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PowerMac G5 Update?

Macrumors said:
ThinkSecret provides some more details on PowerMac G5 Updates.

According to the rumor site, the new machines should arrive in dual 2.5GHz, 2GHz and 1.8GHz models as well as an entry level single processor 1.8GHz model. ATI 9600 XT and NVidia GeForce FX 5200 Ultra graphics cards are to be offered.

ThinkSecret had warned that the bumps could be pushed back later this week. Indeed, one MacRumors source has indicated that the update may have been pushed back one day at the last minute.
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This is great if we are talking Notebooks!
 
I've said this before but I'll say it again:

How anyone could be disappointed with a 2.6 GHz dual G5 is beyond me...

A dual 2.0 machine is far more power and speed than most people crying for the sacred 3.0 GHz promise to be fulfilled will ever need.

Again, the glass half full / half empty analogy...
 
I hope this is all a ploy to get us really amazed when stevo announces dual 3GHz g5's shiping now with the following configurations

dual 2.2GHz g5 1Gb ram ati x600 pro 128Mb

dual 2.6GHz g5 1Gb ram ati x800 pro 256Mb

dual 3GHz g5 2Gb ati x800 pro 256Mb

all pci express

and with an option to get the pci express firegl cards
imagine the response to that

alfter a month of delayed 2.5's then 2.4's then 2.2's
 
Laslo Panaflex said:
I have a dual 2gig, ordered it the day it was announced, and I am definately not going to upgrade anytime soon. It is way fast, and I think that the people that are waiting for dual 3 and complaining are being snobs. Nobody is forcing you to wait for a dual 3gig, and just becuase Steve said doesn't mean it is so. He did infact say we will be at 3ghz by this time next year, but he didn't say anything about them being in a powermac and for sale.

But to be fair, it has been a long wait for an update, and it seems like they could do better, but I am waiting untill the updates are announced to make my final decision.

In conclusion, any machine dual 1.8 and up is very nice and should be not be taken lightly, heck we could still be waiting for Motorola to bring up the G4 chip to 2ghz, if it weren't for IBM.
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yeah on second thought, i wouldn't be surprized if there was a group of people who made a point to wait until the second revision, or until this promised 3.0 to finally upgrade to the G5, which i view as smart, and they may have reason to complain just a little. they've been patient since then i assume they could wait a little more to at least find out the real truth.

on the rumors note, it would be cool of Apple to seed lackluster rumors to these rumor sites, as well as mysterious release dates that never come when you expect, just to liven things up. that would be clever. but i like these rumors. it gives a lot of people a healthy dose of realism. keep expecting the incredible and you will never be surprized and it will never seem as incredible.
 
If I were whoever is in charge of release dates at Apple, I would not release a new Power Mac until WWDC. It just doesn't make any sense to do it any sooner!
 
alexf said:
I've said this before but I'll say it again:

How anyone could be disappointed with a 2.6 GHz dual G5 is beyond me...

A dual 2.0 machine is far more power and speed than most people crying for the sacred 3.0 GHz promise to be fulfilled will ever need.

Again, the glass half full / half empty analogy...
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Just because you don’t need the power doesn’t mean nobody needs it. There are a lot of people on this board for whom it makes a great difference.
 
alexf said:
I've said this before but I'll say it again:

How anyone could be disappointed with a 2.6 GHz dual G5 is beyond me...

A dual 2.0 machine is far more power and speed than most people crying for the sacred 3.0 GHz promise to be fulfilled will ever need.
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I've said this before but I'll say it again:

I cant animate my complex characters on a dual 2ghz G5. Too slow, too choppy. So Im using a 3 ghz Xeon.

Im waiting for a 3ghz G5 so I can switch back to Macs.
 
bar italia said:
How could you possibly know this?
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I know this because I assume that everyone clamoring for the 3.0 GHz machines is not a video editing professional or a professional who does a lot of rendering intensive tasks (although of course some are). Even for such a professional, for whom time is money, a dual 2.0 GHz is an amazing machine and should be sufficient; but for everyone else even a 2.0 GHz is overkill.

Let me ask you: have you ever used a dual 2.0 GHz G5?
 
