when to release g5?

[networkman]

if you were apple and you had or were soon expecting working g5 chips on machines in research and development, when would you release them now that the g4 dual 1 ghz was released today?

later this year?

beginning of 2003?

 

[Andrés]

Macworld NY or Expo in Paris

 

[BillGates]

They will be released as soon as they are ready and in enough supply to meet estimated demand.

 

[zorglub]

Paris
they missed last time...
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[spuncan]

MWNY All the way

Apple will be in New Yor at that time a city in the rebuilding stage. So the G5 would be perfect ie rebuilding Apple to the former Apple II/1984 era.

 

[evanmarx]

a little wrapup ....

here a small recap of speedbump in the G4 line since the G4 was presented ... you'll notice a clear pattern here:

Sep1999: G4 450/500 (speed-"dumped" later to 400/450)

Feb2000: G4 400/450/500

Jul 2000: G4 400/2x450/2x500

Jan2001: G4 466/533/2x533/667/733

Jul 2001: G4 733/867/2x800

Jan 2002: G4 800/933/2x1000

so MWNY 02 "could" bring the G5 ... but as you see the troubles apple had when they first introduced the G4 (speed-dump, because Moto could not deliver enough, also the motherboard (PCI vs. AGP) changed shortly after) ... so if you're betting on the G5, expect a bumpy ride ...

if you need/want/lust for a powermac, go NOW!

for more info:
http://www.apple-history.com/g4pci.html

 

[ilikeiBook]

They should release them at Macworld New York. The biggest things should always be released at macworld expos.