iMac With M2 and M2 Pro Chips Could Arrive Soon, Says Latest Conflicting Rumor

[MacRumors]

The next-generation 24-inch iMac will likely be available with M2 and M2 Pro chip options, Thunderbolt 4 ports, Wi-Fi 6E support, and Bluetooth 5.3 support, according to a report today from Japanese blog Mac Otakara.

Bloomberg's Mark Gurman has repeatedly claimed that the next 24-inch iMac will be equipped with the M3 chip, so it's unclear if the information reported today is accurate. It is possible that Apple's plans have changed, but no other sources have indicated that the iMac will be updated with M2 and M2 Pro chips as of yet.

Mac Otakara notes that some custom 24-inch iMac configurations are facing up to one-month shipping delays on Apple's online store in the U.S., but this has been the case for a while now, and there is no guarantee that an iMac refresh is imminent.

Last month, supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said it was unlikely that Apple would release any new MacBooks with the M3 chip this year, but a new iMac has not been ruled out this year. Apple is not expected to hold an event this October, so if there were to be a new iMac this month, it would likely be announced in a press release on Apple's website.

All in all, rumors about which chip the new iMac will have and when the computer will be released remain in a state of flux. The only certain thing is that October continues to roll along without any product announcements from Apple so far.

The current 24-inch iMac with the M1 chip was released in May 2021.

Article Link: iMac With M2 and M2 Pro Chips Could Arrive Soon, Says Latest Conflicting Rumor

 

[abatabia]

So “update” the iMac with a chip about to be superseded by M3? Why do they hate the poor iMac so much?

 

[luigismalucelli]

I wonder if that means the M3 chip is coming later in 2024, or if it is coming at all. Even the Vision Pro uses the M2

 

[sunny5]

lol, it proves that 24 inch iMac doesn't sell well and most people HATE to accept the reality just like how Apple Silicon chip is poorly perform.

 

[blacktape242]

such fragmentation.

 

[MayaUser]

M2...after over 1 year old?! Why the wait then?

 

[MayaUser]

lol, it proves that 24 inch iMac doesn't sell well.

it proves that the M1 sold well since they didnt updated with m2 and so on....

 

[icanhazmac]

I really wish the AIO form factor would just die. The monitor will almost surely outlive the CPU and then it becomes useless. At the very least Apple, and others, should ensure the technology exists to use an outdated AIO as a second screen.

Edit for the overly pedantic: I am referencing my desire for AIO DESKTOPS to die, not laptops. Yes, someone tried to pull that crap on me.

 

[BB8]

HOT: apple could do something at any moment

they also could not do something at any moment

 

[MayaUser]

Gurman said the next imac will be with M3...lets see

 

[MacsRgr8]

Only 24"..?
For most 27" iMac users from the "Intel era" 24" is always a downgrade.... M3 or not.
I went from iMac 2017 i7 to M1 24".... love the M1 CPU speed, love the silent-less, do not love the GPU speed and do not love the display.

 

[jz0309]

Would make sense if it is indeed offered with M2 Pro, that would have required a re-design which could be the reason for the timing…
M3 will come to laptops first…

 

[k2k koos]

in no rush, my current M1 is still serving me very well, however if the refreshed ones improve upon the inbuilt storage (read at least double to current configs) and memory (again double from current), then that would be great. 16GB memory, and 1TB storage as standard would be a great base config....

 

[sunny5]

it proves that the M1 sold well since they didnt updated with m2 and so on....

24 inch iMac is NOT and never been a best seller. MBA and MBP are and yet they get annual updates.

 

[jz0309]

Only 24"..?
For most 27" iMac users from the "Intel era" 24" is always a downgrade.... M3 or not.
I went from iMac 2017 i7 to M1 24".... love the M1 CPU speed, love the silent-less, do not love the GPU speed and do not love the display.

That’s why I replaced my 2017 5k with a Studio and ASD

 

[dannyyankou]

lol, it proves that 24 inch iMac doesn't sell well.

Oh I guarantee this isn’t the case. Maybe consumers aren’t buying them a lot, but iMacs are very popular in elementary schools and middle schools. Well, at least when I was in school like 15-20 years ago.

 

[Lounge vibes 05]

I wouldn’t be surprised if Apple designates the new redesigned OLED iPad pros as the first product to get M3.
It has been a long time since the iPad has had a spotlight on it, and if the rumors are true that it’s getting a total redesign and a new aluminum keyboard case it’s probably going to have a good bit of marketing behind it.
Being the first M3 product certainly wouldn’t hurt

 

[k1121j]

Sad they are so behind the release cycle of the processors themselves. and that white bezel us ugly BTW and they know it almost every picture is side on or of the back.

 

[SactoGuy18]

aka. Apple has started production of the M2/M2 Pro-based 24" iMacs. And it won't need a thicker system case because the current iMac dual-fan cooling design is more than sufficient to cool the M2 series SoC.

 

[genexx]

I knew that buying the Macbook Air M2 2022 13.6 was exactly the right decision last year.........

I'm not interested in all the gobbledygook from journalists who are always wrong.

Since I am not interested in the iMac in principle, I have not looked at the 24 "M1 model closer. But when I recently had to optimize one of a friend I noticed that a 27er is actually superfluous because the 24 "is better than I thought.

 

[CriticalVoice]

Give me a 27" M2-Ultra and I'm in... M3 is welcome as well of course ;-)
But I couldn't care less about a 24" iMac :-/

 

[G3Blue]

I’d have purchased a 27” iMac (or larger) on day one with any of the M chips. (Only if it had equal thin borders on all sides not like the awful looking 24” M1 iMac). Instead I bought a MacBook Pro and called it a day.

 

[MrENGLISH]

I find this hard to believe.

Why would they release an M2 iMac this late in the cycle?

No one is going to want it knowing M3 is around the corner.

 

[vegetassj4]

Woohoo....the MOST PRO Apple Silicon we've ever created. Maybe Dr. NO can introduce this one!

 

[uffenman]

It just seems like it takes an act of God for Apple to release stuff on a halfway normal schedule. Perhaps this is the reason the PC-Windows market is viewed as more stable from a business market perspective. There are regular annual updates, not these weird three year wait product cycles. I get it that there is some awesome stuff going on but at this point it just seems ridiculous to me. I'm on a MB 12" and it's been six years with no upgrade. Don't tell me there's no market for it. Six years!? The MBA is a great machine but it certainly isn't an "Air". I love the MacOS and I ain't going back to Windows ever again; however, I think Apple needs to get off its high horse and realize that when you don't update things at least every two years, people just wonder if they want to continue on this roller coaster.