PowerMac G5s in Stores?

[tazznb]

Me too.....

Originally posted by alset
I'll believe it when I see it.

Dan

My sentiments exactly. No sense in getting my boxer shorts tied in a knot.

 

[PieMac]

At Amazon.com it says (in the check out process) that they are shipping 8/18 - TODAY!

 

[Ambrose Chapel]

from macminute:

August 18 - 08:45 EDT Apple today announced that it has begun shipping the two single processor models of its Power Mac G5, the world's fastest personal computer featuring the first 64-bit desktop processor and the industry's first 1 GHz front-side bus. The dual 2.0 GHz Power Mac G5 will ship late this month, as planned. Apple also announced that it has received orders for over 100,000 Power Mac G5s since its introduction on June 23.

 

[pdickins]

From Apple

Apple have posted officially to say the G5 is shipping now.

http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2003/aug/18pmg5.html

 

[3-22]

Check out apple's site!

They are shipping now! (but to who?)

 

[yoshi1013]

Let the mass flocking to Apple Stores begin!!! Mmmmm...

 

[jrv3034]

Gotta love the box it's shipping in. 😉

Drool, drool... 😱

 

[Ambrose Chapel]

Originally posted by jrv3034
Gotta love the box it's shipping in.

heh apple probably spends more on box design than the wintel companies spend on their comp design. 😀 😉 😀

 

[Captnroger]

Originally posted by SeaFox
Duh. They aren't going to have the machine in stock to buy at the stores. Everyone who had a preorder in after the keynote will be pissed that you could get the G5 at the stores first.

That's silly, let's see:

I ordered a 15" iMac the minute they were available to order on Apple.com. I was able to pickup at my local apple store before my order even shipped.

I ordered a 17" iMac the minute they were available to order on Apple.com. Ditto - my apple store got them before my order shipped so I picked one up there.

Same story with the 17" Powerbook.

I suspect I'll have my new G5 this week! 😀
They're going to ship demo units to every store so folks can put in orders like everyone else. Once the preorders are on their way, then they'll make it available to buy at the Apple Stores.

 

[Tim Flynn]

Apples web site says "G5 now shipping"

🙂 says it all

 

[macmax]

Originally posted by ITMediaCo
The 19th should hopefully be a big day... Any word on new displays :-/

it is a big day, it is my birthday!!!😀

 

[redcalx]

I wasnt as impressed with the box. I thought the box for the latest G4 was a lot nicer. It's hard sometimes to pull off a black background, especially when you're marketing somethingas modern looking as the G5..

Just me .02

Originally posted by jrv3034
Gotta love the box it's shipping in. 😉

Drool, drool... 😱

 

[Lokii]

Just back from Apple Store

I just returned from the local Apple Store in Huntington, Long Island.

No G5s are in yet but they are expected within the next 24-36 hours. They will not be demo units only. These boxes will be on sale immediately.

 

[jrv3034]

Originally posted by redcalx
I wasnt as impressed with the box. I thought the box for the latest G4 was a lot nicer. It's hard sometimes to pull off a black background, especially when you're marketing somethingas modern looking as the G5...

I agree that the G4 MDD box was very stunning, probably more so than this one, but you can't help getting goosebumps just seeing the "G5" on the side...

 

[pbrennen]

i just configged a dual 2ghz, and the shipping date is 7-10 weeks.

 

[themadchemist]

Originally posted by howard
100,000 G5's on order?? holy crap...if that was for just 2000 an order that would be $200,000,000....right? wonder exactly how much profit they make on each machine.

I can't wait to see the quarterly earnings report.

 

[beware_phog]

Has anyone done a real-world comparison of the three different configuations? Essentially how much faster are each processor and video card??

 

[soggywulf]

Re: Just back from Apple Store

Originally posted by Lokii
No G5s are in yet but they are expected within the next 24-36 hours. They will not be demo units only. These boxes will be on sale immediately.

Nice. Thanks for the update! I wonder if they will be able to custom-configure them right there at the store.

 

[Rocketman]

Originally posted by howard
100,000 G5's on order?? holy crap...if that was for just 2000 an order that would be $200,000,000....right? wonder exactly how much profit they make on each machine.

22-28% gross margin. Probably on the higher end at introduction.

Apple loves to whoard cash 🙂

Rocketman

 

[Rocketman]

Originally posted by adamfilip
id be pretty pissed if i ordered a g5 in june and then the apple store started selling units off the rack..

it just wouldnt seem fair..

You ordered a dual 2.0 and they will be displaying a very, very small number of dual 2's and single 1.8's and 1.6's and have a stack of 1.6's to deliver since almost everybody ordered 2.0's in advance.

Rocketman

 

[adamfilip]

wheres the box

i wanna see a pic or a link!!

 

[Dahl]

Go to Apples site. 🙂

 

[ZeppelinArmada]

I just returned from the Willow Bend Apple Store in Dallas(Plano), Tx. for personal confirmation and I discovered two things:
one: they have no G5s ( when I asked the clerk he through his hands in the air and said the he wished he knew when they were getting them and he hoped it was sooner rather than later)

two: the carmel sticky bun served at Stickybun is my pancreas's worst nightmare. I am serious, if you ever wanted to be Godzilla, eat one of these and go around breathing on diabetics, they will run in terror.

Excuse any typos the sugar is making me vibrate.

 

[yanges]

just go to the Apple site....

they have it on the front page....😀

 

[yanges]

here you go: