Ok, who's getting a new iMac g5?

[Winstonp]

I don't know about you all, but:

250GB instead of 160GB
128MB 9600 instead of 64MB nvidia :(
667mhz bus instead of 600mhz
Tiger instead of Panther

makes me:

1. Wish I had waited 2 weeks

2. Jealious of anyone that plays games on the new iMac

[Savage Henry]

Me ... now get outta the way of the queue .. madman shopping here!!!!!!

[edesignuk]

If I didn't already have a RevA 20", I'd be all over the RevB. Great deal.

[iGary]

Same here, if I didn't already have a 17" 1.8 my Mastercard would be on fire right now.

[andrewfee]

If I hadn't just got this Powerbook, I'd probably be getting one. I love the portability, but damn, that's a lot of power for the price.

When I got my old 20" iMac G5 I paid £1700 for one with 1gb RAM and all the extras.

It's now £1300 for a 20" with 1gb RAM :eek:

Not only that, but it's got a much better video card - the FX5200 was fine for the 17" model for 2D stuff, but it was hopeless in games. (I don't usually play games on a computer, but wanted to play WoW) The 20" was even dropping frames in Exposé with only a few windows open. The 9600 is the perfect card for the iMac.

[Mr. Anderson]

I'm picking one up tomorrow - i just hope the store has them in stock by the time I get there :D

D

[killuminati]

I think I will get a 17" 1.8G at one house and a 17" 2.0G at the other house. I can't wait. These will be my first apple desktops. :)

[Fredstar]

How much better is the Radeon 9600 vs the FX 5200 64mb?
I am definately considering as i have a nice 10% off :)

[Estic]

I'm getting one asap. Just have to sell my fully loaded 20inch iMac G5 first.

[zelmo]

With any luck ,we'll have 3 of the 1.8GHz 17" and 1 of the 2GHz 20" on order before the day is out, plus extra RAM. Just waiting on our vendors to give us new quotes.

[Yvan256]

I don't know about you all, but:

250GB instead of 160GB
128MB 9600 instead of 64MB nvidia :(
667mhz bus instead of 600mhz
Tiger instead of Panther

makes me:

1. Wish I had waited 2 weeks

2. Jealious of anyone that plays games on the new iMac

Not to make you even more sad, but didn't you check the buyer's guide?

Edit: oh yeah, I have my eyes on the superdrive 17" model... But I can't order one, my credit card limit is only 500$CAD! :eek:

And the "local" (read: 1 hour drive, 2 hours total) stores won't have them for at least a week or two.

[N10248]

i'm gonna order the 20" with default options at the end of the week (ram can wait, 512 is plenty as my mini runs fine with the same amount)

i was about to order a 23" hd display for my mini but now the new imacs are out im definatly gonna buy one, only thing thats dissapointing is my 2 month old mini will be a bit left out.

on the up side, i ordered a bluetooth kb and mouse with my mini so i can use them on the imac and use the wired ones with the mini.

also how good are the speakers on the imac - should i put my soundsticks on the imac or mini?

[tangerineyum]

As soon as I save up another 400 bucks im all over it. And here i was thinking i had unitl June for this update.

[Winstonp]

the 20'' speakers are clear. However, no base. :(

I use external speakers with a subwoofer.

I'm still proud of my rev A. It looks so hot, and gaming is moderate. But better that it was when I had my mac mini :)

[BartoK]

I'm getting one as soon as my local store has them in stock! Been waiting 4 months for this!

Anybody heard from "your" Apple Store exactly when they will be in stock? I got "by the end of the week".

[plinden]

Hmm, much as I love being a husband and father and owning (ie. paying the bank for) my own house, we bought a new sofa two weeks ago (my thoughts as I signed the credit card slip: "there goes my Powerbook") and yesterday we found a leak under one of the bathrooms ("there goes the iBook or iMac") so I'm really envious of anyone who doesn't have to juggle responsibilities and can just go out and buy a new Mac when they want to. Not that I'd swap places ... but I can be envious.

[aranhamo]

How much better is the Radeon 9600 vs the FX 5200 64mb?
I am definately considering as i have a nice 10% off :)

According to my graphics guru friend, they're basically the same, except that the Radeon 9600 in the new iMacs has 128MB VRAM, which will make it perform significantly better. But the card itself is not much better. He says it's a fairly decent card for a consumer computer.

I ordered a 20" this morning. :D

[sillysun22]

I'm getting one as soon as my local store has them in stock! Been waiting 4 months for this!

Anybody heard from "your" Apple Store exactly when they will be in stock? I got "by the end of the week".


I just spoke with someone at Apple Store - Keystone in Indianapolis, Indiana, and he said that it would probably be on Monday, May 9.

[yvovandoorn]

Have to call to my apple store and see when they will have 'em here.

