What New York will bring....
Here's what the buzz in the dealer channel is...
The PowerMacs would get an upgrade that would double the performance from the current machines. This would bring back the difference in performance between the New Imac and the PowerMac.
Apple WILL introduce the next generation MOBO for sure. This includes special Graphics Chips that would make the current towers look like Atari's.
The bandwith would be double to Memory.
Pls. check again after July 16th.... :cool:
The PowerMacs would get an upgrade that would double the performance from the current machines. This would bring back the difference in performance between the New Imac and the PowerMac.
Apple WILL introduce the next generation MOBO for sure. This includes special Graphics Chips that would make the current towers look like Atari's.
The bandwith would be double to Memory.
Pls. check again after July 16th.... :cool:
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Although memory bandwidth will almost certainly double due to the use of DDR, hopefully the CPU's/CPUs' FSB(s) will match the RAM (unlike the XServe).
<strong>Here's what the buzz in the dealer channel is...
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What channel are you watching? : <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laughing]" /> : Last I saw there was not a sniff of a word to our store. I work at a university and we sell Macs in the school store. We never get told about anything until after the fact.
<strong>Here's what the buzz in the dealer channel is...
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Yes, we'd all like to believe something like that. This scenario seems unlikely for several reasons. Dealers are not told the details of future products. In fact, I would bet that Apple's sales reps don't even know the details until after the fact. I've had several conversations with several dealers - some that I know on a personal level. They've all confirmed this. They are in the dark just as much as everyone else.
Further, making claims of double the performance is a very bold claim. All we know is that MOT will have a product that ships on the Hip7 process (.13u). If it's a G4, that *might* yield results in the 1.4 GHZ range at best, 1.2GHZ is more likely.
As for graphics, we do know that nVidia is announcing a major new product in August. Once again, how much of a performance improvement can we expect?
All I know is that I'm in the market for a new high end Mac. While I'd love this rumor to be true, I'm not counting on it in the least. I'd advise others to keep their expectations more realistic as well. Trust me, this reduces the post MW event depression!
Steve