for ! $499 Mac Mini

Deja vu of the 5c anyone?

I doubt this is legit.

Different color choices?

where is this coming from? what? how does the 5C relate to this iMac?

I still don't see how a 1199$USD iMac could replace a 599$USD Mac mini. Let's say you're a new user and need a keyboard, mouse and monitor, the total for these three items is nowhere near 599$USD.

so let's say a Mac mini + monitor and peripherals costs $750.
that would only be $250 less than a $999 low-priced iMac

I think that apple replacing the Mac Mini with low-cost iMac is not out of the question. Then apple would be back to Steve Jobs quadrant system.

But in reality I do think apple will be releasing a new Mac Mini hopefully starting at $499. Hopefully all SSD


and those who doubt that a new iMac will start at $999

you have a natural $100 drop, like the MacBook Air.

Also you can drop the starting 8GB down to 4GB. ($100)
And a newer updated cheaper haswell processor ($100)

possibly start at 500GB instead of 1TB

 

[MacAddict1978]

Yes.... because a $100 price drop to what the cost was before they shrunk it and had less hardware in there is so low cost.