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PowerMac G5 Upgrades Announced (Officially)

Dark Horse said:
But there aren't even any grounded rumours about any of those options....just hopeful speculation on our part!
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Nah... It would be odd if Apple sold machines that weren't able to accomodate all features in the current OS, hence there should at least be a small bump in graphics cards (and maybe RAM) on those machines not on the Core Images supported graphics card list... and the rumor that Apple's complete lineup will move to 512 MB RAM is an old one...
 
Rob0711 said:
how comes the single g5 isn´t talked about anymore anywhere on the official site ?... the info page states that there are only 3 dual g5 systems... (at least on the new german subsite). so will this one still be dropped ?
i know the single cpu version is still in the store... but i can´t find a reference to it in the copy text...
power mac mini ? ... i know i posted this before but i guess in an already dead thread...
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Yeah I noticed that too - always referring to the dual-processor systems - "Dual-Processor Power from only £1,300" or whatever...

I'm afraid I was waiting for today for a long time so despite the fact the upgrades are mind-blowing, all I was going for was a dual-2GHz anyway... Think I might have to get one of those funky displays for my birthday now :D (Hob loves educational discount)
 
klaus said:
I'm glad they stick with liquid cooling, cause if they would've obsoleted it, that would mean they truly are having doubts about it, and that wouldn't be nice for my G5 2.5.

No I can rely on the fact that the liquid cooling has been tested enough to be used for many many years.
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Doesn't mean they didn't improve to "Liquid Cooling 1.1" which fixes all the nasty leaks and dumping of gallons of coolant all over the floor that occurred with the 1.0 version you have ;)

(joke :)
 
Mitthrawnuruodo said:
... and the rumor that Apple's complete lineup will move to 512 MB RAM is an old one...
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I just hope they get the update tomorrow or friday so I can buy an iBook with 512 RAM without paying the upgrade.

</cheapskate>
 
G.Kirby said:
Just bought my 2ghz with a 256Mb card. I AM ONE HAPPY HAPPY CHAPPY! :D

Should have it in about 6 days or so.
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Nice price point on that machine. I'm trying to hold myself back from pulling the trigger.

Congrats!
 
Bear said:
Yes, the 9650 can support two "single link" DVI monitors. the dual-link DVI ports can support regular DVI displays as well.
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Bling! Thank you Bear! Off to order one now!
 
marmotte said:
Dell's 24" monitor can be had for $1020 + no tax + $40 shipping.
MM
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I got mine for under $1k straight from Dell a week or so ago. Love it. If the Apple would have been within $100-$200 of that, I'd have ordered it from Apple.

Yes, I read all the people complaining about the Dell lcd quality around the 'net, but I also saw people complaining about Apple's (though, to a far lesser extent).

I figured with the $ savings, it's worth the risk. So far, it's been an excellen screen :)
 
I am glad I got my 2.0 when I did!

The only negative issue with the new Dual 2.0 is the fact that it only supports 4gb of memory, as opposed to 8gb support by the previous generation. The new 2.0 is also sans the PCI-X slots that the previous model had.

I have just ordered a Dual Layer DVD burner for my PM, so I should be slightly better then the new model once it arrives :)
 
Not a bad start for a Convert

Fed up with Bill Gates and the Intel maffia I was driven to Apple.
Just at the point where I made my choice, the Apple dealer told me to hold my horses for 2 weeks.

I've read all the rumours and can imagine the disappointment of a many, but evolution has a longer breath than any big bang.

I'm happy with my new purchase and hope the chosen technology will prove to hold out for a couple of years.

The only negative: Apple - learn how to deal with the internal memory thing.
 
ACED said:
How can Apple keep a straight face with this offering! ...

I was looking at getting a 9600 card way more than a year ago for my games PC ... and it was a mid range, year old card then! I didn't get it then, why would I want it now???

There is just is no excuse for using old components, they must have got a batch of the old almost obsolete AGP variety, very cheap.

