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Late Next Year for the Dual G5 3Ghz PowerMacs?
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Well Steve did promise us 3Ghz G5s within a year at the initial announcement of the G5 at the WWDC in what, July? They started shipping in August sometime, so if all goes well we should see 3Ghz G5's by August 2004. Not holding my breath once that time comes however.
Actually what I am more interested in is how long before the next G5 update. Unless we are to believe that a revA product can make it a full year without an update, there should be a new G5 out perhaps in January? And how far will they have gotten the speed increase by then? Will they have hit 2.4 - 2.6 Ghz by then? That would bode well for seeing 3Ghz before the end of next summer. Hopefully the increases will be better than going from 1.25 to 1.42.
Actually what I am more interested in is how long before the next G5 update. Unless we are to believe that a revA product can make it a full year without an update, there should be a new G5 out perhaps in January? And how far will they have gotten the speed increase by then? Will they have hit 2.4 - 2.6 Ghz by then? That would bode well for seeing 3Ghz before the end of next summer. Hopefully the increases will be better than going from 1.25 to 1.42.
Steve has mentioned it twice.
At the WWDC, and at the MWP....
I think he is putting himself on the spot on purpose. It's not like dear Steve to show somekind of roadmap of (near) future processor speeds, and mentioning "will reach 3 GHz within a year" is some promise to make!
I don't think Steve wants to put pressure on IBM..... so I think Steve actually knows this, as in confirmed by IBM before the first G5 had taken the stage in July.
Just my 0.02
At the WWDC, and at the MWP....
I think he is putting himself on the spot on purpose. It's not like dear Steve to show somekind of roadmap of (near) future processor speeds, and mentioning "will reach 3 GHz within a year" is some promise to make!
I don't think Steve wants to put pressure on IBM..... so I think Steve actually knows this, as in confirmed by IBM before the first G5 had taken the stage in July.
Just my 0.02
He he... I "know" what you mean....
But you think Steve is guessing IBM's roadmap of the 970?
"thin ice..."
I think that the g5 will not crank to 3ghz untill Q4 2004. I know the g5 has not been out long but to go up so fast will not happen. the next jump will go as follows:
1.8
2.0 Dual
2.2 Dual
1.8
2.0 Dual
2.2 Dual
Fair enough. I just think Steve wouldn't have said anything, or would have said "IBM promises a 3Ghz processor by date x..." if he wasn't sure about it himself. It's not like he's in the habit of mapping out where Apple is going. Maybe he knew it would get out anyway or something. We were plenty impressed with 2Ghz, he didn't HAVE to say we'd be at 3 within a year if he wasn't pretty darn sure....
But like you said, we have to wait and see. It wouldn't be the first time Apple's gotten burned by a chip manufacturer.
I think ur all forgetting that IBM were prototyping the next G5s when they released the first ones. It has also been shown that they can reach 3GHz on the .13um process
There is nothing wrong with going to 3 ghz. It just does not seem like a thing steve will do right off the bat. If they are going to go to 3 by the end of the year i think they would be releasing incremental updates, just like the intel/amd side. chip manufacturers dont go from 2.0 ghz to 2.6ghz on the top end over night. If i am wrong i will be glad. It seems like to big of a speed jump for apple to make.
Your 100% right, but I think apple will go with a single 2ghz setup and a dual 2.5ghz in the first quarter. But hey, I could be wrong 
Putting out a 3ghz cheap would really put apple in the front but why do that when you can still please the market with a 2.5ghz processor and make some money from that?
Putting out a 3ghz cheap would really put apple in the front but why do that when you can still please the market with a 2.5ghz processor and make some money from that?
This thread has been posted so many times, alos check out the 'News and Discussion" part of the fourm.