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Limited iMac availability could mean new iMacs soon
(Obsolete Feed) — ... "People familiar with the matter" (most likely resellers) speaking to AppleInsider said that Apple has warned the reseller channel that orders for the 3.06GHz 24-inch iMac are unlikely to be fulfilled at al. Other versions of the iMac are going to be limited in availability in the coming weeks. According to AI's sources, this "only means one thing"—that a new iMac is on its way. ...

Etruscan Haruspices: New iMacs on the Way
Digital Daily — ... And the third: reports that Apple has been telling its resellers that iMac supplies are tightening, often interpreted as a sign that the company is dropping inventory levels ahead of a product life refresh. ...

Apple warns channel of constrained iMac supply; New iMacs on the way?
MacDailyNews — ... for the high-end 24-inch 3.06GHz iMac are unlikely to be fulfilled, suggesting manufacturing of that model is ramping down or has already ceased," Marsal reports. "Additionally, Apple is said to have braced its partners for limited availability of the remainder of the iMac line in the coming weeks, a sign which this late in the product's life-cycle 'only means one thing' -- namely that the company is drawing down inventory levels ahead of new models," Marsal reports. Full article here .

New iMacs on horizon as old models phased out
Obsessable News Feed — ... . We were hoping for some kind of news at Macworld, but Apple left us with mostly software-related updates. Now it looks like the new iMacs are finally going to see the light of day, as Apple starts getting rid of its remaining stocks of old models. ...

‘Macsimum Recommended Reading’ for Jan. 30
Macsimum News — Posted by Dennis Sellers Apple warns of reduced iMac availability in near term: Apple this week is advising members of its reseller channels that supply of iMacs will be constrained in the immediate future, a move that may signal new models are nearing production.”— AppleInsider

New iMacs On The Way? (AAPL)
Silicon Alley Insider — ... Sources tell AppleInsider that Apple has warned resellers that iMac supply will be "constrained in the immediate future," which suggests that Apple could be updating the iMac. ...

Apple: Here come the iMac rumors
Brainstorm Tech: Technology blogs, news and analysis from Fortune Magazine » Apple 2.0 — ... Most Apple (AAPL) rumors will eventually come true — if you wait long enough. The hot one this weekend, launched by AppleInsider and embellished by the sites that feed like pilot fish on its scraps (see here), is that the company has told resellers that supplies of iMacs — Apple’s most popular desktop computer — will be “constrained in the immediate future.” “A sign,” writes AppleInsider’s Katie Marsal, “which this late in the product’s life-cycle ...

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TechBlog — ... - Just call him Buzzkill Bill. • Apple warns of reduced iMac availability in near term - That probably means new iMacs are imminent. • ...

New iMacs coming soon? Sounds ’bout right.
CrunchGear — Apple has informed retail partners that iMac availability is going to be strained in the coming weeks which might mean the company is slowing down production of the current lineup ahead of announcing new models. The iMacs are anything but outdated, but the model line definitely isn’t cutting edge either. Intel’s low power, quad-core CPUs should replace the Core 2 Duo processor along with an NVIDIA GPU architecture that the company seems infatuated with lately. A Blu-ray drive would be nice too, but that likely will not happen due to ...

Apple Warns Resellers of Reduced iMac Availability: New Models On the Way? [Apple]
Gizmodo — ... This is based on anonymous sources, of course, and without confirmation from Apple (which we won't get), this stays classified as a rumor. But it might be a reason to hold off on a new iMac purchase, at least for a little while. [AppleInsider] ...

iMac EOL!?
HardMac.com — ... and Appleinsider announce that Apple warns distributors of reduced iMac availability in near term. AS we mentioned it during our post-MWSF keynote, the iMac will be update early February and that Apple will most likely spread hardware introduction over some time in order to maintain the buzz around products, something important in such difficult economic environment. All iMac shipmet have been postponed till February 5th, being online with a potential update on Tuesday 3rd or Wednesday 4th. ...

Apple to launch new iMac range?
T3.com All — ... NVIDIA chipsets, with the possibility of upgrading the all-in-one desktops to quad-core systems, the latter making a lot of sense with the impending release of Apple's Snow Leopard operating system. What does all this mean right now? It means think twice before you shell out a considerable amount of money on an iMac. Because if might leave you short of cash and lacking the latest machine in a matter or weeks or months. And you wouldn't want that, would you? Link: Apple (via Apple Insider ) Related links: [image]

Etruscan Haruspices: New iMacs on the Way [Updated]
Digital Daily — ... And the third: Reports that Apple (AAPL) has been telling resellers that iMac supplies are tightening, often interpreted as a sign that the company is dropping inventory levels ahead of a product life refresh. Said Kaufman Bros. analyst Shaw Wu, “In our experience, when Apple sends an advisory to its channel partners of limited availability and inventory of existing models are drawn down, it is highly likely that a product refresh is within a few weeks.” Wu, it’s worth noting, believes that ...