[iMetalG5]

when i called the CT stores they said either Thurs/Fri for the weekend rush. If nothing on Friday then definitly Monday.

[noel4r]

I think I'm gonna get the 17" 2.0 ghz model. I was gonna buy a mac mini in June w/ a recently bought a 20" LCD but this update changes the plan. How would a Dell 20" 2005fpw look beside the 17" w/ the screen spanning hack? I know a 20" iMac would be better but I cant afford it.

[NevadaJack]

Just went to Processing Order on Status page. My 2.0GHz, 20" will ship "on or before May 10." Added the BT Mouse/Keyboard and AppleCare. I will add the 1GB stick of memory later. :D :D :D :D :D

[Xtremehkr]

I'm hoping mine breaks and Frys has to replace the guts of it. They have a really good warranty when it comes to things like that.

Only problem is, the two iMacs I have had don't break that often. My original has only needed the CDRW replaced and everything else has worked fine.

I run my G5 24/7 and the CPU is always at 100% (according to my widget) and the fans don't even run all that hard anymore.

Oh well, still 4.5 years to go on the warranty. Maybe I'll get a Rev C, if it comes to that.

[Savage Henry]

So I'll just jack it up with a Gig o'Ram© and I'll be singin like a maniac.... :D

[noel4r]

I think I'm gonna get the 17" 2.0 ghz model. I was gonna buy a mac mini in June w/ a recently bought a 20" LCD but this update changes the plan. How would a Dell 20" 2005fpw look beside the 17" w/ the screen spanning hack? I know a 20" iMac would be better but I cant afford it.

[Winstonp]

it would look fine, and the graphics card could def handle it.
one thing though, is this card hackable?????

[noel4r]

it would look fine, and the graphics card could def handle it.
one thing though, is this card hackable?????

Yeah, I thought about that too. I guess I have to check the site and see if the hack will work.

[Fredstar]

I am really torn atm, my present iMac lags when i use it, so when these updates came up i thought great improvements in every area and on the whole a much better 20" iMac. I can sell mine for about a grand, with my 10% discount card i can get a new iMac for about £1080.
For £80 extra do u think it is worth the extra HD space/slightly better gfx and slight speed increases over my present iMac?
The main thing for me is the better gfx, i mean the FX5200 is pretty bad and for games gets a bit frustrating.

[iBunny]

I think I am going to wait until the Dual Core Dual Power Macs. I want 4 cores at 3Ghz each.

12Ghz of Power :eek:

I Think my iBook can hold out until then. Hopefully No Later than Janurary 06.

[admanimal]

Yeah, I thought about that too. I guess I have to check the site and see if the hack will work.

I would be extremely weary of hacking the iMac's 9600. I'm not exactly sure what the effect of the hack is supposed to be, but if it involves increasing the clock speed (and therefore voltage) of the GPU, this could not be good for what has in the past been a computer that has somewhat sensitive components (e.g. bulging capacitors in Rev. A), not to mention that it will increase the temperature inside the case, which can't be good either. And if you fry the GPU on the iMac, the whole midplane has to be replaced. Just some things to consider. Maybe the hack doesn't even do what I think it might.

[noel4r]

I thought Apple just disabled the screen span feature to make the PM stand out more and hack merely enables it.

[kwajo.com]

I'm torn now. I day ago I was 100% sure I wanted to get the dual 2.0 G5 Powermac, but now the 20" iMac is out with very comparable specs, and a 20" LCD for about the same cost, if not less. Now I've had all-in-ones before, in fact I have only had all-in-ones, but I really wanted the expandability this time, so I can easily add HD or upgrade the video card (i Do a fair bit of work in Motion, FCP, etc.), but the price point of the iMac makes me second guess that. any ideas/suggestions?

[snackcakeofd00m]

i was orignally going to get a powerbook b/c i wanted portability but, i decided that it would be foolish to pass up all the iMacs power for such a cheap price. So i will be purchasing a new iMac by the end of june(my birthday)

[Mr. Anderson]

well, its sucks that they're not going to be available at the store immediately - i was hoping that they were going to do the same thing they did with the PowerMacs for the Tiger event....


Bleh,

D

[Fredstar]

Anyone else also notice that the viewing angle for the 20" is now 170 degrees vertical and horizontal and 400:1 contrast ratio?? These are the exact same specs for the 20" cinema display.
I reckon new displays could be introduced this WWDC with improved response time and contrast.

[Zigster]

After 15 years of windows, I have switched with today's update.

Imac G5 20" with Studio Pro thrown in!

I've used FCP before on someone else's machine, but this is a whole new deal, brudda.

