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New PowerMacs 8/13/02

go to yourdailymac.com... NOW!!!

08/12/02) : Breaking News on New PowerMacs was leaked to yourdailymac.com early this morning. And we are posting the stats that we recieved below. So if you have any feedback or comments be sure to email us.

Fast:
1.2 GHz G4
512 MB DDR RAM (finally!)
60 GB HD
SuperDrive
NVIDIA GeForce4MX 64 MB DDR
$1599

Faster:
1.4 GHz G4
512 MB DDR RAM
80 GB HD
SuperDrive
NVIDIA GeForce4MX 64 MB
$2199

Fastest:
Dual 1.6 GHz G4
1 GB DDR RAM
120 GB HD
SuperDrive
ATI Radeon 9700 128 MB
$2999

Build-to-order options:
Up to 4 GB DDR RAM
Ultra160 SCSI
nVidia GeForce4MX (standard), nVidia GeForce4 Ti ($150 more), ATI Radeon 9700 ($150 more), or Matrox Parhelia ($250 more)
Zip drive
AppleCare
All systems include:
Gigabit Ethernet
GigaWire (1394b)
USB 2.0
AGP 8x
PCI-X 133 MB/sec
56k modem
AirPort ready
Bluetooth built-in
New "snow" case (similar to spy photos)
DynaCool turbine cooling

ALSO... POWERBOOKS GETTING DDR!!!
 
Appears I'm started a flame war against me.. now, people, read between the lines in my last post : I'm sorry , I was wrong.
 
Re: go to yourdailymac.com... NOW!!!

Originally posted by chubakka
08/12/02) : Breaking News on New PowerMacs was leaked to yourdailymac.com early this morning. And we are posting the stats that we recieved below. So if you have any feedback or comments be sure to email us.
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FU(KING A !!! , IF THOSE ARE THE SPECS, I'm gonna hafta find another 500 $ somewhere so I can get the "FASTEST" model !!!!!
 
Originally posted by Capt. Obvious

You're thinking of Arthur Levinson, maybe? Member of Apple's board of directors? Just bought 50,000 shares of Apple last week?

THAT CEO of Genentech?

;)
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I don't see him listed as buying 50,000 shares, but certainly don't doubt it. Seems like it would make sense to let them play with new stuff. But it seems more likely that Apple will follow true to themselves and keep anything new a big secret.
 
Originally posted by giovanni
there no such news on yourdailymac.com
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Yes there is, it's front page.

If those are the specs, it seems an Awfully good deal for the jump from the mid-range to the high end.. I mean, going from SINGLE 1.4 to DUAL 1.6, THEN adding the Radeon? thats GOT to cost more than 500.
 
Originally posted by giovanni
there no such news on yourdailymac.com
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It is there with near 1/2 price off LCD monitors and new PowerBook specs. However, I think it is bogus.
 
Breaking News on New PowerMacs was leaked to yourdailymac.com early this morning. And we are posting the stats that we recieved below.
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You may want to include the rest of the text that includes the following.....

"Keep in mind that these stats may not be totally accurate and you shouldnt base your purchase on the stats we provide. Also the stats we provide are purely speculation."

If there is any question as to the fact that these numbers are made up to generate web traffic, look up "purely speculation" in the dictionary.
 
Not to mention the 512 Ram Jump AND the Hard drive.. how are they doing that for 500 ? it sounds like a REALLY good deal.. these specs sound Like what I can get on the PC side, which makes me REALLY HAPPY.
 
Re: go to yourdailymac.com... NOW!!!

Originally posted by chubakka
08/12/02) : Breaking News on New PowerMacs was leaked to yourdailymac.com early this morning. And we are posting the stats that we recieved below. So if you have any feedback or comments be sure to email us.

Fast:
1.2 GHz G4
512 MB DDR RAM (finally!)
60 GB HD
SuperDrive
NVIDIA GeForce4MX 64 MB DDR
$1599

Faster:
1.4 GHz G4
512 MB DDR RAM
80 GB HD
SuperDrive
NVIDIA GeForce4MX 64 MB
$2199

Fastest:
Dual 1.6 GHz G4
1 GB DDR RAM
120 GB HD
SuperDrive
ATI Radeon 9700 128 MB
$2999

Build-to-order options:
Up to 4 GB DDR RAM
Ultra160 SCSI
nVidia GeForce4MX (standard), nVidia GeForce4 Ti ($150 more), ATI Radeon 9700 ($150 more), or Matrox Parhelia ($250 more)
Zip drive
AppleCare
All systems include:
Gigabit Ethernet
GigaWire (1394b)
USB 2.0
AGP 8x
PCI-X 133 MB/sec
56k modem
AirPort ready
Bluetooth built-in
New "snow" case (similar to spy photos)
DynaCool turbine cooling

ALSO... POWERBOOKS GETTING DDR!!!
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Show me the boxes!
Then I will believe.
 
