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New iMac G5 Announced
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nottsp1 said:wouldn't it be great if the previously discussed 'double hinge' from the patent sketch could be used as a wall mount? Ie: bolt one end to the wall, and stick the other end into the back of the new iMac?
Why the heck are some folks hung up on wall mounts? That's the last thing I'd want, and I really think it's a feature that very few would want. Although, since it WILL wall mount, that group is serviced.
Are we being LEAD to believe...
Interesting point... I never even thought..is the G5 64 bit or 32-bit - the website only mentions that its 'futureproof' - if that's the case - it should be 64-bit.
I think this requires some research!!!!
iGary said:
Interesting point... I never even thought..is the G5 64 bit or 32-bit - the website only mentions that its 'futureproof' - if that's the case - it should be 64-bit.
I think this requires some research!!!!
sorryiwasdreami said:
It does say that a VESA mount is available - this means that it can go on the wall and the stand is detachable - WELL COOL !
rendezvouscp said:
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I agree. Now we have to hound Apple to make an Apple-designed VESA arm that swings this puppy all over the place as well
as rotate to portrait aspect.
One thing concerns me : as a teacher, it seems that the upper ventilation slot is too
tempting for vandalism ( the dread Pepsi Syndrome ) . I hope it is ducted to drain liquids out the bottom without contacting any electronics. I would stick with the eMac for schools.
Does it look to you-all like the RAM sockets are both accessible ? --- I hate having to order special for 2 GB . It would be great to have it with no RAM and buy two
third-party 1 GB sticks .
Same with BlueTooth built in.
I know a retailer that has a no-questions return policy. I would return it if I got a bad pixel. But can't if I order "built-to-order" from Apple,
---gooddog
wcj912 said:
Technology Democratized
The iMac G5 brings the same innovative system architecture in Apple professional desktops to the home. The G5 processor makes everything zippier connecting to email or the web, creating movies, songs and DVDs, arranging photos or playing music. Choose a 1.6 or 1.8GHz G5 processor thats ready to run modern 64-bit applications under the secure and stable Mac OS X operating system.
You can do the research for this at http://www.apple.com/imac/
Les Kern said:
You should be happy that Apple isn't forcing you to buy their overpriced RAM. Go get it from Crucial.
Hickman
Order accepted
Order for 20" model accepted at 3:04 a.m. PST
Beauty is in the eye of the beerholder, and I think it is a fantastic design, exceeding my expectations.
With the right options (as I ordered it) a single wire connecting to power. This means it can be moved around the house and simply plugged in. Not quite the PB so many of you want, but pretty close.
I'm SO glad I waited all summer for this. Thank you, Apple...and the price is superb, imo. Still have money to buy more options and software.
Whoo hoo! Will be making the Switch in 3-4 weeks! Can't wait.
Order for 20" model accepted at 3:04 a.m. PST
Beauty is in the eye of the beerholder, and I think it is a fantastic design, exceeding my expectations.
With the right options (as I ordered it) a single wire connecting to power. This means it can be moved around the house and simply plugged in. Not quite the PB so many of you want, but pretty close.
I'm SO glad I waited all summer for this. Thank you, Apple...and the price is superb, imo. Still have money to buy more options and software.
Whoo hoo! Will be making the Switch in 3-4 weeks! Can't wait.
AmigoMac said:I don't see apple rendering something that is already done
I really don't hope that it takes weeks before we see some real pics. My guess is that they have the iMac on the Expo and that we see some real pics today.
This thing will have to grow on me. I'm sitting here lookin at my G4 iMac, and i'm seeing that the new G5 doesn't have the ability to move the monitor around with just a slight touch.
Brian Hickman said:
That isn't the point. For close to 2 grand it should be around 500MB of RAM. Apple's being cheap.
Poff said:
WTF is up with the post first, read later mentality for some people?
http://www.apple.com/imac/ <--- read this page, answer your question
iGary said:
You don't have to pair them. At least, on the BTO screen you can just get one 512 stick. That'd be crappy of them to send you a half working computer...
xsnightclub said:
Guess I didn't look hard enough!! Apple sure doesn't want to elaborate on the fact that its 64-bit!!
