Chances of G5 in July

[cr2sh]

a bit of history, and anyone is free to correct me...

the imac was released in august 98 for the mass market, with the powerpc 750 chip.
a year later they upgraded this chip to the 750cx (g3)
September 99 the powermac g4 is released.

now, january 2002 the g4 (flat panel) imac is released, with the standard g4. following history, you might be able to conclude that a year later, we'll have a g5 and an improved g4 for the mass-crowd. This is the same type of logic that Churchill used in many of his decisions..

G5, February 2003 (thats mac-expo right?)

Is that a proper conclussion or are my dates confussed?
feel free to shred me.
-c

 

[Sun Baked]

The XServe is an updated MPX bus machine, the G4 & G3 are compatible with this type of motherboard.

The G5 is supposed to be based on BookE and Rapid IO, which most likely will mean a whole new motherboard.

I have not heard too much about Intel or anyone else shipping Rapid IO-based computers in great numbers.

While Apple likes to innovate, Apple lags the market in this type of major change.

I'd bet 1 cent on the true G5s shipping after a PC company ships PCs based on a Rapid IO motherboard.

But Apple did ship the Yikes G4, so who knows?

 

[jazzman]

Despite to July Hoopla I'm feeling pretty good about the $2400. No tax, no shipping, 10 days old (seller is waiting for HIS rebate) and instant gratification. Now I have to deal w/ OSX finally.

 

[Cappy]

For those who do not recall the original G4 systems surprised everyone when they were announced. Word on the rumor sites were that they were not expected before xmas. Of course it can be debated as to whether it was a smart decision since there was a volume problem with the cpus among other things. The key is really knowing if Moto has the G5 ready and how long ago it was ready. Jobs won't make that mistake twice.

And what's to say that the G5 based systems still aren't shipping closer to xmas? Apple claims these days that they ship items when they're ready. That could be October for a new highend system.

A dual channel ddr system would be perfect.

 

[G5orbust]

Having the G5 come without ANY hint what so ever from Apple is like having a meteor fall on you; its bad for public relations. I mean, I've been a loyal customer of Apple's since the LCII (and believe me, that LCII was a lot of crap to put of with compared to these new fangeled G4s) and I've never seen them so hush-hush about something before. They're starting to act like.... INTEL!!! Sheeesh. I don't even think that the fabled G5 will come this coming Macworld. But if they do, it will be unveiled in a very Apple-esque fashion; meaning the chip will have some unexpected spec. Can we say Altivec II?????

Just imagine:
1 gig iMac G4
G4 ibook
G5 powerbook
G5 desktop

 

[DavPeanut]

Originally posted by G5orbust
1 gig iMac G4
G4 ibook
G5 powerbook
G5 desktop

iBook:
14"
600 Mhz G4
100 Mhz bus
256 MB RAM
30 GB
$1200

14"
700 Mhz G4
100 Mhz bus
256 MB RAM
40 GB
$1500

14"
800 Mhz G4
133 Mhz bus
512 MB RAM
40 GB
$1850

prob