Will there be another Power Mac G5?

[jhu]

Quite true - I definitely wouldn't complain if this was the case, but as I said, I just don't see it happening.

It will depend exactly what the specs/benchmarks on Woodcrest come out as, as well.

i agree, and unfortunately it's probably true. but then, hell's already a frozen tundra with apple introducing a multi-button mouse and switching to intel...

 

[cube]

You mean Q1 2007 right? It's Q1 2006 right now

But I disagree with the wait for Dempsey. Woodcrest (the server version of Conroe) would enable Apple to ship a Quad (or more) Mac Pro in the second half of this year (probably Q4).

Oops. Dempsey is actually Q1 2006. I haven't adapted to the year change yet.

Sossaman (H1 2006), while cooler, will probably not be fast enough.

I think it will be Woodcrest in Q3 2006, not the LV version that should appear in Q4.

 

[~Shard~]

i agree, and unfortunately it's probably true. but then, hell's already a frozen tundra with apple introducing a multi-button mouse and switching to intel...

Good point.

 

[macgeek2005]

i agree, and unfortunately it's probably true. but then, hell's already a frozen tundra with apple introducing a multi-button mouse and switching to intel...

Apple has a multi button mouse?

 

[-hh]

I'm with bousozoku and ~Shard~ on this one – I doubt we'll see anything too radical, but I wouldn't be surprised to see a speed-bump before the range moves to Intel.

I'll add a "me too", with a twist: I think it will depend on how soon Adobe updates Photoshop, and how the actual benchmarks perform.

Specifically, if a 'double-double' Intel with a recompiled Photoshop isn't going to be 25% faster than the current top PowerMac, then it wouldn't be accepted as a performance upgrade.

With no reason for top of the line customers to switch to the Intel, there's no reason to sell it...so you retain sales by speed-bumping the G5.

Besides, it wouldn't be surprising if Apple has some sort of contract agreement in place with IBM that commits them to some quantity of units at 3GHz.

And to that end, a "30th Anniversary" unit might be a good way to both use any contract obligations as well as to 'plug a hole' without the appearance of going backwards on their CPU roadmap.


-hh

 

[Glenn Wolsey]

Apple has a multi button mouse?

The Mighty Mouse

 

[Jaffa Cake]

I'll add a "me too", with a twist: I think it will depend on how soon Adobe updates Photoshop, and how the actual benchmarks perform.

I won't disagree with you on that – Apple will want to be sure that key apps like the Adobe suite are running well before they leap in with both feet.

Of course, they could always have Intel and PowerPC Power Macs in their line up while the transition takes place – after all, they have both versions of the iMac and essentially the Powerbook currently on offer. And hopefully Adobe will be quicker updating the Creative Suite to Intel than Quark was updating XPress to OS X...

 

[corbin_a2]

Besides, it wouldn't be surprising if Apple has some sort of contract agreement in place with IBM that commits them to some quantity of units at 3GHz.

And to that end, a "30th Anniversary" unit might be a good way to both use any contract obligations as well as to 'plug a hole' without the appearance of going backwards on their CPU roadmap.


-hh

I like this idea!

 

[themacman]

i would highly doubt it