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Yeaakk!!
that thing is really ugly!! its a kind of weird mutant between "elcapitan" and what i think should be the next generation PRO line design ( that is similar to TiBook and Xserve) is impossible that mr. Ive would let that thing come out rom Apple
that thing is really ugly!! its a kind of weird mutant between "elcapitan" and what i think should be the next generation PRO line design ( that is similar to TiBook and Xserve) is impossible that mr. Ive would let that thing come out rom Apple
Whether it's real or not I have come to not pay too much attention to pics of Apple hardware (legit or not).
Before I saw a QuickSilver in the flesh I though it looked pretty uninspiring in magazine and web shots. I thought the ibook was very dull but when I saw one for real I thought it was fantastic. Same with other Apple stuff too. It must be me but I don't seem to get the pics to talk to me.
Going on past experience, I think this looks a bit naff therefore it must be a stunner.
Before I saw a QuickSilver in the flesh I though it looked pretty uninspiring in magazine and web shots. I thought the ibook was very dull but when I saw one for real I thought it was fantastic. Same with other Apple stuff too. It must be me but I don't seem to get the pics to talk to me.
Going on past experience, I think this looks a bit naff therefore it must be a stunner.
As somebody said above, you can sometimes not tell with these apple products, in pictures they look horrible but in real-life they look stunning. I think that is the case here. As for the comments on the intakes, I think making a feature of the air-intakes on a Porsche works well, why not on a mac?
Don't forget your Acronyms
Just a note to all of you that are questioning why it says SD RAM when you want DDR RAM don't forget this:
SD RAM = "Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory"
DDR is actually just short for its official name:
DDR SD RAM = "Double Data Rate Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory"
This implies that it could be either kind.
Also note that they there are 4 slots and it states that it has support for 4 GB of RAM. As far as I know, a PC 133 1 GB DIMM does not exist while I do know that 1 GB DDR DIMMs do exist (at least ECC).
In any case, it will be interesting to see what the next system holds,
Jeff.
Just a note to all of you that are questioning why it says SD RAM when you want DDR RAM don't forget this:
SD RAM = "Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory"
DDR is actually just short for its official name:
DDR SD RAM = "Double Data Rate Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory"
This implies that it could be either kind.
Also note that they there are 4 slots and it states that it has support for 4 GB of RAM. As far as I know, a PC 133 1 GB DIMM does not exist while I do know that 1 GB DDR DIMMs do exist (at least ECC).
In any case, it will be interesting to see what the next system holds,
Jeff.
Are you for real??
yeah! why not make it beige like everything else in my skanky office!
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you're joking right? stereo speakers don't do anything when they're next to each other. there would be no point.
this is supposed to be a pro machine not some adolescent fantasy. buy an iMac.
in my opinion this is almost exactly what everyone in these forums has been asking for short of an early G5. you get a speed bumped G4, DDR, front speaker jack, 2 optical drive bays and to top it off it has a little 'pro' brushed metal thrown in without the radical new design that everyone would like to see for the G5.
quit whining.
if all you guys do is look at your macs you don't deserve one.
eeehhhhh? i don't like it.
i want ports on the front for my iPod! i want at least 5 PCI slots, not four.
i want something new and innovative Steve said just last week: "we're going to innovate through this downturn". Well get on with it! innovate!
i still love my B&W G3 tower like I gave birth to it myself - i want something that will fill the void when it's gone, not something that will remind me of it and make me sad! come on steve... we're counting on you. don't .mac us again...
i want ports on the front for my iPod! i want at least 5 PCI slots, not four.
i want something new and innovative Steve said just last week: "we're going to innovate through this downturn". Well get on with it! innovate!
i still love my B&W G3 tower like I gave birth to it myself - i want something that will fill the void when it's gone, not something that will remind me of it and make me sad! come on steve... we're counting on you. don't .mac us again...
