My take on the iMac rumor

On 25/09/2009, in tech, by thomas
I expect the new iMac to look more like this (the Apple LED Cinema Display).

I expect the new iMac to look more like this (the Apple LED Cinema Display).

A rumor about new iMacs have been floating around the Internet lately. They mostly agree on this: New design, new internals, thinner and cheaper. It will be launched by mid-October (possibly even at the end of September) This sounds too good to be true, so here are my predictions:

  • Core i5 or i7 processor (possibly custom designed by Intel)
  • New design
  • Slightly thinner, but with better heat dispatch technology
  • Blu-ray option
  • LED backlight
  • AMD 5000-series high end graphics chip, and/or something entirely new from nVidia or Intel
  • Slightly cheaper low-end ($100-$200)

If Apple announces an event, I also expect some or all the following:

  • A new LED Cinema display (20″ and/or 30″)
  • Upgrades to Mac mini (same CPU as new low-end iMac)
  • 5000-series GPU option for Mac Pro
  • OpenCL and full Grand Central Dispatch support for some of Apple’s software

A norwegian article about the subject

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