I'd describe this update as more of a hardware "patch" so that business can 'feel' like they're ordering the latest and greatest PMs.

I'm predicting most hold off purchasing.
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When I bought my last PC nobody was selling a Video card I wanted to have as standard. Everything that was worth having was Aftermarket, and or an option.

Unless you are buying an alienware or other gamer system, most stock video cards are sub par in the eyes of true power users. So in all actuality, Apple is not THAT far of the pace.
 
hob said:
It's been raining in Stafford all day... :(
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Sun's just coming out now, here. Will it make it's mind up?????

Think the 2.3 Ghz dual is probably what i will get, but only when i manage to find a new job.

Redundancy sucks.
(at least in the Employment world)
 
DOUBLE LAYER - how it works

Interesting article on how double-layer disks work:

http://www.windowsusers.org/double_layer.html

Double Layer DVD technology is not new. Commonly called “DVD9,” Hollywood has been churning out major motion pictures on stamped Double Layer DVD Discs for years.

How else could they include the full length movie plus all the bonus materials commonly found on today’s DVDs?

Because Double Layer technology has always been part of the DVD specifications, Double Layer DVD Recording on the desktop is the natural progression of single layer 4.7GB recordable technology.
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Dark Horse said:
I just hope they get the update tomorrow or friday so I can buy an iBook with 512 RAM without paying the upgrade.

</cheapskate>
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I'm also hoping for an update, but I'd rather have a better GPU and/or more VRAM than 512MB default (especially if the 512MB means 256MB on-board and 256MB in the only memory slot, which means you have to remove it to upgrade, like the Mac mini - which I still think should've come with 256MB on-board too).
 
ATI 9650 LOL what a joke!
Worst Powermac I've seen in a long time,
sales are going to slump even more and
they can blame themselves for that...
 
Dark Horse said:
Hmm....so no consumer mac upgrades til WWDC. Unless you follow the wham bam thank you mam theory of power line, consumer line, tiger wednesday thursday friday. Which I don't. It's a shame they'll be releasing Tiger on iBooks with 256 RAM, since it seems it'll be a little underpowered for such a good OS update.
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With iMac shipping dates being a full week, I would be surprised if we DIDN'T see a refresh in that line up this week.
 
I'm personally waiting for PB and mini(mac and iPod) updates. Even though its only a 200mhz upgrade on the top end, at least its something. I think Apple is keeping up with the competitors. I've used a dual 1.8 for photoshopping and it kicks the pants of any PC I've used for the same stuff.
 
Choices

Now I am not sure which powermac to get I could get the single 1.8 and give it the ATI 9600 or will I be better off with the old dual 1.8 or possibly 2.0, which do not have as good of a video card, how much better is a dual versus a better video card?
 
One other thing this signals, with the 1.8Ghz single model sticking around for awhile longer, is iMac's won't be updated anytime soon. That is ok with me though, since I am still current for a little while longer. Like I said before, however, better for Apple to have a smaller update that is available now, then announce one today and take 3 or 4 months to get the thing shipped out in any decent quanities.
 
iGary said:
Nice price point on that machine. I'm trying to hold myself back from pulling the trigger.

Congrats!
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Yup! :D

for the same price as a Dual1.8 G5 I got a Dual 2Ghz with twice the RAM and HD, 4x the graphics card and a faster FS bus. This would now have been the case last week when i was going to buy but I held on.

And the head line read 'Cat get ALL the cream' :D

No modem, I wonder if the APXtreme is finally going to get an ADSL. :rolleyes:
 
A picture is a thousand words…

Apple must be the only company I know that deliberately cripples its older systems in order to make the new systems look better!!!! :mad:

What the f*** happened to the dual 2.0Ghz G5 model? And Why? :eek:

And for heavens sake why did they discontinue the dual 2.5Ghz G5? :confused:

Is the newly introduced 2.3ghz supposed to improve anything? :rolleyes:

 
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