The keyboard and mouse don't match. Something is up! I bet we see new LCDs soon too.
He said "right-click" a LOT in the demos. Hmmmm.
Where is the El Capitan door?
I was surprised to not see a slot-loading optical bay.
I think the video cards are a little weak. I wanna play Doom3 on my G5, Steve.
Steve said "Kick-ass" every 2 minutes. I love it! Go Steve! He cracked me up!
Is SGI gonna go belly up?
Bye bye iSub and Soundsticks. Time to buy a 5.1 system!
Why bother with slot loading in a tower? They cost more and limit your choices for upgrading as newer drives become available...and there soon will be new ones.
And yes, there had better be a two button mouse or the rest of the personal computing world will continue to laugh.
At these price points, do people think that apple can sell 250,000 units per quarter? If they can, they will be rolling in cash and can push the development of the other systems. My guess - 4th quarter sales of ~300,000 units.
Only one optical drive bay? Meh... disappointed. Looks nice though. I can't wait to see it in person. Nice specs and all, but only one drive? Seems like a huge step backwards to me.
Am I missing something but what's the problem with an external firewire optical drive as a second? I have an internal superdrive and an external LeCie 48x CDR.
I think that the G5 is right on the money. The future of computers isn't bigger boxes where you can cram in all your stuff. Especially when the best harware is only going to continue to run hotter and hotter.
The problem being I like my extra hardware in the case. I just think it is silly to have to go out and buy an external drive for a desktop computer, especially a NEW model. My old PC had room for 4. I just think limiting the expandability is a stupid move. Yeah, I know a fast Lacie Firewire drive is nice and all... but I would like to have it safely tucked into the box and out of the way.
Some guy in a on slashdot said the new 3.2ghz intel p4 is only 5-6% faster. seems right. I guess it still means that if you use the gcc specmarks then the dual g5 will _still_ blow the p4s away for the rest of the year or so.
Yeah, and my guess is that next Jan or Feb Apple bumps the Powermacs to 2.0, dual 2.2, dual 2.4.
Then July 2004, IBM is fabbing 90 nm G5s and the Powermacs go to 2.4, dual 2.6, dual 3.0, along with new Powerbook G5s.
Mac hardware is looking excellent in the foreseeable future, at least with respect to performance.
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An all-new implementation of the PowerPC architecture, the G5 processor is based on the execution core of IBM's 64-bit POWER4 processor.
It means exactly what it says.
Namely, the PPC 970 aka the "G5" is a desktop chip based on the power 4 architecture.
It's not a power 4, but it has similarities.
TOO CLOSE TO EDIT BUTTON!
MUST SMASH!! GRRRRRR!
...I need more sleep
Originally posted by joesph mother
Did they run out of time and just give up on designing the faceplate?
psst, I think it's for...
Originally posted by dstranathan
My observations:
The keyboard and mouse don't match. Something is up! I bet we see new LCDs soon too.
He said "right-click" a LOT in the demos. Hmmmm.
Where is the El Capitan door?
I was surprised to not see a slot-loading optical bay.
I think the video cards are a little weak. I wanna play Doom3 on my G5, Steve.
Steve said "Kick-ass" every 2 minutes. I love it! Go Steve! He cracked me up!
Is SGI gonna go belly up?
Bye bye iSub and Soundsticks. Time to buy a 5.1 system!
Why bother with slot loading in a tower? They cost more and limit your choices for upgrading as newer drives become available...and there soon will be new ones.
And yes, there had better be a two button mouse or the rest of the personal computing world will continue to laugh.
Originally posted by Xool
So... Anyone know if the G5 has a new startup chime?
I hope so! Why can't they let you change the startup sound?
Someone must know the answer to my question!
I think the "G5" ?My preeeeeeecious? is fvcking gorgeous (in fact, I have it as my desktop picture right now)
..and then there's that speed thing.
I
want
one
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I agree. It's on my Athlon desktop! f-Gorgeous!
Lemon Bon Bon
PS. Inside, this machine looks like a work of art...
Originally posted by Outsider
I wonder if those clear covers in the case are standard? If so you can probably run the system with out the side panel.
yes and yes. Ive says so in the wired article
Originally posted by giant
yes and yes. Ive says so in the wired article
Oh you mean the wired article that was put out after I asked the question?
Originally posted by Eotku
Only one optical drive bay? Meh... disappointed. Looks nice though. I can't wait to see it in person. Nice specs and all, but only one drive? Seems like a huge step backwards to me.
Am I missing something but what's the problem with an external firewire optical drive as a second? I have an internal superdrive and an external LeCie 48x CDR.
I think that the G5 is right on the money. The future of computers isn't bigger boxes where you can cram in all your stuff. Especially when the best harware is only going to continue to run hotter and hotter.
The problem being I like my extra hardware in the case. I just think it is silly to have to go out and buy an external drive for a desktop computer, especially a NEW model. My old PC had room for 4. I just think limiting the expandability is a stupid move. Yeah, I know a fast Lacie Firewire drive is nice and all... but I would like to have it safely tucked into the box and out of the way.
Originally posted by keyboardf12
Some guy in a on slashdot said the new 3.2ghz intel p4 is only 5-6% faster. seems right. I guess it still means that if you use the gcc specmarks then the dual g5 will _still_ blow the p4s away for the rest of the year or so.
Yeah, and my guess is that next Jan or Feb Apple bumps the Powermacs to 2.0, dual 2.2, dual 2.4.
Then July 2004, IBM is fabbing 90 nm G5s and the Powermacs go to 2.4, dual 2.6, dual 3.0, along with new Powerbook G5s.
Mac hardware is looking excellent in the foreseeable future, at least with respect to performance.
I want to hear how fast it is in real life. I want to hear stories of mouse-burn, because this thing is so fast.