Will there really be another iMac Pro? | Jobs Vox

With the introduction of the Mac Studio and Studio Display to Apple’s product line, and mixed signs of a larger Apple silicon iMac on its product roadmap, will there ever be another ‌iMac‌ Pro?

Five years ago this week, Apple released the ‌iMac‌ Pro – billed at the time as “the most powerful Mac ever made.” In March 2021, Apple announced that it was discontinuing the iMac Pro. By then, the machine had been superseded by the 2019 Mac Pro, a major final update to the 27-inch iMac and the first Apple Silicon Macs. In April 2021, Apple introduced the 24-inch iMac as its first all-in-one desktop Mac with an Apple silicon chip. Apple discontinued the Intel-based 27-inch iMac‌ in March 2022, leaving the younger iMac with the entry-level chip as the only all-in-one in Apple’s lineup.

Display Supply Chain Consultants analyst Ross Young has said since 2021 that Apple is working on an iMac with a 27-inch mini-LED display with ProMotion, but rumors of that device died down after the release of the Mac Studio and Studio Display in March. year. When Apple introduced the two new machines, it praised their “modularity” and their collective positioning between the iMac and Mac Pro. Thus, the location of the Mac Studio in Apple’s product line raised the suspicion that there simply was no more room for a “Pro” ‌iMac. Other reports suggested that Apple did not plan to release a new iMac Pro or iMac with a larger screen.

However, Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo believes that a new iMac‌ Pro model will arrive in 2023 alongside the new ‌Mac Pro – a rumor that seems to support BloombergMark Gurman. Earlier this year, Gurman said that Apple was continuing to work on a high-end iMac model:

I also believe that Apple is working on an iMac with a larger screen aimed at the professional market. I would imagine this will use a variation of the M3 chip, most likely the M3 Pro and M3 Max. This corresponds to the chips inside the MacBook Pro. I don’t think the combination of Mac Studio or Mac mini and Apple Studio Display will cut it for many professional users who want more screen real estate.

Beyond Yang’s rumor that the iMac‌ Pro will have fewer mini LED zones than the iPad Pro and MacBook Pro, little is known about what it might be. A larger ~27-inch mini LED display with ProMotion, M3 Pro and ‌M3‌ Max chip options and a host of ports carried over from the MacBook Pro appear to be on the cards for the iMac Pro, based on what we’re told. Knows the current time.

With Yang, Kuo, and Gurman all teaming up around the idea of ​​a new high-end iMac that’s expected to launch next year, it looks like the odds of Apple releasing a new iMac‌ Pro are still relatively high, even if there is one. Mac Studio and Studio Show.