“In particular, a person familiar with the matter says the Mac maker is informing some of its distributors not to expect any further stock of the entry level 21.5-inch, 3.06GHz iMac, implying that production of that model has ceased,” Jade reports. “Meanwhile, those with ties to the company’s stateside reseller channels are being advised to sell through their stock of all existing iMac models and to keep their inventories as lean as possible for the next few weeks.”
Jade reports, “Potential configurations included a dual-core Core i5 model, as well as quad-core Core i5 and Core i7 configurations.”
Read more in the full article here.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Lava_Head_UK” for the heads up.]
That can’t be true. The Mac is dead they say, despite the increasing unit sales every quarter. It’s all just a dream.
What is a mac?
That is a hamburger McDonald’s sales!
And I will be buying one, Steve willing.
What’s up with this site? This is the second Mac news item in as many weeks. What on earth does this have to do with climate change, American politics or mobile phones?
Chrissy….
24″??
I said it before… if history proves…. Apple will announce some kind of mac even in mid-late august, ipods in september. Mac events have been used as a ground for introducing new/updated software before. The mac pro is in dire need for upgrade, physically and internally. new products too, like that bluetooth trackpad. Just going by history not throwing rumors. Apple is usually set with it’s holiday line-up by the end of October cuz November is start of the Holiday season shopping. so this makes sense that goes along with the new iLife rumors. and also, i don’t MDN reported this but There is like a weekend all things Mac seminar in November provided by Apple.
It would appear that Apple has stopped updating the Mac Pro line. The Mac Pro lineup has not changed for a very long time!
@ Jim
At least.
3 years since the last form factor change, wonder if this release will reveal a major change?
Maybe they will finally fix the yellow screen issues.
@WindowBloze
Apple are waiting on the new 6-core processors for the Mac Pro. 12-core machines with a chip architecture that will blow the existing machine away.
As for the iMacs, Intel have already stated that the Core 2 Duos are now end of life and will be phased out over the next few months. Apple will have to put Intel Core chips into the new iMacs. With the low-power quad-core Sandy Bridge processors still some months away I think we can expect dual-core i5s in the 21.5″ and faster quad-cores in the 27″. There may be an i3 model at the low-end, even though the integrated graphics are a bit pants.
Oh, and don’t expect a form factor change. The current one isn’t 3 years old at all. It only went Unibody at the last revision.
Following the lead of the MacBook Air, MacBook Pros and the Mac Mini, the new Mac Pros will be carved from a 12″ x 24″ slab of solid aluminum.
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@ ninetimesoutoften
> 3 years since the last form factor change, wonder if this release will reveal a major change?
Are you kidding? iMac went from the old 20-inch/24-inch “form factor” to 21.5-inch/27-inch less than one year ago. The appearance of the case changed significantly, as well as the screen resolution and aspect ratio (they became even more “wide” screen).
I think there will be no major changes in appearance this year. Core 2 Duo will probably go away as a CPU choice.
@ Jay
> Maybe they will finally fix the yellow screen issues.
That issue was almost as overblown as “antennagate.” Any actual problems with the screen were handled under the one-year warranty (which is still in effect for those iMacs).
I think tree years was in reference to the Mac Pro line, which has gotten long in the tooth.
Unfortunately my 24″ aluminum iMac works too damn well. I cannot justify a new one…unless it breaks ?!?!…heyyyyyyyy….
What should we expect? USB 3.0? Lightpeak? 6 cores i7?
Where’s the new Mac Pro?
I’m not buying an 18 month old one. Come on Apple enough of the mobile crap I need a 12 pack.
@Jay
Quit peeing on your screen.
I wanted a 13″ MacBook Pro with the Core i5 but I guess that will come soon. My Aluminum Macbook is great except for the lack of Firewire.
This report may explain what I’ve experienced. I placed an order on July 1 through the Apple Educ store on July 1 for a 21.5″ iMac. At that time, it said it ships in 1-3 days. If you look today, it says it ships in 24 hours. Despite those numbers, it has not yet shipped. Every few days they keep putting the estimated ship date back (now July 30, but since they keep delaying it I have no reason to believe that date). I have contacted Apple 3 times. Since I really need this computer now, I even asked if I switched to the 27″ if they could could get the order out now. I was told there’s no way to check on that! They said I could cancel the order and re-order another model but there was no guarantee it would get filled any faster. While new products from Apple are always exciting, it is frustrating that they keep people on hold for weeks without knowing when it may be filled, if ever. This all seems to fit with the scenario that current iMac production has been halted for new models.
@ Pro user
> I think tree years was in reference to the Mac Pro line, which has gotten long in the tooth.
I don’t think so. iMac’s went from the white case to the aluminum case in 2007, about THREE years ago. The Mac Pro was introduced in 2006. Also, you’d have to go back to 2003 for the Mac Pro form factor, because by external appearance, the “pro” desktop Mac really hasn’t changed too much (except for one more optical drive opening and different ports) in seven years. And it probably won’t change either, when the next version arrives; it’s just a fancy metal box that holds all the computing parts.
@Troy,
Lightpeak is at least a year away. I think the specification isn’t even complete. It will have USB 3.0 as the specs have been final for about a year. It may also (likely) have a Firewire 1600 port as the specs for 1600 and 3200 have been finalized for well over a year now.
@ken1w
I purchased a 27′ iMac last November and the screen was so lousy that the Apple staff couldn’t fix it and eventually offered to give me my money back; I took it. This past June I bought another 27′ iMac believing the issue was “behind us” as Steve said, but the screens on 2 different iMacs were just as lousy. The yellow issue was never fixed. I needed a new Mac right away so I “settled” for a 17′ MacBook Pro. Best decision I could have made. There is a huge drop in power, but at least there is truer overall white balance consistency… the screen is awesome!
If you want a Mac, don’t buy an iMac, buy a MacBook Pro.