Apple hosted its “Peek Performance” event on Tuesday, and unveiled the Mac Studio and Studio Display . The Mac Studio is a standalone computer that’s …
Apple hosted its “Peek Performance” event on Tuesday, and unveiled the Mac Studio and Studio Display. The Mac Studio is a standalone computer that’s more compact than the Mac Pro and packs more power than the Mac Mini, while the Studio Display is the computer’s designated monitor. Together, they cost at the most $10,300. These new products offer upgrades to Apple’s Mac line but, we didn’t get a 27-inch iMac. In fact, Apple seems to have discontinued the iMac after the event, meaning you can no longer buy the current 27-inch iMac. The 27-inch iMac and Mac Pro are the last Macs that still run Intel. And considering the two-year deadline Apple set to switch from using third-party processors to its own Silicon chips, it’s a safe bet we’ll see some Apple M versions in 2022. Though, the next 27-inch iMac may be the Mac Studio Display Pro, instead. That is, according to usually spot-on display expert Ross Young. While we don’t know many specifics, my guess is a new model of the 27-inch iMac (or whatever Apple decides to call it) will be announced at the annual Apple Worldwide Developers Conference this year, which usually happens in early June. If there are any new or unique capabilities that Apple’s planning to add with the annual operating system update, software developers need to be the first to know. Apple’s first event of the year passed without a new 27-inch iMac, and Young thinks the iMac’s announcement will be bumped from his initial estimate of early this year to debut sometime between June and August, since he doesn’t see panels for it shipping before June. I think later timing, whatever the reason, makes sense since a significant revamp for a higher-end system like this won’t mesh with the lower-end focus of Apple’s usual early-in-the-year announcements.
