The new iMac is the central focus of the vast majority of rumors that have been emerging in recent weeks. The last one is the one we bring you today. According to information released by Ming-Chi Kuo, the new 24-inch iMac will be launched later this year.
Ming-Chi Kuo already stated last week that the iMac with the new redesign will be one of the first Mac models in which Apple will use a custom Arm-based processor. Another device that will use this type of processor will be a future 13-inch MacBook Pro.
Rumors coming to an end
There have been many years of rumors and finally, Apple has confirmed its change of course in terms of change in the processors of the Mac. The company has promised that these processors will have a performance and “incredible” characteristics. In addition, Apple has already announced that it is within its plans to launch its first Mac with custom silicon by the end of this year 2020.
Thanks to a research note, we have learned that the famous analyst Ming-Chi Kuo expects Apple to update its iMac that would use the Intel processor. This update, as expected by Kuo, would take place in the third quarter of this 2020. This means that we could expect such an update between June and September. We are still not entirely clear, despite the numerous rumors that have emerged, that this model has a new design. Everything seems to indicate that there will be a new design after almost 10 years, but we will still have to wait to know this information in complete safety.
The guru of rumors, Ming-Chi Kuo
Transition to a new processor
This will add to the transition Apple wants to make within its Mac line in order to move away from the Intel processors they have been using so far. This transition will be made in approximately two years and all Apple devices will be moved to this new processor.
A rumor that was widespread was that Apple had planned to present this new and redesigned iMac during the WWDC 2020 conference. We were able to verify yesterday that this was not the case. This means that we will still have to wait a little longer to know if we finally have this hugely rumored redesigned iMac.
What if we could see yesterday is the new processor chip called Apple Silicon that will be introduced in future devices and that will come to complete that transition that we have talked about previously. This chip will begin to be used at the end of the year and developers will be able to acquire it through a Mac mini with said processor called “transition kit”.
Can we trust these rumors?
Clarifying the validity of a rumor is highly complicated as well as doubtful and dangerous. If it is true that the source that launches the rumor is Ming-Chi Kuo, a regular rumor mill in the Apple world. From Kuo we already know that he has an extensive resume when it comes to getting ahead of Apple. Still, all information of this caliber should be taken with tweezers and taken simply as a possibility before Apple confirms it.