[okamosy]

:D I just ordered my first Mac!!! I got the 17", and can hardly wait for it!!! :D

[macmaniacttt]

i'd get one but I only need one computer

and I love my little 12"er! :P

david

[szark]

I'm thinking about it -- but I'll probably still wait until after WWDC to make my purchase.

[Lacero]

I'll be waiting on a mini. It looks like the next upgrade cycle will include the Radeon 9600 as standard, and perhaps 512MB RAM? That was my 2 biggest gripes with the mini, as it was introduced.

[andiwm2003]

guys,

be careful. don't order right now. you will be deeply disappointed when i order my 23", 9600XT, 2.2GHz iMac that Steve will announce in June. I mean he will, won't he?

andi

[SeRgIo_42]

FINALLLYYYYY...

My patience finally pays off. After reading, reading and more reading...making
odd maths to fit the budget...finally Apple makes something good.
In this case, what sold me was the video card. I thought they would
stick with the 64Mb for the next two years. I do not think it is
the best vram but still will run Tiger fine. Farewell ibooks, minis and
the pricey powerbook !!! Funny thing is that I do not like all-in-one
computers but this config makes the sacrifice worth it.

I noticied one thing though...if you choose the new imac with the
wireless keyboard + mouse the price goes up ~60 dollars.
BUT...if you get only the imac with regular kb and mouse,
the wireless set is... ~60 dollars...so what ? Why someone would
choose wireless over the wired on the order ?

Anyway, this does not matter.
:D

[wdlove]

guys,

be careful. don't order right now. you will be deeply disappointed when i order my 23", 9600XT, 2.2GHz iMac that Steve will announce in June. I mean he will, won't he?

andi

I would never say never. If Steve did announce this, I would be very surprised. With just a month now till WWDC, just think if that configuration was available why would they wait.

[andiwm2003]

I would never say never. If Steve did announce this, I would be very surprised. With just a month now till WWDC, just think if that configuration was available why would they wait.

i have of course no specific information about a 23" imac. but steve said its the year of HD. and they introduced the old 20" imac in between updates as a total surprise. so i'm hoping. but of course the actual 20" is very tempting because you get 10% more computer for 25% less money if you compare same specs. that makes the imac 20" loaded at $2100 a really great value. even Tiger and iLife05is there. the deal is even comparable/competitive to dell hardware/junk prices.

12" PB + 20"imac is the dream combo. they should sell it as a bundle with 10% off...........

andi

[G-Funk]

I Would go for an iMac 2Ghz G5 But.. WWDC is in a month coming. so i would wait a while before i make a purchace. also. the price and specs of the dual 2.0Ghz G5 powermac atracts me .. Don't know what to do ? Any suggestions ? :confused:

[swy32x]

I ordered mine a few hours ago ... base model, with Bluetooth Keyboard and Mouse, I'm so pumped!

[Dagless]

i wont be getting one. desktop computers aren't my 'thing'. maybe when i finish university ill settle down
if i did have to get a desktop, it would be that beauty though :)

[gekko513]

I also ordered mine a few hours ago. The middle model with 1GB RAM and 250GB hard drive.

[aswitcher]

I think I have switcher buying a 17" super in the next week or so.

[McMac]

I ordered mine as soon as they were available on the Canada store.

20" 2Ghz - SATA 400, buying ram elsewhere though

[alywa]

I actually ordered 2 imacs yesterday.

For myself, a 20" Rev B with BT keyboard and mouse. Ordered 2GB of RAM from crucial, so this is going to be one sweet machine. Also picked a airport express (30 free itunes!!!), a freebie HP printer (after rebate), and an iSight. Edu discount made this much nicer than it would have been a few weeks ago.

For my Dad, I ordered a rev A 1.8Ghz 17", stock. At $999 (with my Mom's Edu discount), this was too good to pass up. He doesn't use bluetooth or Wifi, so those new features will be lost on him. The HD increase would be meaningless, as he doesn't do any video editing. I'm sending him my 512MB of ram from the above computer, so he'll be fine with 768MB of RAM, as least for now. I also ordered him an iSight. That was really the big selling feature to them... video chat so they can see my son (their grandson) from across the country.

So, a big day for apple from our family. I can't wait for the computers to get here. I'm so glad I waited.

-alywa

[SteveC]

I Would go for an iMac 2Ghz G5 But.. WWDC is in a month coming. so i would wait a while before i make a purchace. also.
There won't be another iMac update at WWDC. That's near to impossible. :p This is a great time to buy. There probably won't be another iMac update for 8 months, and if you think about it, the next update will probably be: minor speed bump and frontside bus increase, no change in the RAM (the standard probably won't go above 512 for 1-2 years now), no change in the HD space, POSSIBLY a better graphics card but Apple has never been aggressive with GPU offerings.

