The PowerPC iMac is no more!

BoyBach · Mar 20, 2006, 04:21 PM

Just noticed on the UK Apple Store that they are only selling Intel iMacs now. The only PowerPC Mac's are the iBook, PowerBook and Power Mac.

The Intel transition is flying along!

http://store.apple.com/Apple/WebObjects/ukstore

Queso · Mar 20, 2006, 04:28 PM

It went last week. I'm happy. I've got one of the last 17" ones.

scarletbiro · Mar 20, 2006, 04:50 PM

I couldn't really afford my 20" iMac last year, but FrameMaker and I are so glad that I bought one anyway!

thejadedmonkey · Mar 20, 2006, 04:52 PM

All I want is the new iBook!

Kingsly · Mar 20, 2006, 04:53 PM

*cough link Cough*

Spanky Deluxe · Mar 20, 2006, 04:54 PM

So now only the Powermacs are left on the desktop and they'll probably be the last to go. It looks probable that from April 1st the PowerMacs will be the only PowerPC based machines left!

LastLine · Mar 20, 2006, 04:54 PM

The PowerPC was a thing of beauty, somehow I'll never trust an intel chip quite the same simply because I've always been an AMD man on the Windows machines anyway :P (Well with the exception of the Centrino for laptops anyway)

HEre's an interesting thought - the Core chips Apple are using so far, are the centrino chips are they not? At least the PC laptops are pushing them as Centrino Duos....so does this mean that Apple are using the Centrino's wireless, or the wireless from Airport cards? I don't understand that one, any offers?

MacRonin · Mar 20, 2006, 04:54 PM

Don't forget the Xserve...

This also is a product needing to transition from IBM to Intel this year...

Woodcrest, or a Low-Voltage/SMP-able varient of ???

Time will tell...

DMann · Mar 20, 2006, 04:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thejadedmonkey

All I want is the new iBook!

The thin version will be ideal!

DKZ · Mar 20, 2006, 04:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thejadedmonkey

All I want is the new iBook!

If the new Ibook is a 13" widescreen form, I'd rather have the old 12", don't really like the concept of widescreen laptops.

Demon Hunter · Mar 20, 2006, 04:58 PM

What will they call the new PowerMacs? MacTower?

Spanky Deluxe · Mar 20, 2006, 04:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LastLine

The PowerPC was a thing of beauty, somehow I'll never trust an intel chip quite the same simply because I've always been an AMD man on the Windows machines anyway :P (Well with the exception of the Centrino for laptops anyway)

HEre's an interesting thought - the Core chips Apple are using so far, are the centrino chips are they not? At least the PC laptops are pushing them as Centrino Duos....so does this mean that Apple are using the Centrino's wireless, or the wireless from Airport cards? I don't understand that one, any offers?

The Core Duos are essentially dual cored Pentium M chips with SSE3 and a larger cache. The Pentium M chips being the processor used in the Centrino platform. (Centrino is a platform, processor + chipset + wireless)

Edit: Also the PowerPC chips might not be worth trusting completely!! http://nak.journalspace.com/?cmd=dis...13&entryid=413

LastLine · Mar 20, 2006, 04:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DKZ

If the new Ibook is a 13" widescreen form, I'd rather have the old 12", don't really like the concept of widescreen laptops.

I like the concept, but I'd rather see us get a 12.1" and a 15.4" iBooks to put them more in the 'mainstream' form factors. The current ibooks are ugly, and mine wants to have an 'accident' when sometime after this transition.

destroyboredom · Mar 20, 2006, 04:59 PM

I'm content with my DP G5 2.0GHZ that I bought almost 18 months ago and I'm sure I will be long after the Intel vers. arrives.

BoyBach · Mar 20, 2006, 04:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kingsly

*cough link Cough*

Sorry <blushes>

How do you do the clever link thingy?

LastLine · Mar 20, 2006, 05:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spanky Deluxe

The Core Duos are essentially dual cored Pentium M chips with SSE3 and a larger cache. The Pentium M chips being the processor used in the Centrino platform. (Centrino is a platform, processor + chipset + wireless)

Thanks for clearing that up - very interesting stuff to know

And answers a lot of questions too!

Spanky Deluxe · Mar 20, 2006, 05:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dferrara

What will they call the new PowerMacs? MacTower?

MacBeast Pro?

BoyBach · Mar 20, 2006, 05:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spanky Deluxe

MacBeast Pro?

Sounds rude

Spanky Deluxe · Mar 20, 2006, 05:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by welshandrew

Sorry <blushes>

How do you do the clever link thingy?

[ URL = "http://www.awebaddress.com" ] link [ / URL ]

Just without the spaces although where link is you can put what you want. Even a picture.

mashinhead · Mar 20, 2006, 05:03 PM

is this really news, did anyone think these computers would remain after the intel introduction?

BoyBach · Mar 20, 2006, 05:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spanky Deluxe

[ URL = "http://www.awebaddress.com" ] link [ / URL ]

Just without the spaces although where link is you can put what you want. Even a picture.

Thanks

lanray · Mar 20, 2006, 05:07 PM

Mac Tower Pro (MTP)

All this transition makes me want to get a new MBP, but I really don't need one. On the other hand, I'm readying to get a tablet PC with Windows XP for work - used, and it'll be nice to have 2 computers in the house (so the wife and I can both surf at the same time), but dual booting seems so so cool, ug, the choices!

VanMac · Mar 20, 2006, 05:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mashinhead

is this really news, did anyone think these computers would remain after the intel introduction?

No.

I thought the same thing.

DKZ · Mar 20, 2006, 05:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LastLine

I like the concept, but I'd rather see us get a 12.1" and a 15.4" iBooks to put them more in the 'mainstream' form factors. The current ibooks are ugly, and mine wants to have an 'accident' when sometime after this transition.

I actually like the design of the G4 ibooks, but of course thats a matter of taste. The laptop I'm buying is only for school purposes, so small and handy is the keywords, and I think that a widescreen makes a laptop unhandy, a 13" widescreen will proberly be just as wide as a 15" 3:4, and that is not handy in my mind.

avalys · Mar 20, 2006, 05:14 PM

Well, if they rename the PowerMac in the same way they renamed the PowerBook, they'll have to call it the MacMac Pro.

Mar 20, 2006, 04:21 PM	#1
BoyBach macrumors 68030 Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: UK	The PowerPC iMac is no more! Just noticed on the UK Apple Store that they are only selling Intel iMacs now. The only PowerPC Mac's are the iBook, PowerBook and Power Mac. The Intel transition is flying along! http://store.apple.com/Apple/WebObjects/ukstore __________________ "Knowledge is porridge"

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