If current rumors are any indication, 2021 goes to be a landmark 12 months for the Mac. A couple of hours in the past, we noticed experiences stating that Apple will ship 14- and 16-inch MacBook Professionals with MagSafe, Apple silicon with extra cores and enhanced GPUs, and a case redesign. Now, one other report says that new iMacs and Mac Professionals are coming this 12 months, as properly.
Rumor has it that the iMac will likely be redesigned to resemble Apple’s Professional Show XDR. Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman on Friday reiterates the XDR-like redesign, with 21.5-inch and 27-inch fashions which have a display screen with a a lot smaller bezel, no “chin,” and a flat again as a substitute of the curved one the present iMac.
It has been an extended whereas for the reason that iMac noticed a change in kind. The present design of the iMac was launched 2004 with an iMac G5 that used a white plastic case round an LCD. In 2007, Apple stored the design however switched to a silver aluminum case. In 2012, Apple switched to the design that’s nonetheless in use at present, with the perimeters of the case that taper to about 5 millimeters.
Gurman additionally experiences that Apple is engaged on two Mac Professional fashions. One of many Mac Professional fashions will an Apple-designed system on a chip (SoC), however in a case that’s half the scale of the present Mac Professional and “a principally aluminum exterior.” Gurman says that the brand new design might remind individuals of the Energy Mac G4 Dice.
Curiously, the opposite Mac Professional mannequin is an replace to the present design and will nonetheless use Intel processors. Utilizing Intel chips might handle considerations about compatibility with software program and {hardware} in manufacturing environments.
No data was given on pricing and ship dates on the brand new iMacs and Mac Professionals.
Rumors have additionally floated round that Apple might be making a show that’s extra reasonably priced and client pleasant than the Professional Show XDR (which begins at $4,999). Gurman states that Apple is in “early growth” of a less expensive show that “wouldn’t have the brightness and distinction ratio” of the Professional Show XDR.