DDR RAM is SDRAM but SDRAM is not necessarily DDR RAM. get it??
and yes ... 1GB PC133 SDRAM does indeed exist.
and yes ... 1GB PC133 SDRAM does indeed exist.
This design looks like a final design from Apple... I'm looking at how much cooling it has, and by what I can see, it's going to be like an oven in that thing... This could mean faster (I mean, alot faster) processors, like up to 1.4-1.5ghz... I'm having mixed emotions about the design, though...
I think that the reason that the CD drives are in the middle and the PCI cards are at the top is because the processor(s) needs to be at the bottom, instead of the top where all of the heat collects inside the machine, that way they can stay cool better... It might also have to do with the placement of the RAM, since that was a problem with the original G4's and quicksilvers, is that 2 cd drives in that space wouldn't fit with the RAM, but that may have been just the original G4's...
But we can't forget that this could be just one prototype design for the G4... If Apple lets it stay online, then they must be watching this thread, and many others, seeing what we think of the design... Maybe someone will start up a petition online...
I think that the reason that the CD drives are in the middle and the PCI cards are at the top is because the processor(s) needs to be at the bottom, instead of the top where all of the heat collects inside the machine, that way they can stay cool better... It might also have to do with the placement of the RAM, since that was a problem with the original G4's and quicksilvers, is that 2 cd drives in that space wouldn't fit with the RAM, but that may have been just the original G4's...
But we can't forget that this could be just one prototype design for the G4... If Apple lets it stay online, then they must be watching this thread, and many others, seeing what we think of the design... Maybe someone will start up a petition online...
Or maybe you'll stop smoking low-grade crack!
How many times has Apple ever let a design out early "just to see what we think of it". I bet you get a christmas card every year from Steve Jobs, too.
Sheesh.
Originally posted by iH8Quark
Or maybe you'll stop smoking low-grade crack!
How many times has Apple ever let a design out early "just to see what we think of it". I bet you get a christmas card every year from Steve Jobs, too.
Sheesh.
quiet chuckle
s/he's right you know. there are a few too many self-important folks around here
I believe 7 lbs for a heat sync is ridiculas. The pressure that thing would put on the processor and the silicon surrounding it would be very intense. Imagine if you accidentally jarred your system, and the unnexpected movement causes the heat sink to shift. I can easily see a 7 lb. heat sink either cracking or damaging the silicon or processor. Pretty much ruining the entire processor. Why don't they put some sort of hightech liquid coolant unit on it like an A/C to keep it cool. 7 lbs.! Wow!
Chad
Chad
Transition to G5
If the G5 is not coming out in August, and this is another G4 machine, then it seems to make sense that its case might be just a slight revision of the current case. (Saving the radical new design for whenever the G5 is ready.)
In the article the author says the case is still the current color...that it only looks white due to distortion.
If the above is true the new Pmacs may be a more minor revision that we have been expecting. However, even with only 1.2ghz, if that's all we get, when you add DDR and Jaguar shouldn't that provide close to a 50% jump in performance in some areas?
If the G5 is not coming out in August, and this is another G4 machine, then it seems to make sense that its case might be just a slight revision of the current case. (Saving the radical new design for whenever the G5 is ready.)
In the article the author says the case is still the current color...that it only looks white due to distortion.
If the above is true the new Pmacs may be a more minor revision that we have been expecting. However, even with only 1.2ghz, if that's all we get, when you add DDR and Jaguar shouldn't that provide close to a 50% jump in performance in some areas?
sorry to rain on everyone's picnic...
that's not even a terribly good photochop...
I had a couple criticisms about the leaked Quicksilver pics too, and was proven wrong... but this is a tad egregious, don't you think?
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that's not even a terribly good photochop...
I had a couple criticisms about the leaked Quicksilver pics too, and was proven wrong... but this is a tad egregious, don't you think?
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Originally posted by iH8Quark
Or maybe you'll stop smoking low-grade crack!
