27-inch Cinema Display, 12-core Mac Pro by June

AppleInsider is reporting that Apple is preparing to launch a 27-inch Cinema Display and 12-core Mac Pro by June. The 27-inch Cinema Display is rumored to use the same panel as the one used in the 27-inch iMac and will look similar to the 24-inch Cinema Display launched in October 2008.

Internally, the display is referred to as "K59" and AppleInsider's sources believe its been lingering in Apple's labs for some time while Apple waited for the larger LCD panel – which supports resolutions up to 2560 by 1440 pixels – to drop in price.

Along side the 27-inch Cinema Display will be the long-awaited Mac Pro update. The tower would get at least one 12-core model using two of Intel's six-core Xeon 5600 processors (that's a dodeca-core Mac Pro, baby!). The 5600 series will be available in 2.66, 2.8, 2.93, and 3.33GHz configurations.

A June time frame would be almost fifteen months after Apple shipped the last Mac Pro. The late release would owe itself to Intel not delivering the Xeon 5600's for another month and a half. Apple typically updates their Pro towers in the first few months of the new year.

[Cinema Display mock-ups by AppleInsider]

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Michael Barrett

Looking forward to new Gulftown hexacore Mac Pro. My design department is budgeted for 4 of these as soon as they ship. I bought a 24" cinema display for new mini at home and really love it. Glossy screen is nice with low-lit track lighting. Also looking forward to CS5, 64-bit After Effects.

March 29 2010 at 10:47 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Optimus

I hope the 27" has longer cables than the 24". Apperently if you owned a Mac Pro it had to be on your desktop for the cables to reach it.

Also, I'm excited for the new Mac Pro, and am in the market for one, but if I'm going to spend the doe I want it to be at least a little bit future proof. USB 3.0? BlueRay? I hope so...

March 19 2010 at 2:22 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

raleedy

Let's have a 27" iPad!

March 19 2010 at 12:52 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

William

Bisexacore (2 of 6) sounds more attention getting than Dodecacore.

March 19 2010 at 11:35 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

riccardo

not 16:9 again!! this is the most ridiculous trend of all time (together with glossy)

March 19 2010 at 10:59 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

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James Kachan

16x9 is cool.. though youre right. it does feel a bit too long.
but i think as we have more stuff going on on the desktop it will be the norm.

screens to match the desk surface!

glossy is not cool though.
not cool.
at all.

March 19 2010 at 12:35 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Jeff

When is Macbook Air getting an update? Also, can someone explain why a 27" Apple monitor is better than just using an HDTV as an external monitor?

March 19 2010 at 10:20 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

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CHRiS

you should really go out and see one and compare it with your eyes to see the difference - and you will if properly demonstrated, but the math is:

27" Cinema display 2560x1440
vs HDTV 1080p 1920x1080

March 19 2010 at 11:31 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

rcappo

Those are the questions I have too.

I will buy a Macbook air the first day after they get updated. I'm hoping they have a 15" version as well.

I would also like a Cinema display that is 37" or bigger. I use a 37" 1080p display at work & home, but I could use the higher resolution. I don't want to give up the size however.

March 25 2010 at 1:54 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

pskennedySOS

27-inch Cinema Display. Sure.

Mac Pro in June. No.

March 19 2010 at 10:09 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

David

The 27" look good. Dell has already been selling this, using the same panel from the 27" iMac, for a few months. I assume it will have native Displayport so I won't need to buy the $99 adapter cable for my Mac Mini.

March 19 2010 at 10:07 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

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CHRiS

The Dell one uses the same IPS LG Panel (LM270WQ1), but Apple is using LED backlighting and the Dell model is using traditional CCFL backlighting (maybe we are thinking two different models? - Dell U2711 for about $1100.00).

March 19 2010 at 11:39 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Cash907

Common sense says this thing will cost 3 grand, so I don't see why you'd complain about dropping a benny on an adapter for the Dell panel. Apple displays are pretty, but ridiculously overpriced.

March 19 2010 at 5:37 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply