Originally posted by TMJ1974
When will the retail Radeon 9000 Pro/Mac version arrive ? That was suppose to be out in Sept, which is almost over.
Has anyone seen these advertised anywhere ? That will be a great update to my quicksilver.
Tim
Originally posted by TMJ1974
733.....it's a great machine too
Originally posted by bousozoku
It was supposed to be fall 2002 but because of demand on the PC side exceeding expectations, it could be a bit later or there might be just a trickle of the boards bound for Macs.
Originally posted by kiwi_the_iwik
Why on earth don't they make these new graphics cards a standard size? Although they all fit nicely in the Towers, spare a thought for the Cube owners, like myself, who have a limited selection and supply of graphics cards that fit in the Cube chassis (nVidia GeForce 2 & 3, ATI Radeon Cube & Radeon 7500 are the only cards that fit in, and utilise the power of Quartz Extreme...).
Because of the limited supply and massive demand for these cards, we Cube owners are paying through the teeth for technology that is no longer cutting edge. And I hate the idea of getting a second-hand card through eBay, only to find it DOA with no support.
So come on, ATI and nVidia - give us a break. You make 'em, and we'll buy 'em.
Originally posted by G5orbust
Yea, why are we at the bottom of the damn totem pole here? I mean, macs have an OS that needs a good graphics card, and no doubt OSX 10.3 (panther) will require something good for its next gen of quatrx extreme.
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I also think the 9000 will sell like dollar per pound marijuana in Compton (hehe)
Originally posted by bousozoku
It's all about volume. How many Mac owners are going to spend the money ($399) for a video card, great or otherwise? 1000? 10,000? 100,000? Not enough to be first. The only reason we get GeForce cards quickly is because Apple is doing the work, not nVidia.
Compton...the biggest dropout rate in the country. What a city! The math and accounting classes must do well.