Intel processors willi be initially adopted in Apple Computer’s entry-level Macintosh PC lineup, including the Mac Mini, iBook, and iMac series, with a launch in Taiwan slated for June 6 2006, according to sources at Taiwan PC distributors. Apple Taiwan declined to comment on the report, noting that the launch schedule would be released according to the company’s official statement. Apple said earlier that the company would deliver new Macintosh computers using Intel microprocessors by June of next year and transition all of its Macs to using Intel chips by the end of 2007.
Apple’s Mac OS X Tiger version 10.4.1, an x86 operating system for the Intel-powered Macintosh, is already available for installation from Apple’s website. Apple is expected to unveil its new Macintosh PCs with the “Intel inside” logo on January 9 of next year, when Macworld 2006 takes place in San Francisco from January 9 to 13, sources at domestic PC makers indicated.
News source: DigiTimes
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