Rumors: New Macs Could Appear As Early As Tuesday
Apple may unveil a new slate of Macs as early as today, advancing a rumored late March announcement. These latest reports suggest the computer maker could introduce updated versions of its iMac and Mac mini desktop line.
The chatter comes from the French MacBidouille and Dutch OneMoreThing, which offered details of a potential Apple hardware refresh, including model numbers and alleged photos of a new Mac mini.
According to MacBidouille, four new models could be released:
In addition, OneMoreThing said Apple could introduce a 2GHz Core 2 Duo Mac Mini with 1GB of RAM and 120GB hard disk drive. As well, the Web site mentioned another Mac mini with an unspecified Core 2 Duo chip and 2GB of RAM.
Monday, reports suggested Apple was readying a March 24 media announcement, potentially to roll-out new hardware.
Ed Sutherland is a veteran technology journalist who first heard of Apple when they grew on trees, Yahoo was run out of a Stanford dorm and Google was an unknown upstart. Since then, Sutherland has covered the whole technology landscape, concentrating on tracking the trends and figuring out the finances of large (and small) technology companies.
