Should I wait to buy my iMac when apple upgrades it to support  802.11ac Wi-Fi ?

Since apple released the Macbook air that supports 802.11ac wi fi, is it going to do the same with all the others products? Being so, I understand that if I by an imac today, it will not support 802.11ac. And this imac will not make the most out of the new airport extreme that delivers 802.11ac (even though the new airport extreme supports 802.11n), isn't that right?

Well, it is reasonable to expect that, yes, the other hardware will get upgraded to ac as it gets updated.  As to when any particular model line will get updated, that is anybody's guess.  Nobody has any idea how long you may have to wait for that one particular feature.  Only you can decide if you are better off waiting or getting what you need now.
Are you even maxing out your 802.11n network speed and bandwidth now?  If not, then having ac is sort of moot, isn't it?  Sort of like having a car capable of 200mph, but the traffic volume never lets you get above 70 anyway, it really just does not matter.

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