SwitchingSoon said:
This IS HOMOSEXUAL. A friggin single 1.8 ghz as the low end = Faggage....major faggage (sorry if i offended anyone)
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Duff-Man says...smarten up...or grow up....or both....or better yet just take your crap elsewhere....oh yeah!
 
alexf said:
I know this because I assume that everyone clamoring for the 3.0 GHz machines is not a video editing professional or a professional who does a lot of rendering intensive tasks (although of course some are). Even for such a professional, for whom time is money, a dual 2.0 GHz is an amazing machine and should be sufficient; but for everyone else even a 2.0 GHz is overkill.

Let me ask you: have you ever used a dual 2.0 GHz G5?
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Do you edit video? I render video that takes a overnight trip at least once per week. A 3giger would cut that down big time.. and save me a lot of money.
 
alexf said:
Even for such a professional, for whom time is money, a dual 2.0 GHz is an amazing machine and should be sufficient;...
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Ah, I see, because you say, this computer is sufficient for everyone, it really is. You must be joking...

alexf said:
Let me ask you: have you ever used a dual 2.0 GHz G5?
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See agreensters post, please.
 
agreenster said:
I've said this before but I'll say it again:

I cant animate my complex characters on a dual 2ghz G5. Too slow, too choppy. So Im using a 3 ghz Xeon.

Im waiting for a 3ghz G5 so I can switch back to Macs.
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And you honestly believe that 400 MHz (i.e. the difference between a 2.6 GHz and 3.0 GHz machine) will make a very noticeable difference? I really believe that the difference in speed / performance with the 10.4 upgrade will be greater.
 
agreenster said:
I've said this before but I'll say it again:

I cant animate my complex characters on a dual 2ghz G5. Too slow, too choppy. So Im using a 3 ghz Xeon.

Im waiting for a 3ghz G5 so I can switch back to Macs.
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because the 400mhz jump from a dual 2.6 to a dual 3.0 is
goin to make all the difference in the world.
 
alexf said:
And you honestly believe that 400 MHz (i.e. the difference between a 2.6 GHz and 3.0 GHz machine) will make a very noticeable difference? I really believe that the difference in speed / performance with the 10.4 upgrade will be greater.
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When talking dual chips, thats 800mhz

Yes, that would be very noticeable!
 
If all the speculation is true, we are just a couple of minutes away from being wowed. Steve aims to please!
 
Has anybody considered the idea that Apple might be releasing bogus info like this to try and locate leaks. It doesn't make any sense to me for the company to release these things now when in just a couple of weeks they are going to have all the publicity at WWDC.
 
alexf said:
And you honestly believe that 400 MHz (i.e. the difference between a 2.6 GHz and 3.0 GHz machine) will make a very noticeable difference? I really believe that the difference in speed / performance with the 10.4 upgrade will be greater.
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It's getting better and better. So all you PM DP 2 GHz owners, just install 10.4 as soon as it's available. It will give you at least as much power as a 2.2GHz one...

Honestly, if you really believe in this, you should definitely check your facts.
 
Veldek said:
Ah, I see, because you say, this computer is sufficient for everyone, it really is. You must be joking...



See agreensters post, please.
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No, I did not say that a 2.0 GHz machine is sufficient for everyone, but that it probably should be. (Please reread my post)

However, if agreenster is having problems animating with it, that speaks for itself. I would then say that he is among the very small percentage of people clamoring for the 3.0 GHz that really needs one.
 
Wait

Until actual machines are released, don't complain. AppleInsider also said we would see new G5's today. I don't see them. Could they in fact be wrong? Also the WWDC is not over. As for Mr. Jobs claim of 3 GHz by next year (one month remains) IBM also said they could do it. If a 3 GHz machine isn't here. Blame IBMs manufacturing process, not Mr. Jobs.
 
Frobozz said:
Also, has anyone noticed that Apple has only served a "cease" letter to Apple Insider for the pictures of the G5? The pictures are one thing... the SPECS are another. No "cease" letter for those.
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The pictures were Apple's property and they have every right to tell some one they cannot publish them on the web without permission. You cannot tell someone they cannot speculate at the specifications of an upcoming product even if they get it 100% correct (if you could all the rumor sites would be shut down).
 
Dangit

I knew I should have waited. I just ordered a dualie 1.8 last week. It hasn't arrived yet though. I'm gonna cancel and wait to see what happens.
 
end of summer?

I thought they said 3ghz by next summer. Summer doesn't end until mid September. I wouldn't be suprised if they release new machines now and release 1 more in September with all the bells and whistles. Didn't they do this before? I'm waiting till the winter to buying my new G5. I've already waited this long. 😛
 
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