Apple may be forced to delay new iMac models salesNovember 15, 2012 - 17:27 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Apple may be forced to delay sales of its new iMac models, sources claim, with suggestions that the complex construction techniques the slimline all-in-ones require have presented a greater than expected challenge. In fact, Apple could well miss the holiday sales period altogether, MacBidouille’s “commercial source” warns, with the new iMacs pushed back into early 2013, SlashGear reports. According to the insider, Apple was aiming for a November 27 release for the smaller of the two iMacs, the 21.5-inch variant. However, unforeseen issues have undermined those ambitions, believed to be the friction-stir welding process that creates seamless joints between sections of the chassis. It’s that system – which combines heat and pressure to cement two aluminum surfaces together – which helps the iMac be so thin, but raises challenges of its own being a construction technology never previously used in computer manufacture. Apple’s choice of display, optically-laminating the top glass to the LCD IPS panel itself, is also believed to be proving a bottleneck. While the technique is increasingly being used for smartphones and tablets, reducing bulk as well as improving picture quality, it’s less common at the sizes Apple expects to use it for in the iMac. As of writing, Apple still lists a November release for the 21.5-inch iMac, and December for the 27-inch iMac. Neither machine is up for preorder at present, though Apple has confirmed prices will start from $1,299 for the smaller model and from $1,799 for the larger, SlashGear says. Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | Lemkin Institute petition seeks release of Armenians in Azerbaijan The Lemkin Institute is deeply concerned about the continued illegal detention of political prisoners from Karabakh in Azerbaijan. Armenian Catholicos calls for national unity against threats Karekin II issued a message on Republic Day marking the anniversary of the First Armenian Republic. Pashinyan: Armenia’s desired goal is “on the horizon” Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has said that Armenia is moving forward “without interruption”. Opposition leader, supporters spend night at Sardarapat memorial Police made nearly 300 arrests the day before as Galstanyan and his supporters continued to demonstrate in Yerevan. |