Dual 2.5GHz PowerMacs Shipping

[MAC_daddy]

You have got to be kidding!

One thing you've forgotten...

You can run OSX on PCs now...

Thank you, PearPC!
...

This was quite possibly one of the most stupid posts I've read in a long time.

 

[G5support.com]

invaLPsion and tad, why don't you call Customer Relations and burn their ear off. TELL THEM YOU WANT ANSWERS INSTEAD OF THE RUN AROUND. Someone has to know what is going on.

Apple Customer Relations (800) 767-2775

Hotwire, can you run Xbench and ThermographX on your new unit and post results?

 

[wdlove]

I have a G4 400 as well, soon to be replaced by a 2.5 G5 with a 6800 Ultra DDL card.

When I ran the test I got a "31" for the single cpu test. Oh, and my machine is so obsolete that my ATI Rage card is not powerful enough to run my newly arrived 23 inch display.

I ran into the same problem with my dual 450 when my 17" Studio Display died. That had a returned 20" display, but my card was too old. I decided not to spend the $450 for a new card.

 

[Hoef]

Anyone Fired?

This post closely resembles a Lamas class where all the expecting mother giggle about their upcoming joy ... Myself included. By the way, anyone got fired because he or she spend too much time in MacRumors Dual 2.5GHz PM Shipping thread? ...

 

[tjpigot]

Yahoo! Mine's being built now!

Look at what just showed up in my mailbox


" To Our Valued Apple Customer:

Thank you for your recent order.

We are delighted to inform you that we are preparing your G5 for shipment. We estimate that your computer will be shipped within the next 24 to 48 hours.
A shipment notification, with tracking information, will be emailed to you as soon as your order is shipped. We appreciate your business and your patience. Thank you for shopping at the
Apple Store!"

It's not as good as a fedex shipping notice but I'll take it!

The specifics on my order are as follows: Stock dual 2.5 except upgraded to 1 Gig of RAM. Ordered from regular online store 6am EST on June 11th.

Will be arriving with 20" aluminum display and Final Cut Express.

Keep the faith folks - the 2.5's are a comin'

PS: This came a bit out of the blue as I was still stuck at an 8/20 on or before date. There is hope for the rest of you.

 

[tad]

Will Do

invaLPsion and tad, why don't you call Customer Relations and burn their ear off. TELL THEM YOU WANT ANSWERS INSTEAD OF THE RUN AROUND. Someone has to know what is going on.

Apple Customer Relations (800) 767-2775

Hotwire, can you run Xbench and ThermographX on your new unit and post results?

I'll call them up. Thanks for the Number.

 

[hotwire132002]

Hotwire, can you run Xbench and ThermographX on your new unit and post results?

Xbench:

Results 231.95
System Info
Xbench Version 1.1.3
System Version 10.3.4 (7L32)
Physical RAM 1024 MB
Model PowerMac7,3
Processor PowerPC G5x2 @ 2.50 GHz
L1 Cache 64K (instruction), 32K (data)
L2 Cache 512K @ 2.50 GHz
Bus Frequency 1 GHz
Video Card ATY,RV360
Drive Type Maxtor 6Y250M0
CPU Test 200.67
GCD Loop 130.25 5.09 Mops/sec
Floating Point Basic 318.83 1.15 Gflop/sec
AltiVec Basic 137.60 4.00 Gflop/sec
vecLib FFT 221.66 3.44 Gflop/sec
Floating Point Library 430.41 17.23 Mops/sec
Thread Test 236.65
Computation 165.55 2.23 Mops/sec, 4 threads
Lock Contention 414.82 5.21 Mlocks/sec, 4 threads
Memory Test 341.32
System 392.02
Allocate 923.42 602.35 Kalloc/sec
Fill 361.16 2874.82 MB/sec
Copy 263.10 1315.49 MB/sec
Stream 302.23
Copy 250.00 1827.51 MB/sec [G5]
Scale 262.39 1936.46 MB/sec [G5]
Add 359.21 2298.96 MB/sec [G5]
Triad 378.78 2314.36 MB/sec [G5]
Quartz Graphics Test 296.59
Line 299.55 7.63 Klines/sec [50% alpha]
Rectangle 261.31 18.38 Krects/sec [50% alpha]
Circle 282.03 6.50 Kcircles/sec [50% alpha]
Bezier 266.79 2.90 Kbeziers/sec [50% alpha]
Text 416.87 6.79 Kchars/sec
OpenGL Graphics Test 195.11
Spinning Squares 195.11 136.53 frames/sec
User Interface Test 380.29
Elements 380.29 122.32 refresh/sec
Disk Test 144.64
Sequential 152.78
Uncached Write 175.41 73.12 MB/sec [4K blocks]
Uncached Write 136.75 56.00 MB/sec [256K blocks]
Uncached Read 162.37 25.70 MB/sec [4K blocks]
Uncached Read 142.66 57.64 MB/sec [256K blocks]
Random 137.33
Uncached Write 159.63 2.39 MB/sec [4K blocks]
Uncached Write 193.70 43.69 MB/sec [256K blocks]
Uncached Read 104.28 0.69 MB/sec [4K blocks]
Uncached Read 123.31 25.38 MB/sec [256K blocks]

