I woke up this morning and was disappointed to see that apple hasnt even said anything about dual cores...BTW, is the expo over, or is there still more to come?
Expos/Shows generally run a few days and all the new product announcements related to a show are usually announced the first day.pianodude123 said:I woke up this morning and was disappointed to see that apple hasnt even said anything about dual cores...BTW, is the expo over, or is there still more to come?
pianodude123 said:I woke up this morning and was disappointed to see that apple hasnt even said anything about dual cores...BTW, is the expo over, or is there still more to come?
risc said:Is your Dual 2.7 GHz too slow for you?
Standard configurations can be returned, but check Apple's website for number of days and other details on the return policy.dberg said:what is the return policy for an unopened new mac? Meaning if I order a new 2.3 today, and the 970MP's come out next week, can i safely return the unopened 2.3 and then purchase a 970MP? How many days do i have ?
My big dilemma is the ipod deal ends the 24th so i want to buy a new PM by then, but I am sick of the waiting game for the 970MPs
paperinacup said:Do what I am doing..... Buy it online and ship the slowest way possible and just wait until about 12-13 days to open it.
andiwm2003 said:you are willing to wait for 4 weeks after ordering. why don't you wait four weeks and order then with fast shipping?
in both cases you have the mac up and working in 4 weeks. in the latter case you don't have to send anything back if there are updates.
isn't it anyway the best strategy to order at the latest possible timepoint so you don't miss out on pricedrops or updates?
Bear said:.................If you're only buying a 2.3, do you really need the speed of a dual dual core system?
dberg said:well my issue, not sure about above, is that the ipod $179 rebate deal ends the 24th so i wanted to get my order in by then.
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risc said:Is your Dual 2.7 GHz too slow for you?
Schiller observed: Why do people buy a Mac?, answering: Its not because of the processor. Its because of the operating system, OS X. Intel Macs will feel the same. The transition can be one that is very easy for customers. It wont be a dynamic shift for our customers.
Wrong quesiton. When(if?) Apple releases PowerMac G5s with 970MP processors, will any of the models have 2 970MP processors?andiwm2003 said:are the 970's automatically dual dual core's?
i don't think so. i guess they will be less expensive dual cores that replace the dual g5 at similar speeds with some extra features (larger HD, better GPU, 1 GB or so)
Bear said:Wrong quesiton. When(if?) Apple releases PowerMac G5s with 970MP processors, will any of the models have 2 970MP processors?
All the G5s up until now are some variant of the 970 processor. Which is one o fthe reasons why your question is incorrectly phrased.
Now as to the answer of the question I believe you meant to ask: I don't expect all the PowerMacs to have dual 970MP processors. However, I do expect at least the high end model to have dusl 970MP procs.
lilstewart92 said:Steve did say something along these lines: There are more great things to come with the PPC.
he actually meant the year of the HardDiskdjkny said:Yeah, like 2005 was the year of the HD? What rubbish..
that is when you add the GHz of both CPU's. so we are well past 3.0 ghz now.djkny said:And at wwdc a few years back -- "we'll have a 3.0GHZ G5 in the next year .. " more rubbish..
yeah, he went down from noble Titanium to simple Aluminum.djkny said:Steve is full of aluminum tainted excrement.
Malik said:"Apple have taken a dump on current users from a great hight - They couldnt push IBM enough, its more likley a question of price than power. Im sure Apple is going to get a really good price on those Intel CPU's so their profit margins will sky rocket, which will make Steve Jobs happy no doubt and the share holders."
"So basically, you have 1 year of outdated products to look forward to be buying (for 'cutting edge' prices - cant let Steves profit margin fall now can we?) maybe a handful of speed bumps and finally a death nell for PPC as the new Intel kit arrives. Then you can look forward to that speedy new Intel machine - running a mix of PPC/x86 software for a while, while the transition gets sorted and Steve has a good enough excuse to drop PPC like a hot bar of lead. Then finally all x86, and even the chance to run Windows on your mac. Makes you wonder what you are actually paying for there...."