UPDATE:  “Our holiday line-up is set,” Apple spokesman Bill Evans told Macworld. 

We have some new rumors surrounding Apple and what they intend to do in the near future.  Dennis Sellers of Macsimum News has said that November 10th is the date of the iMac refresh of which is just expected a bump in specs and display power.  The other interesting refresh comes in the way of a new Mac Mini.  We have heard there would be a refresh, then it was put in the trash bin and now it comes back refreshed on the same date as the iMac.  The other tidbit is about a new Mac Pro coming at this years MacWorld Expo.  The Mac Pro is up on specs right now, but lacks the most current hardware and the new "Display Port" for the new cinema display line which makes this a very plausable rumor.

If you take all of this information into consideration, it is likely for Apple to do a stealth refresh of the iMac and Mac Mini and keep the Pro for MacWorld.  The interesting part is this would leave Apple with a huge hole to fill when it comes to their current Mac and refreshes for MacWorld in January.  Is a tablet coming? according to Stve Jobs, no.  We think there has to be something up their sleeve and we’ll just have to sit back and wait for the reveal.

  While deciding to look at the Apple Store for a new MacBook I came accross the fact that it is currently down.  This could be simple maintenance given the time of its occourence at 4AM EST or earlier, but maybe there is a stealth update?  We would love to see a Mac Mini refresh or maybe it is just the premium headphones, or perhaps it is the iMac refresh we have heard of. Who knows?, we’ll just have to wait and see.

UPDATE:  The store is back with what appears to be almost no changes.  The Refurb Store has some different options now, but nothing else we see immediatly.

[Apple Store]

  We thought the Mac Mini was gone for sure when rumors of its imminent death were rampant.  Now there are reports that it is still alive and kicking and indeed getting a refresh. 

The refresh is rumored to be getting the following updates:

1.  A new Mini DisplayPort like the new MacBooks.

2.  The Mac Mini will be able to address up to 4GB of Ram

3.  The optical drive will be changed from IDE to Sata or an option to eliminate the optical drive in favor of 2 Sata hard drives

While this update is still a rumor, it is not so far in left field that you couldn’t consider it to be the truth.  The Mac Mini is still available via Apple and is in need of that refresh we have been waiting for.  MacWorld may be the time or maybe it will be a stealth update.  Either way we hope something is kept for a cheaper option of Mac.

[via Apple Insider]