 

[jdhuskey]

hotwire...you the man! I don't think I can follow suite and post a photo of my FedEx delivery person. That was still the best. I hope tomorrow cos I will be leaving for LA in the afternoon for the weekend. I know, I know. Sounds crazy to leave it alone, but this was a plan already. So I'm just basically waiting to receive it then leave.

I don't know how I'm going to sleep tonight. I want to follow the tracking process all night. If FedEx can keep up the pace they had for Hotwire, then jeffdr, LeonPro, and I should see ours in the morning.

To all you guys who seem to be offended when someone else is upset, knock it off. Don't bother reading or posting if it's just to go off on someone, unless they are spreading misinformation. The fact remains that regardless of how hard Apple may be trying to get this right, they've really dropped the ball for a lot of their loyal customers. There is either a supply problem, or a serious mistake has been made in their order system. If they'd just explain the supply problem or own up to the mistake, then most of the customers still waiting could accept that and cut them some slack. It doesn't matter that the ship dates were only "estimates" not "promises." These ship dates set customers' expectations. Apple had to know long before Friday that they couldn't make 7/30 for most of us. Yet they waited until the very last moment to update the status. No explanations... nothing. Come on, that's just not good business. I don't think anyone here is mad at other customers, or even necessarily with Apple, certainly not the CSRs that can only tell us what they've been told - nothing, however, when you're disappointed and frustrated, your fellow Mac enthusiasts should be MATURE enough to let you vent/rant without chewing you for it. What is most surprising is the number of people complaining about the complaining when they didn't even order anything and are not emotionally involved. Yes, Mac lovers are usually emotional about their Macs. If you just want to gripe at someone for being upset and frustrated, then go somewhere else. This forum gives them a place to vent while they wait, unacceptably uninformed, for some notice of shipment. I support them. Someone, somewhere in the ranks at Apple has information that should be passed on to the customers that are seeing others be served incorrectly ahead of them. God love 'em, but shame on Apple for not communicating. They definitely need improvement in this area. For the record, I would never buy a PC instead of a Mac, for any reason! Hang in there if you can, invaLPsion, brykken, SwitchingSoon and others, albeit later than it should, it will come.

LeonPro, I'd love to work in a Mac environment. I connect to about 10 PCs (my laptop and a bunch of servers) using MS's Remote Desktop Connection, all from a G4 just so I can stay mostly in the Mac environment. The stuff on your website is really cool, but there were a few QT vids that wouldn't load. Still, what I did get to see was way cool! Why do I have to be a programmer in a Windows environment?

 

[GhostHost]

I got mine!

I just received mine this morning. Ordered CTO config online via the Apple Store for Education on 07/02/2004 with the following items.

Dual 2.5GHz PowerPC G5
065-4803

1GB DDR400 SDRAM (PC3200) - 2x512
065-4976

250GB Serial ATA - 7200rpm
065-4982

8x SuperDrive (DVD-R/CD-RW)
065-4928

ATI Radeon 9600 XT w/128MB DDR SDRAM
065-4892

56k V.92 modem
065-5168

Apple Keyboard & Apple Mouse - U.S. English
065-4923

Mac OS X - U.S. English
065-4897

Accessory kit
065-4894

Just got home right now, so I finally get to open the box. My previous Mac was a 400Mhz G3 iMac DV so this should be huge improvement.

