The new iPhones are here, so the rumor mill is now spinning towards the upcoming new iPads. A new report coming from MacRumors comes to confirm pretty much the same things as previous sources. The new iPads are going to be released this October along with the next-generation Mac Mini. Here are some more details from the report.
MacRumors has now received word that Apple is planning a Mac mini update possibly launching next month alongside new iPad models and presumably OS X Yosemite. While we have been unable to obtain corroborating information of an imminent update, the mere possibility of an update as soon as next month is likely to be welcome news to Mac mini fans. The single source has provided no additional details on what to expect in terms of a next-generation Mac mini, but has provided accurate information in the past.
Apple's Mac mini desktop hasn't been upgraded for nearly two years, so the refresh could come as near as next month. MacRumors also says that the release would be odd, because its unclear what processors Apple would use in these machines, since next-generation Broadwell processors from Intel which are appropriate for the Mac mini are not scheduled to arrive until early next year.
Also, the current Haswell processors are no longer cutting edge as Intel has been forced to prolong their shelf life due to continued delays with Broadwell.
Still, the Mac mini is not generally intended to be a workhorse machine with the fastest processors (although they are popular as servers), so Apple may be willing to launch the updated models with Haswell refresh processors released earlier this year. The Mac mini typically uses the some of the same processors as the MacBook Pro except shifted several months later, meaning that an updated Mac mini released next month could use some of the processors from the late July MacBook Pro update.
We only have less than one week until we enter the month of October, but we'll probably have more rumors and hearsay related to the new iPads quite soon. Stay tuned.
Source: MacRumors