I simply don't believe it - especially the news on the new pricing for the monitors - simple case of "too good to be true". Really: no f***g way.
What are your thoughts ?
 
Flat Panels

well I just recently read that Flat Panel prices were going to drop because
now there's a surplus... with the PC slump comes some benefits.

I wonder if the new 19" will be a widescreen.
 
Re: go to yourdailymac.com... NOW!!!

Originally posted by chubakka
08/12/02) : Breaking News on New PowerMacs was leaked to yourdailymac.com early this morning. And we are posting the stats that we recieved below. So if you have any feedback or comments be sure to email us.
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Looks to me like some little boy had a wet dream last night. No way is this information true. Apple would never upgrade so much at one time. New PowerMacs from 1.2-1.6GHz; new displays at drastically reduced prices; Powerbooks upgraded AGAIN, this time with faster speed and DDR! And then to suggest the pricing will be lower than the current PowerMacs. HAH! Suckers. No way. yourdailymac.com is accomplishing one thing -- increasing the hits on its website.
 
Re: Re: New PowerMacs 8/13/02

Originally posted by sneed


At the new Apple Store in Los Angeles last weekend, the rep told me that their shipment of the 17 inch iMacs all had 10.2 installed, and that they would go on the floor this week.

BTW, The store was packed. There was a waiting line for nearly every display on both floors!
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The rep was WRONG. The Demo 17" on the floor had 10.2 installed, the machines they sold did NOT!
:rolleyes:
 
Re: go to yourdailymac.com... NOW!!!

Originally posted by chubakka
08/12/02) : Breaking News on New PowerMacs was leaked to yourdailymac.com early this morning. And we are posting the stats that we recieved below. So if you have any feedback or comments be sure to email us.

Fast:
1.2 GHz G4
512 MB DDR RAM (finally!)
60 GB HD
SuperDrive
NVIDIA GeForce4MX 64 MB DDR
$1599

Faster:
1.4 GHz G4
512 MB DDR RAM
80 GB HD
SuperDrive
NVIDIA GeForce4MX 64 MB
$2199

Fastest:
Dual 1.6 GHz G4
1 GB DDR RAM
120 GB HD
SuperDrive
ATI Radeon 9700 128 MB
$2999
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Yeah and I say this is all bullpuckie. Current entry is a G4/800 with 40gb, CD/RW, ATI 7500 and what, 128MB RAM? You trying to tell me they up'd it to a 1.2ghz, 512MB DDR, 60GB SUPERDRIVE and Geforce 4mx for the same price? Right...

Sounds alot like someone running their mouth off to me...
:rolleyes:
 
10.2 at Apple Store

I was at the Apple store here in Columbus over the weekend and they had a 17" iMac running Jaguar. Unfortunatly I didn't have much time to check it out completely but it did have spring loaded folders and Sherlock was like Watson....
What a nice surprise!
 
Re: G5 or G4? That is the question

Originally posted by pgwalsh
I was with a buddy this weekend from Genentech and he said that a coworker was all worked up about Apple shipping him a new G5. Another co worker responed saying, "that they don't have a G5," he said, "that's what they're shipping him." Apparentley Genentech does testing for Apple. I'm not sure if this is a test machine for something to be released in January or one of the new PowerMacs.

I'm also aware that Genentech will be switching to OS X shorty.

How credible is this? I have no idea, but he does have a PhD and he has no reason to tell me otherwise.
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Most of the Macs here (at Genentech) have already been switched over to OS X. Most beige machines have been trashed. The switch is causing quite a bit of confusion to the average users, who don't necessarily know that X is really a different OS, and not just a pregressive improvement like 7 --> 8 --> 9

I'm guessing that Genentech probably got an advanced look at hardware like the XServe, but I doubt anyone doing research in the labs ever gets anything but standard issue Apple hardware. Right now, if you need a new desktop and ask for a Mac, you have the choice of a 700 MHz iMac, or an 800 MHz G4 tower.

