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3. Actually the speculation is

Reply to mucifer (Original post)

Thu Dec 6, 2012, 11:39 AM

Dec 2012

that new iMacs will simply be assembled but not made in the USA.

Most if not all of the parts will still be imported from China, and then a team will assemble them here in the USA.

This is likely do to the current and future predicted iMac supply shortage.

http://appleinsider.com/articles/12/10/25/apple-braces-for-significant-shortage-of-new-imacs

Unfortunately Apple has no real intention it seems to truly return any sort of real manufacturing of computers or their requisite parts to the US.

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Apple plans to manufacture some computers in USA. [View all] mucifer Dec 2012 OP

It makes sense that iMacs will be the US made model. NYC_SKP Dec 2012 #1

The new ones are Amazing. onehandle Dec 2012 #2

Actually the speculation is TM99 Dec 2012 #3

Assembling it here is manufacturing. bettyellen Dec 2012 #4

No it is not TM99 Dec 2012 #5

Well garments sewn in factories in Santo Domingo bettyellen Dec 2012 #6

I can agree TM99 Dec 2012 #9

I'm actually thinking it might be their new Mac Pro Stinky The Clown Dec 2012 #7

It's a shame they've chosen to glue everything together with the latest models IDemo Dec 2012 #8