PowerMac G5's Arriving...

[Powerbook G5]

Haven't seem the cases really myself for the singles, but I imagine the case is the same despite single or dual, it's just the board that is different, so I imagine there is the space for the second fan on the case anyway. And as far as the boards being blue...I thought they were always blue?

 

[MrMacMan]

Excellent !!

Great News indeed.

If they get shipping we can see how fast they are running and See Folding in action!



Have fun!

 

[Powerbook G5]

Mmm...folding on a dual G5...that'd be like using a Ferrari to do pizza deliveries...

 

[Zwiggles]

Originally posted by gothamac
It's only a matter of time before someone starts marketing a clear side panel to show off the inside of these machines.

Well it just happens that I'm sitting on two $200,000 laser cutters that cut and polish Plexi Glass. If anyone would want a window, first let me know if there are screw holes for the window to attach to the case with and secondly, let me know the locations and dimentions of the screw holes and case it self. If you want a funky color or some custom ingraving with your logo or what ever, I can do that too.

robzwick@hotmail.com

Cheers

 

[Powerbook G5]

Looks like we just started something really cool

 

[onemilkid]

Originally posted by gothamac
It's only a matter of time before someone starts marketing a clear side panel to show off the inside of these machines.

Actually they are already included, as far as I know, so that you can have the G5 running with the side open. The vents/fans need a closed room to work

 

[visor]

hm, no 2*1.8 after all

It's a pitty I think that they only feature one double processor System. The real speed bonus comes in the multi Processor environment.

Now imagine a developer programming on a single proc system... he can't even dream of all the enhancments he could make on a 2 CPU system...

Anyway, nice they are finally shipping. If I can walk into a store and take it away - I'll be tempted.

 

[visor]

Originally posted by MrMacman
Excellent !!

Great News indeed.

If they get shipping we can see how fast they are running and See Folding in action!

I don't think the folding cores are optimized for the g5 yet - even though, I believe the folding could dramatically speed up with true 64bit processing.

 

[Powerbook G5]

Who knows what the next round of speed bumps will yield? Perhaps a dual 1.8 in the low/mid range?

 

[ImAlwaysRight]

Re: WALK IN & BUY THEM!!

Originally posted by sososowhat
I just called the Stanford Bookstore, and they said they got 50-60 1.6 & 1.8's in and, get this:

THEY'RE NOT PRE-SOLD. WALK IN & BUY ONE.

That makes sense. People waiting on their orders and we got 60 of them waiting in a campus bookstore that can probably only be sold to students/staff of that university, or at best, you gotta live there to go pick it up.

They sure better not have a stockpile of 2.0's by the end of the month when I'm still waiting on my pre-order since July!

One more thing... what is with all the peeps across the web asking about the keyboard and mouse? This is on other forums, too. The keyboard on the new eMacs IS the new Apple keyboard ... NOTHING DIFFERENT WILL BE COMING WITH THE G5! As for the mouse, yup, nothing has changed either. Reminds me of the Spongebob episode where Spongebob and Patrick throw away the TV so they can play with the box!

 

[Powerbook G5]

The G5 box seems to be pretty spiffy, too!

 

[sedarby]

Re: Re: WALK IN & BUY THEM!!

Originally posted by ImAlwaysRight
That makes sense. People waiting on their orders and we got 60 of them waiting in a campus bookstore that can probably only be sold to students/staff of that university, or at best, you gotta live there to go pick it up.

They sure better not have a stockpile of 2.0's by the end of the month when I'm still waiting on my pre-order since July!

One more thing... what is with all the peeps across the web asking about the keyboard and mouse? This is on other forums, too. The keyboard on the new eMacs IS the new Apple keyboard ... NOTHING DIFFERENT WILL BE COMING WITH THE G5! As for the mouse, yup, nothing has changed either. Reminds me of the Spongebob episode where Spongebob and Patrick throw away the TV so they can play with the box!

Preordering is a scam. It's a way for manufacturers to build capital without delivering anything. I believe this happened with the 17" Powerbook that you could walk in and buy one before those who preordered recieved theirs. It is a shame that they (Apple, etc.) do this to people but anyway, looking forward to walking in and walking out with a dual 2 ghz G5 (after appropriate payment has been arranged of course! )

Seriously, what does preordering really do for you?

 

[jaedreth]

Preordering

Not all cases will the pre-order'er not get their machine first.

However, I do not pre-order. I want to go buy it. Alas, no Apple Retail Store here. Apple hates Austin, even though their most experienced and most technically adept call center in the world is there. I should know, I worked there.

