21-inch model on its way to distributors.
Despite rumors suggesting otherwise, the new super thin iMac should meet its originally scheduled release by year's end.
Sources have dismissed the speculation and now say the forthcoming iMac models are set to release on its designated launch date. The 21-inch model is apparently on its way to distributors in the U.S. and other regions, with a launch expected to come into fruition before December arrives.
The 27-inch iMac model, meanwhile, is said to launch sometime during December, with online pre-orders set to commence soon.
Rumors pointed towards the launch of the upcoming all-in-one desktop being delayed until the opening months of 2013. Due to Apple's 5-millimeter thickness design, the desktop being so thin is said to have caused the firm production difficulties.
The report claimed that the "friction-stir welding" process was reportedly delaying production stages. The technique is used for air wing manufacturing and fuses aluminum together with heat, as well as thousands of pounds of pressure.
This is apple marketing at its best, show off a couple of nice things and the iSheep will tell everyone that its the latest and greatest.
I'm not upgrading mine.. Not that I use it anyway.
5MM edge, but overall size reduced from previous model. No impressive hardware specs but this isnt a Pro system. Looks very nice and wondering when Apple will change the design?
Yea, as I figured it is a bubble with sharp edges. Amazing how they keep touting "5mm thickness design" when it's only 5mm on the edges and much bigger everywhere else.
An Optical Drive
and at least the USB ports on the sides..............it's pretty annoying to get around the corner just to plug in a darn hard Drive
Rather have cables run down than off the side of monitor. iMAC still the best looking all-in-one system out there. Perfect no, but what is? Also I rarely use optical drive but nice to have, so external it is
Certain ports make sense on the back of the computer, others don't. For example something I hate on my iMac it's that the headphone port is on the back as is all usb ports. So every time I need to plug a headphone, a pendrive,... i need to look behind the computer plug them. Now with this model they made matters even worse. They moved the card reader from the side to the back. I may look prettier not having any kind of connectors on the side or front, but is it practical a design? No!
But this is apple design.... If it looks nice then that is the way it should be, you just need to get use to the inconvenience. Just like you should learn how to hold a phone correctly....
I personally don't buy it... I don't care if it looks a little funny, all I want in the end is something that works and isn't a pain to use. I don't under stand the big deal either, who the hell cares if the edge is 5mm, wtf does that do for the end user?
You could use a USB hub right?
iSheep don't care about hardware as long as it's sexy enough to WOW their hipster friends!
...and you can brag to your friends how fast Firefox starts up on your super fast hardware!!!
5mm is a blatant lie