Steve Jobs and the CEO of Genetech are neighbors. Apparently the CEO is sold and keeps trying to push the entire company over to macs. There is a lot of reisitance to this (as you would expect from a bunch of corporate PC users). How deep this working relationship goes is a good question. I remember reading they use macs to do some pretty extensive number crunching for their research. Does this mean they get first look at the new stuff to see how much better it is and how well it handles real world heavy use?

I know a higher up in Genetech and I can ask what he knows. I doubt he'll have anything b/c he is here in CT and not in the CA labs. He's also one of the guys who does not like the CEO's push to use Macs. But if he happens to have any laying around the office, I may have to stop by to say hi with my spycam
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Well, it's not really true that there's a big push to use Macs here. The overall percentage of Macs in the Mac/PC mix is going down. A few years back, speciallized apps used to be spread around pretty well between PC/Mac/SGI/Sun. The trend in the scientific industry now is for these apps to be mostly Windows based.
 
I hope we see some Drastic price reductions in the UK!

In the past, regardless of which model you compare prices on, it's only worked out at about $100 or so more over here, something I've put down to fluctuating exchange rates and/or duty payments.

Fast : £1350.98 (£1149 excl. VAT) / US equivelent : $1,751.76 * ( + $152.76 )

Faster : £1996.33 (£1699 excl. VAT) / US equivelent : $2,590.29 * ( + $291.29 )

Fastest : £2583.83 (£2199 excl. VAT) / US equivelent : $3,352.59 * ( + $353.59 )

Ultimate : £3535.58 (£3009 excl. VAT) / US equivelent : $4,587.52 * ( + $488.52 )

* The prices of the current range on the UK Apple Store according to the Financial Times Currency Converter at 8.30pm GMT today

Even if we don't see a reduction in the US retail prices, I expect one in the UK taking into account the Dollar value.

$2199 for the mid range seems a steal to me, I'd probably be paying the equivelent of $2500 for it even before VAT and I wouldn't be happy with anything I've overpaid for. No matter how powerful, stylish or useful to me it might be.

I have to say this though...

"mmmm... dual 1.6Ghz G4 with DDR" <- Homer Simpson voice
 
Re: Re: Re: New PowerMacs 8/13/02

Originally posted by Captnroger



The rep was WRONG. The Demo 17" on the floor had 10.2 installed, the machines they sold did NOT!
:rolleyes:
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Right or Wrong, there is nothing that he said that is contradicted by your experience. You purchased your iMac this weekend, he told me this weekend that they had recieved them, and would be selling them this week.
 
(08/12/02) : And Finally Breaking News on New Powerboks was leaked to yourdailymac.com early this morning. And we are posting the stats that we recieved below.

Fast:
800 MHz G4
256 MB DDR RAM
40 GB HD
Combo Drive
ATI Radeon 7500 64 MB
15.2" screen
$2399

Fastest:
1 GHz G4
512 MB DDR RAM
60 GB HD
SuperDrive
ATI Radeon 7500 64 MB
15.2" screen
$2999

Build-to-order options:
Up to 2 GB DDR RAM
SuperDrive ($200 more than Combo)
AppleCare
Standard features:
Gigabit Ethernet
GigaWire
USB 2.0
AirPort & Bluetooth built-in
new black Titanium case (silver BTO)
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THIS IS PURE B.S.!!!
Why? This is saying that there is superdrive. Even if apple releases a superdrive, its only an extra 200 bucks? Why don't they just make it standard then? And they're also going to upgrade the ram AND the graphics card. Thats a little too many revisions.

Lets lists the updates:
GIGABIT firewire
USB 2 :eek:
Superdrive
DDRram
Built in bluetooth
Speed increase
New f***** colors? :D

Oh yeah, and the last rev was less than 4 months ago!;)

That said, if apple releases it at that price point, they'll be so friggin' backordered! I'll buy two! :D :D

THIS IS PURE BS!!!

*catches his breath*

sheesh!
 
New 1.6 GHZ Powermac

Well I can only chime in with this info,
There's been a thread at thinksecret.com in the discussions for new hardware.....from a source that claims he obtained knowledge, that the new Macs would top out at 1.6 GHZ. No one believed it initially but now they all seem to.
 
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