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Apple Reportedly Has 'Big Plans' For iMac 2017; Latest iMac Might Arrive in September; Specs

By Harsh Soni h_soniji@rediffmail.com | Apr 06, 2017 05:10 AM EDT

Apple is expected to officially announce the iMac 2017 release date at the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC). Apple patrons are highly expecting the iMac 2017 to arrive in September 2017. However, an Apple report made it known that the tech giant will make configurations of the iMac 2017 for the Mac Pro customers.

In a recent interview with Apple's SVP of worldwide marketing Phil Schiller, Phil has revealed that the Company has big plans for the iMac. Schiller also mentioned that the tech giant will start making configurations of iMac specifically to the Mac Pro customers. "We have big plans for the iMac. We're going to begin making configurations of iMac specifically with the pro customer in mind," Phil Schiller said in an interview to BuzzFeed News.

However, Schiller's statement contradicts the decision of the tech giant to place a Touch Bar on its recent MacBook Pro models. Tech enthusiasts are complaining about the device's poor battery life, performance, and the lack of traditional USB expansion ports, The Verge reported.

Apple is trying to calm professionals who are concerned the company is discarding them and macOS. The iPhone maker revealed its plans for a new Mac Pro with a pro display , and it's also announcing plans to release pro models of the iMac, said Phil Schiller, Apple's SVP of worldwide marketing,

The highly anticipated iMac 2017 is likely to come along with Intel's Kaby Lake processor. If the launch date of the iMac 2017 will be delayed, the upcoming device might boast a Cannon Lake processor.

Reports are mounting up on the internet that the 27-inch iMac 2017 will be available with S-series processors, like the Core i5-7500, Core i5-7600 and Core i7-7700K. In terms of the GPU, the device could utilize the AMD Polaris, which will extremely advance the iMac 2017's graphics performance. With these expected features for iMac 2017, device is also expected to boast a virtual reality experience. Moreover, the standard iMac 2017 model will still use the 5K screen, and the 8K Retina display will serve as iMac 2017's add-on.

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