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The 1st Dual 2.0GHz Arrives
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Originally posted by ImAlwaysRight
I have a dual 2.0 G5 EDU institutional order placed July 24, was to ship "on or before Oct. 3" and was told this AM it was being built. I noticed online there is a problem with the credit card processing so I will call tomorrow AM to clear that up, but hopefully this will ship tomorrow. I upgraded my shipping to next day, so I should have this by Friday.
This is very sweet as last time Apple announced a new product and I ordered early through EDU store, I learned of retail orders that were placed 2 weeks AFTER my order shipped before mine. So it looks like things have come full circle.
ARE YOU SURE?????
I ordered it the same day and my estimate shipping is 10/3!!
OMG!OMG!OMG!
........No, I shouldn't be too excited. I haven't recieved anything yet. And I know for sure the life isn't that easy.
but still..
OMG! OMG! OMG!
Originally posted by ImAlwaysRight
I have a dual 2.0 G5 EDU institutional order placed July 24, was to ship "on or before Oct. 3" and was told this AM it was being built. I noticed online there is a problem with the credit card processing so I will call tomorrow AM to clear that up, but hopefully this will ship tomorrow. I upgraded my shipping to next day, so I should have this by Friday.
This is very sweet as last time Apple announced a new product and I ordered early through EDU store, I learned of retail orders that were placed 2 weeks AFTER my order shipped before mine. So it looks like things have come full circle.
Was your order a stock order or a CTO (and if so, what options did you order)?
My CC was preauthorized this morning, exactly one month after it was last preauth, so I thought that is all this was. But just to make sure I emailed my sales rep this morning and she confirmed it was being built, but added she did not know when this would ship. I cannot say if this will ship tomorrow, and the web order status page STILL says shipping "on or before 10/3," but at the top instead of saying "open" it says "Action Required: WE ARE UNABLE TO OBTAIN AN AUTHORIZATION FOR THE CREDIT CARD YOU PROVIDED. PLEASE CONTACT YOUR CARD ISSUING BANK." Well, it was a successful preauthorized this morning, so I have a hunch I know what the problem is and will call in the AM to clear it up.
Mine was a CTO, with the changes being Radeon 9800, Combo drive instead of SuperDrive, and no modem.
It stands for "Configure-To-Order", another way of saying "Build-To-Order". However, you certainly could debate over configure-to-order vs. build-to-order for the best term to use.
For CTO you could say that configure-to-order is the best term because all CTO really does is save you the hassle of buying the extra components (more RAM, upgraded video card, etc.). However, once in a while you get something (in this case the built-in Bluetooth option) that requires building on to the motherboard, instead of putting a card in an already-built slot. That would be more along the lines of BTO.
In the end, I think gregorypierce sums it up best when he says that CTO stands for "Continuously Tardy Order", as that certainly seems to be the case.
Configure To Order, that is..
I've been wondering about it too..
Is it different from BTO, anybody?
Falling values
Because in that month and a half the value of the G5, both real and imaginary, which is currently being suspended by hype and suspense (among other things), will start to fall, especially as we get closer to the end of the year and the emergence of the 3GHz G5 (be it a 970 or not).
I'll agree with this sentiment. Now that the developer dual orders have been pushed back (which was very unexpected, at least over at Mac OS Rumors) along with the others, something is definitely wrong. I confirmed this when I called and found out that there definitely was a problem, but that "the general public" would not be told what it was.
Because in that month and a half the value of the G5, both real and imaginary, which is currently being suspended by hype and suspense (among other things), will start to fall, especially as we get closer to the end of the year and the emergence of the 3GHz G5 (be it a 970 or not).
I'll agree with this sentiment. Now that the developer dual orders have been pushed back (which was very unexpected, at least over at Mac OS Rumors) along with the others, something is definitely wrong. I confirmed this when I called and found out that there definitely was a problem, but that "the general public" would not be told what it was.
No offense but i think this guy is full of s***. The ADC to DVI is only 40 bucks and musicmatch is not that bad if it is all you have. Why make stuff up.
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Well, freaky57 just made an error and should have said "DVI to ADC adapter" which allows Apple ADC displays to be used on PC's, and those cost $100. The ADC to DVI, to allow a DVI LCD display to be connected to the Mac's ADC port on the video card, that costs $40.Originally posted by thatguy_youknow
No offense but i think this guy is full of s***. The ADC to DVI is only 40 bucks and musicmatch is not that bad if it is all you have. Why make stuff up.
