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[NEWS] New iMac models later this year

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    Apple Says New iMacs Geared Towards Pros Coming Later This Year
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    Apple's marketing chief Phil Schiller and software engineering 
    chief Craig Federighi have confirmed that Apple is working on 
    new iMac models that the company expects to launch later "this 
    year," as reported by TechCrunch. 

    Apple did not share specific details about what to expect from 
    the refresh, but Thunderbolt 3 ports and faster processors are 
    likely at the very least. At least one model will reportedly 
    have the option for a new and likely faster AMD graphics chip, 
    but few other iMac rumors have surfaced to date. 

    Federighi thinks the new iMac models will address "even more 
    of the pro market," as noted by Daring Fireball:
 
        "That is a pretty incredible evolution that we've  
         seen over the last decade. The original iMac, you  
         never would've thought as remotely touching pro  
         uses. And now you look at today's 5K iMac, top  
         configs, it's incredibly powerful, and a huge  
         fraction of what would've traditionally ‹ whether  
         it's audio editing, video editing, graphics, arts  
         and so forth ‹ that would've previously  
         absolutely required the Mac Pros of old, are  
         being well-addressed by iMac. But there's still  
         even further we can take iMac as a high  
         performance, pro system, and we think that form  
         factor can address even more of the pro market."

    Apple last updated the iMac in October 2015, a span of 539 
    days, according to the MacRumors Buyer's Guide. 

    KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo previously said he expected 
    new iMac models to launch in the mid first half of this year, 
    but that timeline appears to be inaccurate as we move further 
    into April.

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