Apple's iMac rumors have been through the ups and downs since last year, with a redesigned version of the desktop released in August 2020, but still has the old Intel Core processors that differ from the M1. However, it seems that it would have its much-awaited transition to the Apple ARM-based Silicon thanks to the macOS 11.3 Big Sur Beta 5.
The popular Cupertino giant and most valuable tech company are known for being secretive and maintaining their releases until they unveil the device, which is why rumors and leaks are always flooding their names. Now, another massive rumor for its upcoming desktop PC is erupting, and this time, it is the rumor of the M1 arriving at the computer.
The M1 processor has been the most massive upgrade for the Mac platform for the longest time now, especially as the company was known to rely on Intel processors for almost two decades. Moreover, the iMac update is much needed, especially as it only receives minor tweaks with the change of new Intel processor generations.
macOS 11.3 Big Sur Beta 5 Rumors
Apple has recently released the macOS 11.3 Big Sur Beta 5 to developers and public beta testers to try on the new interface from the company and provide updates for the new features of the operating system. There are a lot of releases in 11.3 Big Sur Beta 5, along with the arrival of the Controller Emulation software that changes the keyboard into a console controller for games.
Updates like the SwiftUI and XCode are coming for developers to fix and create applications within Apple's Mac devices fitted with the M1 and the Intel computers, along with several tweaks to Siri. However, the grandest takeaway for macOS 11.3 Big Sur Beta 5 is the mention of "iMac21,1" and "iMac21,2" and according to 9 to 5 Mac, these are references to 2021's new desktop computers.
iMac Rumors and Speculations for 2021
Since the cat is out of the bag, speculators have been pushing the availability and possibility that the iMac desktop PC would now come with the ultra-powerful ARM-based silicon all-in-one processor from Apple. The M1 combines the CPU, Graphics card (GPU), Memory (RAM), Storage controls (SSD), and other main functions of a computer.
With this, the new iMac would ditch the curved back design and opt for the slimmer and flat computer body that houses all of its components inside its shell, featuring a lighter and sleeker body once it releases. The codenames of these new iMacs are J456 and J457, and these are references to the 21.5-inch and 27-inch size of its monitors.
iMac with M1, Is It Coming?
The new iMac was rumored to debut an almost bezel-less body to maximize the display and debut one of the most powerful iMacs coming to the public with its M1 Silicon chip. Moreover, Apple would upgrade the computer's cores, which would probably double its engines to support a more powerful processor compared to the M1 MacBooks and Intel iMacs.
Currently, there are still no announcements from Apple if this would come to fruition, and all of these are still based on speculations.
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Written by Isaiah Alonzo
