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Apple ramping up production of new iMac with Retina display for October launch, say sources

Tuesday, July 3, 2012 · 8:46 am · 19 Comments

“Apple’s supply chain reportedly will start supplying components for the mass production of Apple’s upcoming new iMac all-in-one PC in July with the device’s official launch possibly around October, according to sources from upstream supply chain,” Aaron Lee and Joseph Tsai report for DigiTimes.

“The sources also noted that Apple plans to expand Retina Display into all the product lines, meaning that the new iMac will have a high chance of featuring Retina display,” Lee and Tsai report.

Read more in the full article here.

Categories: Rumor

Tags: Apple suppliers, Apple supply chain, iMac, rumor

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19 Comments

TimD

Tuesday, July 3, 2012 - 8:51 am · Reply

Can’t wait to spend my dividend on a new iMac! Total win.
- silverhawk1
  
  Tuesday, July 3, 2012 - 8:53 am · Reply
  
  Careful, it’s DigiTimes reporting this.
gerda

Tuesday, July 3, 2012 - 9:12 am · Reply

Retina Display iMac??? How much would it cost such a thing?

I can only imagine a slightly Higher resolution iMac (over 110 ppi)
- dinjin201
  
  Tuesday, July 3, 2012 - 10:18 am · Reply
  
  If they go retina, they almost always double the current PPI.
  
  iMac at 220 PPI = I WILL BUY IT
  - spyintheskyuk
    
    Tuesday, July 3, 2012 - 12:39 pm · Reply
    
    The cost would likely be daunting for the iMac if the laptop is anything to go for. Maybe like that there could be a top of the range limited supply flagship as a sign of things to come or just a hike in the screen quality generally at this stage. We shall see but I will be there when it comes either way.
derss

Tuesday, July 3, 2012 - 9:26 am · Reply

DigiTimes probably made this up.

It is very hard to do high-resolution screens of big size. This is why Retina first appeared on 3.5″ screen, then on 9.7″ screen, then on 15″ screen.

So most probably Apple will at first ship smaller devices with Retina screens. 27″ screen will have to have like 3840×2160 resolution to be called Retina, so I am not sure it is possible to mass produce such screens on common (non-Sharp IGZO) technology this soon.
Jean Poole

Tuesday, July 3, 2012 - 9:44 am · Reply

‘so I am not sure it is possible to mass produce such screens on common (non-Sharp IGZO) technology this soon.’

So, what ARE you sure of derss?
tbone

Tuesday, July 3, 2012 - 11:09 am · Reply

I call shenanigans. There’s really not a perceptible reason for them to do this.My iMac screen is really nice. The glare isn’t a problem in my studio. I see them improving on display technology, but Retina doesn’t seem to be needed in the equation.
Norrin Radd

Tuesday, July 3, 2012 - 11:26 am · Reply

Somehow I suspect the MBP 13″ will be the next product to get a retina screen. Just in time for school this fall. Then after that, maybe the AIRs. Or perhaps the Retina screens will remain only a “Pro” feature for a long while. Until they become cheaper as components.

I have no solid answers. Just guesses. Why am I not an analyst in this field?!?!?
- Gaelic1
  
  Tuesday, July 3, 2012 - 11:34 am · Reply
  
  Well your analysis is a better guess than anything else I’ve read.
Zmarc

Tuesday, July 3, 2012 - 11:36 am · Reply

Bogus. If you read the awesome Anandtech review, you’ll see just how much work is involved in getting a Retina display to work. It’s not just slapping in a higher-res display. The whole graphics subsystem has to be there to support it, and even on a relatively small screen like a 15″ laptop Apple is already pushing the limits of Thunderbolt! Think about that: a 27″ iMac at the same ppi as a Retina MBP would need *two* Thunderbolt connections just to push that many pixels to the screen! Amazing. Now since iMacs sit further away from your face than laptops, Apple could make the iMacs lower ppi and still call them Retina, but the number of pixels is still incredibly high: I don’t see this happening until late 2013 at the earliest, both when displays are cheaper and faster Thunderbolt is available.
Sucker

Tuesday, July 3, 2012 - 11:45 am · Reply

Just get me a Mac Mini server that can hold two 1 TB hybrid drives (or larger) so I can replace my now useless G5 server that Apple antiquated by turning off remote access Mobile Me.
- Mac88
  
  Tuesday, July 3, 2012 - 2:57 pm · Reply
  
  1.0TB SSDs (with protection built in) are available for that Mac Mini Server:
  
  http://eshop.macsales.com/item/OWC/SSDEX3G960/
  - E
    
    Tuesday, July 3, 2012 - 6:07 pm · Reply
    
    Minor case enhancements can allow you to wire two external drives to the mini ports
    
    Just a thought
progressiveagentprovocateur

Tuesday, July 3, 2012 - 11:58 am · Reply

iMac?
(Yawn)
Wake me when we get a real Mac Pro.
- Mac88
  
  Tuesday, July 3, 2012 - 3:00 pm · Reply
  
  PCI-e Dual SSDs, memory up to 96GB of memory, superfast mini-SAS connections to expandable storage trumps Thunderbolt on the Mac Pros now, today
  - progressiveagentprovocateur
    
    Tuesday, July 3, 2012 - 7:02 pm · Reply
    
    I need 4 internal bays for HDs and don’t want a mess of cables on or under my desk.
    Single task, maybe, but multi tasking the Pro will run away and hide.
    - Mac88
      
      Tuesday, July 3, 2012 - 7:07 pm · Reply
      
      PCIe SSD is internal, no cables and no drivers. Yes, you have the 4 drive bays, and you also have the lower optical bay that’s empty can be used, again, all internal. Your Mac Pro is still a potential single point of failure (think, fire, flood, theft) so you need some form of external or and/or cloud backup regardless.
MacFreek

Tuesday, July 3, 2012 - 12:36 pm · Reply

Sources has always been a liar, misinformed, clueless, and proven false more times than proven true. His cousin Experts is just as bad and his best friend Gurus is even worse at prognostication. Insiders is the worst of all.