Apple Promotes PowerMac G5 on website

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[latergator116]

Who else thought that new powermacs were out when they first went to apple's webite? :p

[JackRipper]

Who else thought that new powermacs were out when hey first went to apple's webite? :p

I did for a split second.

[Savage Henry]

I've still got money on the next performance hike on the 23rd, so don't you guys go and spoil it for me. ;)

[fredwick]

Who else thought that new powermacs were out when hey first went to apple's webite? :p
i did. :D

[richland]

Its the fastest mac I've ever used in my entire life.


LoL ....Well no **** :rolleyes:

[Essefgy]

Can someone buy one for me please?

[redAPPLE]

when was the last time Apple placed "an old hardware, software or promo" back to the centerpiece of its website?

[virividox]

when i first saw it i thot OOOO HARDWARE!!! then i realized it was blatant self promotion...it was more exciting than the filemaker pro box anyway or the pepsi hehehe

gosh i think i look at apple website way too much

[JackRipper]

gosh i think i look at apple website way too much

me too, it's my home page so I see it everytime I web surf ( which is a lot ).

[From Win to Mac]

hehe i automatically went to the Apple Store page to order the low-end G5...
i was so disappointed !

[cr2sh]

gosh i think i look at apple website way too much

I don't even go to Apple.com anymore.. tuesday morning I hit mac rumors first. Maybe there is a problem... :eek:

[macphisto]

Ooo, ooo, I totally did. ;) :D ;) After I realized it wasn't, I really got one of the guys that I work with excited. (He has been anxiously waiting, very anxious.)

[Capt Underpants]

I did for a split second.

Me too. To make it even worse, my friend wouldn't scroll up when I asked him too, which got my hopes up even more. How rude!

[Photorun]

As someone above pointed out, it's a little odd when Apple puts a promo for somethign OLD up there. Is it an attempt to clear out old units prior to the, theoretical and rumored new G5 release, or a sign of something to come... or both?

[haiggy]

My homepage is set to the Apple site, but the Canadian one. I'm not sure why that makes sense because it is there so I can see if something new is out, and usually the newer products are only on the main page and eventually make their way to the (CDN) page.

Off topic:
Oh, the iPod commercial is on... don't you just love when you see an Apple commercial? lol

[macridah]

They [Apple] also should lower the prices to get more people to buy more G5's.

[cr2sh]

They [Apple] also should lower the prices to get more people to buy more G5's.

The powermac is a professional machine... as such, it is similarly priced to Pro PC workstations... Sure its a lot of money.. but that's when you compare it to a HP or Dell... which is a laughable comparison.

[Casual]

I also noticed they updated the iPod page has a new person, and the iPod firmware has been moved up.

[primalman]

updates are upon us next Tuesday, IMHO.

[Casual]

updates are upon us next Tuesday, IMHO.



awww but I want em now :(

[aswitcher]

updates are upon us next Tuesday, IMHO.

:D Ah, you have to laugh...

[X-Type]

Anyone else notice the typo -- "superhero assitant" ? Woops.

[BrandonRP0123]

when was the last time Apple placed "an old hardware, software or promo" back to the centerpiece of its website?

Never. But I have seen promos on the website the night before updates like this - like teasers without really saying much.

[JohnGillilan]

Anyone else notice the typo -- "superhero assitant" ? Woops.

They probably assumed no one would notice becuase the damn quotes rotate too fast!!

[montex]

First, the G5 is just too big. It looks great, but it's just so huge. I'd like a smaller one, smaller than the G4 case.

2nd, the keyboard, monitor and mouse don't match the G5 case like the G4s did. Hey I'm shallow - so sue me. It's Apple and I expect it to look good.

3rd, it's the first generation. Never buy the 1st model of a new processor chip, because I'll whack you with a wire hanger if you do.

Last, the dual processors must all be greater than 2 Ghz. I won't buy anything less.

The good news is that I'm confident that Apple will fix all these things this year. When that happens you'll see my G4 on eBay!

[shamino]

Last, the dual processors must all be greater than 2 Ghz. I won't buy anything less.
Do you have an application in mind for which dual 2GHz G5 processors aren't fast enough? :confused:

Or are you just drawing a comparison to Intel/AMD chips that have higher clock speeds? Surely you are aware that clock speed by itself is a poor predictor of overall system performance. Especially when you're talking about different processor and motherboard architectures.

[hotwire132002]

Who else thought that new powermacs were out when they first went to apple's webite? :p

I was kinda peeved when I saw it was just quotes about how great the G5 is. We already know that, Apple :D !

[hotwire132002]

when i first saw it i thot OOOO HARDWARE!!! then i realized it was blatant self promotion...it was more exciting than the filemaker pro box anyway or the pepsi hehehe

gosh i think i look at apple website way too much

Nah, Apple.com is my home page. See it every time I open Safari.

[montex]

I'll admit that the 2Ghz mark on G5's is mostly a psychological threshold, but it is an important one. I want to see Apple gain market share and that ain't happening when PC processors are at twice the Macs clock frequency. Sure, I know that in most respects a G5 is faster, but I still want a 2 Ghz chip. Thank the gods of marketing for that bit of irrationality.