G5--16 gig of ram
Yessir. Thats the nature of 64 bit processors. Intel's Itanium systems also support 16 gig of ram. It will be an interesting summer for PC's (with AMD's 64 bit coming out--Hammer I think, and Intel's solution to the 64 bit system), and an even more interesting MWSF--Apple has OSX that can handle the new processor, and I dont think Windows XP is up to the challenge.
As far as the new design goes---
QUIT BEING SO DAMN ARTISTIC!
The new G5 system is NOT going to be an iMac or a cube! The nature of the system will be high-end tower, and high end users want ONE THING--exapandibility. It will still need to meet standand specs. so it can hold new HD's, VideoCards, etcs. God! Appl is not going to make a G5 cube, sphere, cylinder, or donut! (torus for all you 3D peeps
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IT WILL BE A TOWER. Stylish? Yes. Hyper-design? No.