The latest report coming in from infamous Taiwanese publication Digitimes claims that Apple might be placing orders for iMac production with Pegatron. The company is said to be shifting some of its iMac production business from Quanta Computer, which produces most of the iMac units for Apple. Upstream supply chain players have been cited as saying that Apple has sent iMac components to Pegatron recently, however both Pegatron and Quanta Computer have denied any knowledge of Apple’s changing plans.
Pegatron has produced MacBooks for Apple in the past and it appears that it does have the capacity to mass produce iMacs. No reason has been given as to why Apple might be moving the business away from Quanta. Pegatron was in the news recently after a non-profit group alleged that it is involved in worker abuse, Apple said that it would look in to the matter. The manufacturer has also reportedly started initial production of Apple’s much rumored low cost iPhone, known as the iPhone Lite. Pegatron has been a part of Apple’s supply chain for quite some time now, it has produced various iPhone models in the past as well.