How many times has Apple ever let a design out early "just to see what we think of it". I bet you get a christmas card every year from Steve Jobs, too.
Sheesh.
I don't smoke crack... But hey, this is a rumors site, we can speculate, can't we? Of course, the odds of Apple letting us see something just so they can get our opinion on it are very low...
Oh, and actually, I do get a christmas card from Steve, and a christmas ham...
Re: sorry to rain on everyone's picnic...
I don't know... The rest of the machine seems too real to be fake... Besides, the low resolution of the photo may be the reason as to why the vent holes look out of line... My point about it is why doesn't the guy take better pictures of all the stuff instead of making a PDF? He obviously had the time to do it, so why not???
I don't know... The rest of the machine seems too real to be fake... Besides, the low resolution of the photo may be the reason as to why the vent holes look out of line... My point about it is why doesn't the guy take better pictures of all the stuff instead of making a PDF? He obviously had the time to do it, so why not???
Not to repost, but:
If you look closely, you can see the reflection of another tower in the brushed metal portion. So whoever took this photo had more than one of these.
hey...this is post 200!
If you look closely, you can see the reflection of another tower in the brushed metal portion. So whoever took this photo had more than one of these.
hey...this is post 200!
You guys are bummers
This things got all the pre-G5 stuff I've heard you people asking for in these forums. The fans, heatsink, and ventilation are COMPLETELY necessary. Keeping the internal parts cool in a confined space is extremely important. It also leaves Apple room to place hotter (and therefore higher clocked) processors (or MORE PROCESSORS) in the existing case design. Externally it may not be that appeasing to all of you, but let me remind you its just a 2-D photo. The core design may allow apple to move from the G4 to higher clocked G4s and even a G5 or whatever is next, without a major overhaul of the inside, and just a major overhaul of the outside, which will give the impression of big imporvements, a la G5 or whatever's next.
As far as 4096MB of ram in 4 slots goes, this is awesome. The G4 that apple was using couldn't handle more than 1.5GB of RAM. Obviously it's not going to stay as 133Mhz memory. I don't know what It'll be though (DDR speeds or anything else, etc.).
Show me a 1024MB 133SDRAM chip. Pricewatch.com doesn't list any so they're not common and therefore apple WONT use them.
This things got all the pre-G5 stuff I've heard you people asking for in these forums. The fans, heatsink, and ventilation are COMPLETELY necessary. Keeping the internal parts cool in a confined space is extremely important. It also leaves Apple room to place hotter (and therefore higher clocked) processors (or MORE PROCESSORS) in the existing case design. Externally it may not be that appeasing to all of you, but let me remind you its just a 2-D photo. The core design may allow apple to move from the G4 to higher clocked G4s and even a G5 or whatever is next, without a major overhaul of the inside, and just a major overhaul of the outside, which will give the impression of big imporvements, a la G5 or whatever's next.
As far as 4096MB of ram in 4 slots goes, this is awesome. The G4 that apple was using couldn't handle more than 1.5GB of RAM. Obviously it's not going to stay as 133Mhz memory. I don't know what It'll be though (DDR speeds or anything else, etc.).
Show me a 1024MB 133SDRAM chip. Pricewatch.com doesn't list any so they're not common and therefore apple WONT use them.
Re: Re: sorry to rain on everyone's picnic...
I will rely on Ockham's Razor to deduct that the 'path of least resistance' to the truth begind this "leaked" picture is that someone took a gain-bled digi-snap of a Quicksilver (with celophane on the handles/sides) and had a little 'go' at it with Photoshop.
I'll tell you why not. It's fake. The first two are in line, the last two are in line... The two *sets* are unaligned. If you look at the original resolution of the "vent holes" up close you can even see the poor editing.
I will rely on Ockham's Razor to deduct that the 'path of least resistance' to the truth begind this "leaked" picture is that someone took a gain-bled digi-snap of a Quicksilver (with celophane on the handles/sides) and had a little 'go' at it with Photoshop.