27-inch Cinema Display, 12-core Mac Pro rumored for June 2010

Mockup of existing 24” LED display (left) next to 27” model (right)

Apple is planning an update to its pro lineup that would include only its second LED-lit Cinema Display, a couple of sources claimed today. The 27-inch iMac screen would be used as a standalone monitor with the same 2560x1440 resolution and image quality. AppleInsider claims Apple had wanted to release the screen earlier but had to wait until the 27-inch panel dropped in cost.

The new Mac Pro could be released at the same time. The workstation would get at least one 12-core model using two of Intel’s six-core Xeon 5600 processors. Rumors have circulated of a 3.33GHz Core i7 model at the entry level, but this would require an entirely different Intel chipset and memory support.

This is getting old, with all the rumors.  I was expecting the Mac Pro to be announced March 16th of this year per all the rumor sites.  My G5 can’t even be upgraded to Snow Leopard..so I feel left out:)