SiliconAddict said:
It appears to me that for $1974 you DO get 512MB of RAM. Last I looked $1974 is close to 2 grand.
Hickman
iMac design
My first impression is: man, that's ugly. Don't like the white, wide band across the bottom. ditto's on the eMac look. And the display is not nearly as maneuverable as the prior model. It's more like the current Cinema Displays, which I have, which can only be tilted. You cannot adjust the height, which is unfortunate. With that wide band of material across the bottom, the display itself will now be at a higher viewing angle, which is not good ergonomically.
My first impression is: man, that's ugly. Don't like the white, wide band across the bottom. ditto's on the eMac look. And the display is not nearly as maneuverable as the prior model. It's more like the current Cinema Displays, which I have, which can only be tilted. You cannot adjust the height, which is unfortunate. With that wide band of material across the bottom, the display itself will now be at a higher viewing angle, which is not good ergonomically.
SiliconAddict said:
I think this is Apple's objective.. sell the unit as cheap as possible and let the user upgrade.. pretty standard method of marketing these days...$1900 of Apple hardware in this package is pretty sweet.
dili said:I'm a newbie here on this forum. ...Sorry about that.
But, ... only 64MB video memory and no build to order option for 128 ...
In my opinion, ...sad! ...very sad.
What's the opinion out there?
dili
I would have to agree with you on this one. This is the biggest weakness in the latest iMac offering. A BTO option should be available. Luckily, I am not in the market for one of these, so I don't really care.
Hickman
CmdrLaForge said:
Yeah, Pics from the expo, but I mean when people start posting "My iMac G5 is here" ... and those photos we all expect to see, how it integrates in a real life situation... Mac from the expo are great but too over-organized to look good
thatwendigo said:...that being said, I want one.
I'm also giving the iMac G5 second glances, even though the 1.6GHz model would almost certainly be slower than my current 1.6GHz PowerMac G5 (and with the single channel RAM and 600MHz FSB, it's possible that the 1.8GHz model may be slower too, but we'll have to wait for real benchmarks to see). However, the apartment where I am currently living is very low on free space, and an all-in-one 17" system that's less than 2" thick for only AUD $2199 (less with an educational discount) has definitely got me thinking (currently the setup is a 1.6GHz PowerMac G5 tower and a big'n'bulky 19" Philips CRT).
thatwendigo said:Pros for me:
-Less than half the weight of my current desktop.
-Better processor with 64-bit extensions that might, eventually, come in handy. (Yes, a 1.8ghz 970 is better than a 700mhz G4 on the desktop. I'll admit it. It better be, since it's more than twice the clock.
-Faster RAM and a more capable support system to take advantage of it.
-SATA
-Optical audio out
-Reasonably priced for what you get. Quite so.
It's all good. I don't know if you noticed the Apple performance figures quoted on the iMac G5 page, but they are claiming a 56% speedup in Photoshop, 71% more tracks in Garage Band, 67% better rendering performance in Final Cut Express 2, and 46% faster in Keynote and iMovie for the 1.8GHz iMac G5 versus the outgoing 1.25GHz G4 model. It would be fairly safe to say that both the 1.6GHz and 1.8GHz models will both utterly crush your 700MHz system.
This may not be a sticking point for you, but for me at least the thing that is seriously standing in the way of swapping a PowerMac G5 for an iMac G5 is the nVidia GeForce FX 5200 GPU. With Tiger and CoreImage/CoreVideo around the corner, it looks like the GPU is going to be more involved in the everyday operation of OS X than ever. I would be hesitant at this stage of the game to buy a desktop system with a non-upgradable GPU with 64MB and based on the budget FX 5200 chip.
One other thing I noticed from looking around the iMac G5 web pages: it looks like Apple is really attempting to pitch the iMac G5 to the gaming crowd. Games are mentioned on the main iMac page, given feature billing on the 'G5 Processor' page, again on the 'Widescreen Graphics' page (Halo and UT2004 benchmarks! It's like a HardOCP review!
), and of course games are bundled and mentioned on the 'Software' page. Again...a shame that the FX5200 has been included with an apparent focus on gaming. Like I said, it may not be important to you, or to many others.- Status