iMac Update Coming Soon

Submitted by lalit on July 22, 2010 - 10:02pm.

Apple normally updates their iMac lineup before holiday season and the recent rumors are indicating that the update will be coming sooner rather than later. Apple has advised it sales channels about upcoming iMac shortage, as the inventories go down before new models are released. AppleInsider posted:

In particular, a person familiar with the matter says the Mac maker is informing some of its distributors not to expect any further stock of the entry level 21.5-inch, 3.06GHz iMac, implying that production of that model has ceased.
Meanwhile, those with ties to the company's stateside reseller channels are being advised to sell through their stock of all existing iMac models and to keep their inventories as lean as possible for the next few weeks.
These anomalies are similar to those reported by AppleInsider last month when it predicted the imminent the arrival of HDMI-equipped Mac minis, which turned up a few weeks later.

Rumors are that the new iMac models will use Intel’s new Core i5 and i7 processors and more than one model will have quad-core processors. The new iMac may also be the first Mac system to support USB 3.0 standard. Our sources say that all iMac models except the lower-end 21-inch system will have quad-core processors.