{"id":237781,"date":"2026-05-01T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/01\/forget-the-macbook-i-want-an-imac-ultra\/"},"modified":"2026-05-01T06:10:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T10:10:07","slug":"forget-the-macbook-i-want-an-imac-ultra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/01\/forget-the-macbook-i-want-an-imac-ultra\/","title":{"rendered":"Forget the MacBook, I want an iMac Ultra"},"content":{"rendered":"

Forget the MacBook, I want an iMac Ultra<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.macworld.com\/article\/3125389\/forget-the-macbook-i-want-an-imac-ultra.html<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-05-01 06:00:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: www.macworld.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Apparently, 2026 is going to be the year when Apple introduces the \u201cUltra\u201d branding for the iPhone and MacBook. Which sounds interesting and leads to pedantic arguments over what constitutes an Ultra product. But it\u2019s Apple, it can define \u201cUltra\u201d however it sees fit.<\/p>\n

Which leads me to the gaping hole in the proposed Ultra lineup: a desktop Mac. (Settle down, iPad fans; CEO-in-the-wings John Ternus has been working on what sounds like an iPad Ultra, though it has an uncertain status.) It just seems like if Apple is going down this Ultra road, it has to have a Mac Ultra. After all, of all of Apple\u2019s products, the desktop Mac is the one best suited to go all out and truly hold up the \u201cUltra\u201d branding.<\/p>\n

The Mac Pro had its day<\/h2>\n

The Mac Pro seemed like the most fitting computer to be rebranded as a Mac Ultra. The tower form factor allows Apple to go hog wild with its components, fitting it with an M-series Ultra chip, installing a ton of RAM, installing the fastest SSD, and using the latest specifications with Thunderbolt, USB, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, etc. Apple could redesign the tower so it doesn\u2019t have as many expansion slots.<\/p>\n

Apple doesn\u2019t really want anything to do with the tower form factor anymore.<\/p>\n

Thiago Trevisan<\/p>\n

There\u2019s a reason why Apple discontinued the Mac Pro, however. Apple just doesn\u2019t sell enough towers to make it worthwhile, and even a redesigned, smaller tower probably wouldn\u2019t sell in the numbers Apple would like.<\/p>\n

As much as I would love to see Apple create a \u201chot rod\u201d Mac, it doesn\u2019t fit in Apple\u2019s product methodology. The Mac Pro\u2013actually, the tower Mac, to be more specific\u2013is no longer a supported Apple form factor.<\/p>\n

iMac Ultra: iMac Pro reborn<\/h2>\n

Of all the desktop Macs, the iMac is the most likely candidate for an Ultra version. Would it be the fastest, most powerful Mac available? No, but Apple isn\u2019t necessarily defining \u201cUltra\u201d that way. \u201cUltra\u201d applies…<\/p>\n

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