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Rumor mill: August 7 iMac announcements... likely NOT true

by Michael Rose Aug 6th 2007 at 12:00PM

[Update 1:15 pm -- And this is why we don't often post product rumors... indications are that this is coming from someone posing as our "reputable source," and other sites have received and debunked the rumor. We tried to reach the source for verification but were not able to do so. Our apologies if this turns out to be complete bunk. -Ed.]

We don't often post product rumors hereabouts, although we're certainly not above reporting on them and linking to them; it's just not the regular beat. That said, when an email comes in from a reputable source (thanks, Mr. X) with supposed details on Tuesday's product announcement... well, we gotta let you all know. Pile on the disclaimers (this is a rumor!) and here we go. Our source says that there are plenty of new products coming on Tuesday:

Two new iMacs, with 20 and 24 inch screens, and entirely covered in brushed metal (!) plus the previously hinted new keyboard design and a slightly slimmer enclosure. Even more surprising, our source says the iMacs are shipping with a 2.4GHz Intel Penryn chip. Intel's first 45-nm CPU was originally slated to ship at the end of the year, and it's not clear that Apple could get enough parts to actually build these puppies before October, so take this with a grain of salt. The machines might ship with the dual-core Conroe part instead.

Three new Apple Displays at 20, 24, and 32 inches. These are supposed to have an iSight camera built in.

The Mac Pro will get a speed bump as the Xeon/Woodcrest chips are swapped out for Penryn chips, running at a brisk 2.4, 3.0, and 3.33GHZ.

Lastly, the long-expected end of life for the Mac Mini may finally come around as the machine is expected to be dropped from the product matrix. *sniffle*

Again, this is all unconfirmed. We'll know for sure on Tuesday!

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David

I hope the rumors of the iMac pan out in a way. I'd like to see what Apple brings.
Regardless, I bought myself a 17" iMac in anticipation of it being EOL'd last month. I have no interest in a screen larger than 17", and this one has everything I want (2GB RAM, 250GB HD, 2.16GHz).

August 06 2007 at 10:48 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
junkie

I hope they update the mini and keep it - its a great solution. isight in display is way overdue. imac update makes sense. the processor stuff sounds totally bogus to me.

in terms of dotmac, really interested in what they come up with...

August 06 2007 at 8:01 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
DBrim

I'm hoping for a nice iLife upgrade myself. I use iPhoto quite frequently to sort through my photos, although there's some functionality that I would love to see added (my biggest hope is an option to move a photo to the trash when you delete its thumbnail).

Beyond that, while I don't really see a new mac line coming out as practical at this point, it's certainly possible. However, I'm secretly hoping that they do release them tomorrow. The rumored keyboard looks very nice (I'm a fan of that style) and I'm currently in the market for a keyboard.

August 06 2007 at 7:08 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
artifex

I know what's happening!!!

They're putting Sparcs in their iRaqs. I mean XServes:

Tomorrow, on the 20th anniversary of the revolutionary SPARC chip, Sun Microsystems will introduce the world's fastest performing general purpose processor, extending Sun's tradition of innovation, energy efficient design, and breakthrough performance.

August 06 2007 at 6:51 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
David Chartier

My money's on software tomorrow - iLife '07/08 and a .Mac update. This way they're all ready for updated Macs in October that begin shipping with Leopard.

I'm tired of the hardware race - we need to get our software working better, more reliably and taking far better advantage of all the power we already have at our fingertips.

August 06 2007 at 4:29 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Angela

What's that sound I hear?
The noise made from TUAW's falling credibility.

Please do better.

August 06 2007 at 3:35 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Kimo

I'm wondering why Apple would release brand new hardware and not have Leopard pre-installed. Seems like they'd want to release both at the same time and not have customers complaining that they just bought their new Apple and now have to shell out $129 only a few months later for Leopard.

I say they release Leopard tomorrow as well.

August 06 2007 at 3:03 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Mitch Aunger

i'm kinda surprised we don't have any 'leaked specs' on the new equipment... seems like we usually have something by now :)

August 06 2007 at 1:59 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
miguel

I got a mac mini about 18 months ago,and my 16 year old daughter been bugging me about me giving it to her so she can use it for school. about two weeks ago I order a new 17 inch Imac. It never fails I get a new computer and within weeks you know they are going to drop it from production. Personalty I loved the mac mini and I hated to give it up. We will have to see what happens in the days ahead.

August 06 2007 at 1:57 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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