Anyways, I want to get my grubby hands on one in person. Too many bad experiences ordering online. Which means, I'm off to Fry's electronics as soon as they get one.

Jaedreth

 

[edStar]

I agree with previous comments that the innards of the G5 look extremely clean and neat. A triumph of Apple hardware design.

Also about the G5 boxes at the uni, wouldn't they have pre-orded them aswell?? And wouldn't it be a first-serve basis??

I'm sure that Apple are not playing favourites.

 

[webplummer]

Re: Re: Re: WALK IN & BUY THEM!!

Originally posted by sedarby
Preordering is a scam. It's a way for manufacturers to build capital without delivering anything.

No building of capital takes place with preorders. They can't make you pay for the order till it's ready to ship, and they can't claim it in their quarterlies unless it's shipped.

A nice way to get cheap fast delivery on stuff is to order two days before close of the fiscal quarter and get cheap shipping. Many times companies will expedite shipping ust squeeze the last dollars into their earning reports.

 

[saint.duo]

Re: WALK IN & BUY THEM!!

I'll believe it when I see it. I would assume that you were lied to by whoever you talked to.

From what I've been told by Apple:
1.6s have shipped to priority higher education customers (not stores).
Some apple stores have non-functional display models.
No 1.6s have shipped to consumers, apple stores, or resellers.
No 1.8s have shipped AT ALL.

Originally posted by sososowhat
I just called the Stanford Bookstore, and they said they got 50-60 1.6 & 1.8's in and, get this:

THEY'RE NOT PRE-SOLD. WALK IN & BUY ONE.
650-329-1217.

 

[akac]

In other words - the people who need them the most at the right time (since school JUST started) get them first.

Honestly, its a smart move. All educational orders first. Wish I was still in education.

 

[macabre]

Originally posted by KentuckyApple
Honestly, i couldn't care less what kind of keyboard it comes with. I'd be happy to use my orange imac keyboard with the thing as long as I have it sitting in my office. What a bunch of babies!

The point is that the keyboard and mouse SHOULD MATCH the case. And they probably will too, look at the iSight. If either their inventory is too high, or they are not ready for production, it is just a little disapointing to have a work of art that doesn't match. Not so much a Ferrari with Ford wheels, but a black Ferrari with an all white interior. Its not that bad, its still a Ferrari, but it just doesn't look right. Yeah, I'm a perfectionist, I want everything to look just right in my workspace. And I know that there are alternatives that might look better, but I expect more from Apple.

P.S.
Just for the record, I'm not really complaining.

 

[Wonder Boy]

how would someone who doesn't know much about benchmarks go about getting benchmarks? BTW, the g5 isn't mine, im just curious.

 

[zen]

Originally posted by Zwiggles
Well it just happens that I'm sitting on two $200,000 laser cutters that cut and polish Plexi Glass. If anyone would want a window, first let me know if there are screw holes for the window to attach to the case with and secondly, let me know the locations and dimentions of the screw holes and case it self. If you want a funky color or some custom ingraving with your logo or what ever, I can do that too.

If you take a look at all the shots of the demo G5's that were shown off in the US and Europe, you'll see that the transparent inner door isn't flat, but it contoured to fit in and around some of the spaces on the inside of the machine.

So unfortunately it's not just a flat panel that can be stuck on, which probably puts glass replacements out of the running.

zen

 

[PowerBook User]

Cool! The Power Macs are shipping on time! It's not even the last day of August (although the duals might ship then ).

 

[plastree]

Originally posted by zen
If you take a look at all the shots of the demo G5's that were shown off in the US and Europe, you'll see that the transparent inner door isn't flat, but it contoured to fit in and around some of the spaces on the inside of the machine.

So unfortunately it's not just a flat panel that can be stuck on, which probably puts glass replacements out of the running.

zen

I think he intends to make a replacement for the outer metal panel, not the inner door.

 

[Powerbook G5]

I think it'd be pretty awesome and very doable. I wouldn't mind a frosted clear panel to go over the side to show off the inside.

 

[lunarworks]

Get a blue neon light going in there.

I imagine it would look amazing through the front grille.

 

[Adobe75]

GOT 'EM

I work in the Tech Store at UW-Madison (wisconsin), and we just got a shipment of five 1.6GHz machines... one of them being set up for a demo starting tomorrow!!
I am in Boise for the summer with my parents, so no pictures, but fly back on Saturday!!
I get to play with a G5 five days a week! Take a look:

http://techstore.doit.wisc.edu/product1.asp?LoginType=Personal&ITEM_NUMBER=C35084