Where ARE those Dual G5s?
The more I think about it, the more this smells like the 500mhz G4 all over again.
Since Apple stated that it already had 100,000 orders for G5's, by looking at the posts here and elsewhere, at least half of those had to be for Duals, probably closer to 75%.
With that many orders, a shipment of 1,100 cpus to Vtech should not have made that much difference.
Either Apple clearly underestimated the demand for the Duals, or there are manafacturing problems or a chip shortage.
It sounds like Apple has only shipped a 1,000 or so Duals at best, perhaps much less.
Something really stinks somewhere.
I'm more and more glad that I cancelled my Dual G5 order today. I'll wait until they are in the stores.
The more I think about it, the more this smells like the 500mhz G4 all over again.
Since Apple stated that it already had 100,000 orders for G5's, by looking at the posts here and elsewhere, at least half of those had to be for Duals, probably closer to 75%.
With that many orders, a shipment of 1,100 cpus to Vtech should not have made that much difference.
Either Apple clearly underestimated the demand for the Duals, or there are manafacturing problems or a chip shortage.
It sounds like Apple has only shipped a 1,000 or so Duals at best, perhaps much less.
Something really stinks somewhere.
I'm more and more glad that I cancelled my Dual G5 order today. I'll wait until they are in the stores.
Apple hasn't always had the most reliable manufacturing contractors. It very well may be a problem there.
Actually an iPod formated for Windows will work just fine on the Mac without reformatting. Just plug it into the Mac and it works you would never know it was formatted differently unless you checked.
Re: Re: Please send out the DUALY'S
Don't think so. By this time Apple will have released an 'Powerbook 15'' emulator' which will run on one of those optical psychic quantum computers.
Originally posted by ~Shard~
Oh, and the scary thing is, in 2023, a 22GHz machine will no doubt be very slow - I'm sure some sort of "optical psychic computer" will be around by then. And people will still be waiting for their 15" G5 PowerBook updates...
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Don't think so. By this time Apple will have released an 'Powerbook 15'' emulator' which will run on one of those optical psychic quantum computers.
Need proof.
Well, I for one am not going to believe that the dual machines are shipping until I see some pictures somewhere of one being unpacked and in a users home or office. In fact I'd even be happy of a pic of one in a Apple store.
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Well, I for one am not going to believe that the dual machines are shipping until I see some pictures somewhere of one being unpacked and in a users home or office. In fact I'd even be happy of a pic of one in a Apple store.
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Re: Need proof.
I'll be more than happy to oblige assuming I get this credit card issue sorted today and my dual G5 actually ships. Darn EDU store doesn't open until 7:30 AM. I discovered the problem at 6:55PM last night, and of course they closed at 6:30...
Re: Falling values
This is seems to be a common misconception. 3Ghz G5s are not due by the end of the year. Steve said within a year. i.e. probably late spring/early summer next year.
This is seems to be a common misconception. 3Ghz G5s are not due by the end of the year. Steve said within a year. i.e. probably late spring/early summer next year.
My dual G5 shipment is also delayed by a small technical factor: money! To be more specific my lack of enough to buy one of these excellent machines. Folks, the larger picture is they are shipping. I haven't seen a product release yet of anything that is worth a damn that doesn't have bottlenecks. Don't worry about getting yours and having the 3GHZ machines out too soon and thereby making yours obsolete - those will have the same distribution problems!
Lets take a look at this.
Stevie boy says 3 gig G5 within a year on June 23 2003.
G5 2 gig's are not shipping until the end of Sept in any numbers which is the best case scenario as of today Sept 4.
That leaves 9 months to bump speeds from 2 - 3 gigs.
This means a speed bump will need to come in Jan - March to someplace in the 2.5 gig range.
Does any of that make sense.
Unfortunately I'm using a dinosaur and needed to upgrade 1 year ago but have been putting it off waiting for a G5. If your not desperate now, WAIT!
Stevie boy says 3 gig G5 within a year on June 23 2003.
G5 2 gig's are not shipping until the end of Sept in any numbers which is the best case scenario as of today Sept 4.
That leaves 9 months to bump speeds from 2 - 3 gigs.
This means a speed bump will need to come in Jan - March to someplace in the 2.5 gig range.
Does any of that make sense.
Unfortunately I'm using a dinosaur and needed to upgrade 1 year ago but have been putting it off waiting for a G5. If your not desperate now, WAIT!
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