The only difference may be in the processor (MP). I'm not waiting 8 months though. :p This iMac is a huge upgrade over the previous, and will be an awesome machine for years to come.

[SteveC]

I actually ordered 2 imacs yesterday.

For myself, a 20" Rev B with BT keyboard and mouse. Ordered 2GB of RAM from crucial, so this is going to be one sweet machine. Also picked a airport express (30 free itunes!!!), a freebie HP printer (after rebate), and an iSight. Edu discount made this much nicer than it would have been a few weeks ago.

For my Dad, I ordered a rev A 1.8Ghz 17", stock. At $999 (with my Mom's Edu discount), this was too good to pass up. He doesn't use bluetooth or Wifi, so those new features will be lost on him. The HD increase would be meaningless, as he doesn't do any video editing. I'm sending him my 512MB of ram from the above computer, so he'll be fine with 768MB of RAM, as least for now. I also ordered him an iSight. That was really the big selling feature to them... video chat so they can see my son (their grandson) from across the country.

So, a big day for apple from our family. I can't wait for the computers to get here. I'm so glad I waited.

-alywa
That sounds great! :D Congratulations on the purchases. :cool:

[NevadaJack]

Just priced the 1GB module for the iMac 2.0GHz, 20" at Crucial and it is $145.99 plus tax/shipping. Will have it waiting for my iMac's arrival next week. It should sing with 1.5GB of memory.... :D

[adam1185]

So I'm guesing no one's iMac has shipped yet? I ordered mine 10 minutes after the Canadian Apple store went back online yesterday and have an estimated ship date of on or before May 6th.

[McMac]

Mine currently says "Sent to Manufacturing", but has an estimated ship date of the 10th. I order at around 6:30 am PDT on the day of release.

[NevadaJack]

Mine currently says "Sent to Manufacturing", but has an estimated ship date of the 10th. I order at around 6:30 am PDT on the day of release.

Ditto for mine...ordered at the same time as yours. Ship "on or before the 10th...." I figure by Friday the 6th :)

[dhracer88]

I'm getting mine soon (w/in 3 weeks?).

20" 2.0 ghz
1 gb ram (512x2)
250gb
airport extreme base station
Applecare


Can't wait!!!! :D

[admanimal]

So I'm guesing no one's iMac has shipped yet? I ordered mine 10 minutes after the Canadian Apple store went back online yesterday and have an estimated ship date of on or before May 6th.

Same here...I ordered at 7:50 PST and mine is on or before the 6th, still processing.

[razorme]

How much better is the Radeon 9600 vs the FX 5200 64mb?
I am definately considering as i have a nice 10% off :)

Well according to Apple's tests, the frame rate is 81% faster on the new 2.0 GHz iMac Rev B vs the Rev A.

That is significant!

[shidoshi]

I think the iMac G5 rev B is going to be my next Mac, but I want to wait to see if the problems with hard drive access speed (can't remember the exact problem) are cleared up. I would hope that Apple fixed that, but you never know.

Plus, there's the slight possibility that hell could freeze over and Steve could announce a G5 PowerBook at WWDC. If that happened, my choice would be really tough. So, I'm going to wait until then, and then order the iMac should the temperature below indeed not drop.

[scwheeler]

Does anyone know if it will output 1280x720 via the vga out at the back?

[noel4r]

Yeah, I'm wondering also if the screen spanning hack will work w/ the new iMacs

[Fredstar]

Well according to Apple's tests, the frame rate is 81% faster on the new 2.0 GHz iMac Rev B vs the Rev A.

That is significant!

Yeh it isn't bad, but Apple have been proved to overstate their 'benchmarks' to sell their new products, i mean take the ridiculous over 200% frame rate improvement the Rev A iMac G5's apparently had over the G4 iMacs. It works in that it makes me want one, but also kinda makes us rev a owners pissed off. ah well. After doing research the Radeon 9600 is pretty much the same as the FX5200, just with double the vram.
I have decided no rev b for me, i am sticking with my iMac till there is the next Power Mac update, just not worth the hassle of switching Macs again.

[G-Funk]

There won't be another iMac update at WWDC. That's near to impossible. :p This is a great time to buy. There probably won't be another iMac update for 8 months, and if you think about it, the next update will probably be: minor speed bump and frontside bus increase, no change in the RAM (the standard probably won't go above 512 for 1-2 years now), no change in the HD space, POSSIBLY a better graphics card but Apple has never been aggressive with GPU offerings.

The only difference may be in the processor (MP). I'm not waiting 8 months though. :p This iMac is a huge upgrade over the previous, and will be an awesome machine for years to come.


I know.. But what if steve come up with a new Powerbook G5 ? or a new line of Mac Machines like "Mac Micro" :cool: :D or something like that . i don't want to spend that amount of money now and suffer later !!