If you're looking for a new desktop computer and you like Apple, now is the time to wait. At least until next week, when a report shows that Apple will be slashing prices on their iMac desktops as well as making them faster.

The report is from reputable French site MacGeneration. This site correctly predicted the release of the newest MacBook Air in April.

The new iMacs will get Thunderbolt 2 ports and a faster Intel processor. The speed bump in the new processors will up the speed by about 100 MHz.

Predicting the price drop as well is KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, who has been an excellent follower of new Apple products. He predicted that the iMacs would drop in price to stimulate the economy.

Kuo said:

Our surveys indicate that Apple's last iMac model, released at end-2012 with an all-new-design, shipped fewer-than-expected units in the worldwide market. We think the price was set too high and the model failed to make an impact in critical foreign markets like China. We thus think Apple may offer a budget iMac model to push shipments among non-US markets in the face of solid competition from Levono (CN), HP (US) and other rivals.

He also added that, with the lower price point, he expects iMac shipments could be boosted by up to 30 percent.

The last update to the iMac was last September. It was a major refresh to the iMac models, so this new one coming next week is just a small update.

Because of a delay in the new Intel Broadwell chips, the iMac update will still include the old Intel quad-core chips.

Still, the new iMac will get the faster Thunderbolt 2 ports. This will be convenient for anyone wanting faster response times when plugging in Thunderbolt 2-enabled devices to their computer.

The new iMacs could see a price reduction of up to $200. Currently, Apple's website lists the cheapest iMac at $1,299. If the price of the iMac could get down to about $1,000, more buyers might think about purchasing one.

There are rumors that there will be Retina iMac, but that won't be included in the price reductions. Any Retina-based iMacs will be sold at a premium price.