 

[clr900]

If someone ordered a dual 2.5 G5 when they were announced they were under the impression that their computer would ship at the very end of July. They knew that Apple would take their three thousand dollars and they wouldn't get anything in return for two months. Obviously if they had something they needed it for during those two months then ordering it and then being angry about having to wait 2 months is completely ridiculous. If you needed the computer in those two months then you should have bought something else available. Now Apple stated that supplies would be constrained so depending on demand it was very plausible that Apple would not be able to ship everybody's computer out on the same day. Technically, Apple never failed to meet their estimated ship date as many computers were shipped starting on July 30th. They have sent emails to people whose computers would not be able to be shipped and only pushed it back 3 weeks, not 6 weeks not 6 months. Apple might ship before that after they get through this initial back up anyways. If these 3 weeks really angered you or hurt your productivity then you have reason to complain or ask for some compensation. As to why people who ordered after you are getting their machines first you can't compare different machines. I'm sure that Apple is sending the machines in the correct order if they are identical. If Apple has machines and parts for one customer you want them not to ship that person his computer just because they are short on the parts needed for your computer? That sounds a little selfish to me. You don't want anyone else to have what you don't yet either. If Apple really isn't shipping in the correct order on identical machines then of course that is not right and that would be a reason to be upset. People are getting far too worked up about this whole situation. This initial back up of orders is going to get worked out within one month and then everyone will be happy.

 

[Xenious]

jdhuskey...dude I think you better check your FedEx right now cos mine finally changed to "Left FedEx sort Facility" from Anchorage, AK as of 4.30pm today. Does that mean it will make it to SF by tomorrow?

Woohoo mine changed to left Anchorage too! Earlier today mine said it would be here (Texas) by 10:30a Thursday now the delivery estimate is blank. Who knows.
-jim

 

[hotwire132002]

I just received mine this morning. Ordered CTO config online via the Apple Store for Education on 07/02/2004 with the following items.

Dual 2.5GHz PowerPC G5
065-4803

1GB DDR400 SDRAM (PC3200) - 2x512
065-4976

250GB Serial ATA - 7200rpm
065-4982

8x SuperDrive (DVD-R/CD-RW)
065-4928

ATI Radeon 9600 XT w/128MB DDR SDRAM
065-4892

56k V.92 modem
065-5168

Apple Keyboard & Apple Mouse - U.S. English
065-4923

Mac OS X - U.S. English
065-4897

Accessory kit
065-4894

Just got home right now, so I finally get to open the box. My previous Mac was a 400Mhz G3 iMac DV so this should be huge improvement.

Congrats! You're going to love it! Can you post photos? I assume you don't have any of your FedEx person

 

[fowler.]

Bus Frequency 1 GHz

I thought it was supposed to be 1.25ghz.

 

[Rocketfella]

Isn't that the radiator?

Anyway, congrats to those lucky few who got theirs today, and let's hope Apple figures out a way to improve its ordering and shipping system...

No, the radiator is on the other side of the heatsink. Does anyone see the panel-filter looking thing I'm referring to on the power cord end of the machine in Hotwire's photos?

I'm just curious what that is.

 

[hotwire132002]

I thought it was supposed to be 1.25ghz.

It is 1.25Ghz. I wonder if Xbench just didn't recognize that because the system is too new? I know System Profile says 1.25Ghz:

Hardware Overview:

Machine Model: Power Mac G5
CPU Type: PowerPC G5 (3.0)
Number Of CPUs: 2
CPU Speed: 2.5 GHz
L2 Cache (per CPU): 512 KB
Memory: 1 GB
Bus Speed: 1.25 GHz
Boot ROM Version: 5.1.8f2

 

[jdhuskey]

Congrats! You're going to love it! Can you post photos? I assume you don't have any of your FedEx person

I will have my camera ready and I'm going to make every effort to get the FedEx delivery person in at least one picture.

 

[LeonPro]

Look at what just showed up in my mailbox

Congratulations, tjpigot! Not to keep your hopes up, but I'm betting it's in the process of your credit card being charged for the last time to make sure there are funds to allocate to them and that they may send you a shipping notice before the day ends. It happened to me and then I got the shipping notice a few hours later. Here's hoping for you.

 

[trbeat]

Reseller deliverys

Anyone who ordered from a reseller have any information on their G5? Mine is giving me the "who knows when they will show up line?"

 

[tjpigot]

Not to keep your hopes up, but I'm betting it's in the process of your credit card being charged for the last time to make sure there are funds to allocate to them and that they may send you a shipping notice before the day ends. It happened to me and then I got the shipping notice a few hours later. Here's hoping for you.

That would be great but I'm just glad its moving! Its embarrassing how excited I am

 

[LeonPro]

I don't know how I'm going to sleep tonight. I want to follow the tracking process all night. If FedEx can keep up the pace they had for Hotwire, then jeffdr, LeonPro, and I should see ours in the morning.

