ThinkSecret Says Apple Will Announce $499 Headless iMac

Nick Ciarelli, a.k.a. Nick dePlume:

With iPod-savvy Windows users clearly in its sights, Apple is expected to announce a bare bones, G4-based iMac without a display at Mac Expo on January 11 that will retail for $499, highly reliable sources have confirmed to Think Secret.

The new Mac, code-named Q88, will be part of the iMac family and is expected to sport a PowerPC G4 processor at a speed around 1.25GHz. The new Mac is said to be incredibly small and will be housed in a flat enclosure with a height similar to the 1.73 inches of Apple’s Xserve. Its size benefits will include the ability to stand the Mac on its side or put it below a display or monitor.

If this pans out, it’s a huge scoop. Unlike most (vague) rumors, this one is specific.

★ Wednesday, 29 December 2004