Just days after shipping estimates for the new iMacs improved by weeks on the U.S. Online Apple Store, the company adjusted wait times to 24 hours, which applies to all versions of the updated desktop. However, the device still faces shipment delays in other countries. In Australia, both models are advertised as arriving in 3-5 business days, while European users have to wait 5-7 business days for the 21.5-inch edition and 1-2 weeks for the 27-inch model.
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Apple has silently released a tweaked version of its 21.5-inch iMac meant specifically for educational establishments. Being identified as ME699LL/A, the device incorporates a cheaper dual-core Intel Core i3 chip clocked at 3.3 GHz and integrated graphics, knocking $200 of the entry-level price and putting the product at $1099. Other specs include a 500GB hard drive and 4GB of RAM – twice less than featured on the regular machine.
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CCIDNet has reportedly learned from Apple supply chain sources that the company has managed to smooth out iPad mini inventory issues. According to the tipsters, shipments of the smaller tablet may hit as many as 11 million units in the first quarter.
Despite being available in short supply, the new 7.9-inch model performed fairly well during the December quarter, and Apple itself has admitted that it may even be cannibalizing sales of the full-size iPad and desktop Macs. In total, the company sold a record 21 million tablets during the three-month time frame.
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Estimated delivery times for the iMac, including both the 21.5- and 27-inch models, are slipping in European online stores. At Apple’s digital venues in countries like the U.K. and Germany, the product is now advertised as shipping with a 1-3 day delay, prompting some to suggest the next-generation all-in-one desktop is already underway.
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This fall is expected to be very effective for Apple as it has 8 new products for the customers. According to the numerous sources the first ones that will be released are the forthcoming new iPhone, iPad Mini, modified Mac and some new models of iPod. The company prepared the bunch of products and it seems that the competitors might be left very far behind if all of the devices find its consumer.
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