.....LeonPro, I'd love to work in a Mac environment. I connect to about 10 PCs (my laptop and a bunch of servers) using MS's Remote Desktop Connection, all from a G4 just so I can stay mostly in the Mac environment. The stuff on your website is really cool, but there were a few QT vids that wouldn't load. Still, what I did get to see was way cool! Why do I have to be a programmer in a Windows environment?

jdhuskey, same here. How will I get to sleep...in any case I fall asleep I bet my finger is still twitching from the constant reload button on FedEx's site. If they do keep pace as with hotwires, I hope us three can receive the units tom.

Kudos to your monologue. I feel for the on-going confusion with regards to the shipping status. Of course I'm happy that mine was in the first few batches, but at the same time it could happen to anyone. I seriously don't know how they got to select who's units will be shipping next as basically everyone had various combinations to negate any theory of lacking parts. So let people who are angered with the current state vent out and voice their frustration. As long as no one is getting hurt and attacked personally, its all for the purpose of the forum.

Thanks for the kind words on my web site. I wanted something simple to navigate. Partly because I don't know Flash, and partly because I am running a PBG4 500MHz for my Adobe CS1.1 - which you can imagine the countless spinning beach ball hours. The videos are out-dated almost a year and I am just waiting for the faster computer (surely an understatement) in order to work on my videos and web site once more.

A programmer will rake in lots of money. In being into independent film productions...well, there is truth in being a "struggling artist." But the G5 will change all that! Wa ha ha ha! *insert thunder and lightning effects here* Yes sir...though I don't know how or why. Damn.

 

[invaLPsion]

Look at what just showed up in my mailbox


" To Our Valued Apple Customer:

Thank you for your recent order.

We are delighted to inform you that we are preparing your G5 for shipment. We estimate that your computer will be shipped within the next 24 to 48 hours.
A shipment notification, with tracking information, will be emailed to you as soon as your order is shipped. We appreciate your business and your patience. Thank you for shopping at the
Apple Store!"

It's not as good as a fedex shipping notice but I'll take it!

The specifics on my order are as follows: Stock dual 2.5 except upgraded to 1 Gig of RAM. Ordered from regular online store 6am EST on June 11th.

Will be arriving with 20" aluminum display and Final Cut Express.

Keep the faith folks - the 2.5's are a comin'

PS: This came a bit out of the blue as I was still stuck at an 8/20 on or before date. There is hope for the rest of you.

Meh. With the way my luck is going I am sure I will not receive one of those. I should have already received one if I was going to get one...

 

[LeonPro]

New Rule: No G5 pic posting without FedEx delivery guy!

Congrats! You're going to love it! Can you post photos? I assume you don't have any of your FedEx person

That's the new forum rule. hotwire started it with the ubber cool FedEx photo. I seriously doubt anyone can beat that. Ha ha ha.

Anyway, just kidding. I do hope to see pics of more G5s being unpacked and how it looks in their respective home environment. If there are any unusual included accessories, Id love to see it. Thanks for sharing, guys, and hope everyone receives theirs soon.

 

[Studio Dweller]

Anyone order from MacMall?

Has anyone else here ordered from MacMall? I have one on order and the last I was told is that they expected a shipment on Fri, Aug. 6th. I'm trying not to get my hopes up, but would like to hear if anyone else has heard anything.

 

[GnOm]

...
ATI Radeon 9600 XT w/128MB DDR SDRAM
065-4892
...

this seems to be the key weather yours has shipped or not.
As far as I read in several forums no 9800 or 6800 equipped machine has shipped yet.
Ordered mine on 6/9 with the Radeon 9800, pushed back to 8/20 (from 8/2).
I'm pretty tired of the wait right now but cancelling is not an option because I've waitet long enough already (I'm one of the fools who expected new PowerMacs for January).


cheers.

 

[solo-act]

STATS: ORDERS IN & COMING IN (revised 8-4)

As of 8-4-04 10PM USA mountain time

63 individuals have orders in for 2.5's

HOTWIRE is the first to receive and provide proof
GHOST HOST IS #2 but has not posted pix yet

13 more will be receiving theirs in the next 5 business days;
ESSEFGY
FYA
G5 SUPPORT
IAM
JACASEY
JD HUSKEY
LEON PRO
NACHODOG
RUSTY M
TJ PIGOT
XENIOUS
ZAPHAYRON
ZAPRANOTH

I expect photos, reviews, inside radiator shots, audio fan level noise comparison mp3's, and benchmarks from EACH & EVERY one of you (ha ha ha ha ha). However, feel free to post shots and impressions if you can. It'll give the rest of us something to help us wait.

I don't know if there's holdups, but hotwire was good to go with a stock card, ram addon, and bluetooth.

I ordered 6-25 250HD/SD/BT/wireless Key&Mouse/stock ram & video card. Shipping date is the generic 8-20.

--E