Boot Camp Files Hint at New Mac Pro and iMac Models [Updated]

Boot Camp Files Hint at New Mac Pro and iMac Models [Updated] - Mac Rumors window.fbAsyncInit = function() { FB.init({ appId : '263507923666566', status : true, // check login status cookie : true, // enable cookies to allow the server to access the session xfbml : true // parse XFBML }); }; (function() { var e = document.createElement('script'); e.src = document.location.protocol + '//connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js'; e.async = true; document.getElementById('fb-root').appendChild(e); }()); Front Page Mac Blog iOS Blog Buyer's Guide ForumsGot a tip for us? Share it...Twitter • Facebook • RSSa. Send us an emailb. Anonymous formclose (x)Boot Camp Files Hint at New Mac Pro and iMac Models [Updated]Thursday August 9, 2012 4:29 pm PDT by Jordan GolsonHidden files in the Mountain Lion version of Boot Camp appear to confirm the next generation of both the Mac Pro and iMac, according to information dug up by AppleInsider.


Within a Boot Camp configuration file lies information that tells the software what models of Mac can boot Windows from a USB-drive, a task that only Macs of a more recent vintage can accomplish. The file includes mention of the existing Mac Mini and MacBook Air, but also mentions iMac 13,0 and MacPro 6,0 models -- machines that don't currently exist.

Earlier this year, Geekbench 2 benchmarks for an unreleased iMac 13,2 model were discovered that appear to be legitimate and fueled speculation that the iMac would be updated soon. The current model iMacs have gone more than a year -- 464 days -- without an update, and are well overdue.

After the Mac Pro was given a quiet update this year, many were wondering about the future of Apple's desktop line of Macs. Both Apple CEO Tim Cook and an unnamed Apple spokesperson have confirmed that the Mac Pro will receive a full redesign for delivery sometime in 2013, nearly three years after the last significant update to the product.

Update: It's been pointed out that these strings were in Boot Camp as early as November 2011. [ 153 comments ] Tweet Top Rated Comments(View all)

chilly willy2 days ago at 04:39 pmPlease be true. Please.

Rating: 37 Positivesprezasti2 days ago at 04:44 pmI have a bad feeling we have a better chance at seeing one of these released before we see a new Mac Pro! :(

Rating: 35 PositivesThePreditor2 days ago at 04:30 pmI'll believe the Mac Pro update when I see it.Rating: 25 Positiveslifeinhd2 days ago at 05:35 pmThere was a new Mac Pro update unveiled at WWDC.... Memories short around here?

Except there wasn't. They threw some different 2-year-old components in, gave us the finger, and called it a day.Rating: 10 Positivesprezasti2 days ago at 04:36 pmNew Mac Pro??? I don't believe what I'm reading, but I like it!!! :cool:Rating: 10 Positivesnuckinfutz2 days ago at 04:30 pmApple

New 27" iMac. I will buyRating: 8 Positivesmonokakata2 days ago at 05:31 pmThere was a new Mac Pro update unveiled at WWDC.... Memories short around here?

Does your memory retain the fact that Apple removed "new" from the Mac Pro entry on their site within a short time?

They knew it wasn't new.Rating: 8 Positivesmshahnoora2 days ago at 04:38 pmAh, future Mac update rumors lie within Windows code...how ironic.Rating: 6 PositivesTreyCox2 days ago at 08:05 pm:( Poor Poor Macintosh. I hope you never die!

Rating: 5 Positivesheisetax2 days ago at 06:14 pmAh, future Mac update rumors lie within Windows code...how ironic.

Believe it. I'm running Lion not because I like the lack of useful features & the removal of older useful features, but because My set up of Parallels Desktop for the Mac is running better than the one I have running on Snow Leopard. As expected Windows is now ruling the Mac.

For a company that claims not to be maximizing their profits it seems strange that they could not have actually updated the Mac Pro. What they did was a very minor speed bump that has been available for a long time. I found a Mac Pro killer as far as hardware goes. Twice the memory slots, about twice the pci/e slots with at least 4 that can run at 16X at the same time, 4 internal hdd slots like the Mac Pro with an additional 4-6 internal/external hdd drive bays, plus processors up to a dual 8 core 3.2 GHz processors. I'm sure that they will sell fewer of these models than Apple would a Mac Pro. The company is not Dell, HP or any of the other main stream computer companies. But they still believe that they can make enough money with their setup to invest their time & money in it. But Apple didn't even add SATA III to the so called updated Mac Pro. No wonder they quickly removed the New from the Mac Pro adds. Updates of the Mac Pro average closer to 2 years than to 1 year. We were told that when we changed to the Intel Processor that we would have faster updates of the processor in our new Macs. Compare this 2 year update cycle to the several month renew cycle of the G5. Just more of the Apple Hype.

This last part was only mentioned to show what bill of goods Apple wants us to eat. The Intel Mac makes a much better Windows computer than the PPC could ever hope for. So again Windows seem to rule our Macs. Which brings us back to where I started. My only Windows computers that I have ever purchased have been my Intel Macs. I've owned only Macs since the 1st Mac 128 in 1984. So do not call me a troll. I'm just an unhappy long time Mac User. No new Mac Pro to replace my 1st Gen Mac Pro. No 17" Ivy Bridge MacBook Pro to keep the hardware side of me happy. Apple has left me rather than me leaving Apple. Are they going to make a Switcher out of me??? Only time will tell.Rating: 5 Positives
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