[Rumour] Speed-bump / price drop iMacs next week

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Newsgroups	comp.sys.mac.hardware, comp.sys.mac.system
Subject	[Rumour] Speed-bump / price drop iMacs next week
Date	2014-06-12 13:38 +1200
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They're almost guaranteed not to include the rumoured (yet again)
Retina displays though.

From MacRumors.com ...

    Apple Reportedly Launching Updated iMacs 
    with Faster Processors Next Week
    ----------------------------------------
    Apple is planning to update its iMac line next week
    with faster processors and lower prices, according
    to a new report from MacGeneration. Citing the same
    sources that correctly predicted the MacBook Air
    refresh this past April, the website also notes 
    that Apple may also include Thunderbolt 2 ports on
    the new iMacs and will launch them later in the 
    week instead of the usual Tuesday release day as 
    done for other Apple products.

    Like the MacBook Air refresh, Apple may be planning
    to increase the processor speed of at least some
    configurations by 100 MHz by using a number of 
    recently launched processors, including the 3.3 GHZ
    i5-4690, the 3.5 GHz i5-4690, and 3.6 GHz i7-4790
    for the 27-inch model as well as the 3.0 GHz
    i5-4590S and 3.2 GHz i5-4790S for the 21.5-inch 
    model. It is also possible that Apple will cut the
    price of the standard iMac configurations to go 
    along with these minor spec bumps.

    KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo predicted last
    year and earlier this year that Apple would be
    launching a lower-cost iMac in the near future to 
    address growth in foreign markets.

    Meanwhile, recent evidence in the OS X Yosemite 
    developer preview has also indicated that Apple is
    gearing up to launch Retina Display-equipped iMacs
    in the near future. It is possible that Apple may
    then initially move to split the iMac lineup, 
    selling the Retina models at higher price points
    alongside cheaper non-Retina models. A lower price
    point for the non-Retina models may also help 
    address growth in critical foreign markets such as
    China.
   
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