eMac bump?
Is there any chance of an eMac speed bump soon (1.25Ghz)?
I'm tired of my old iMac DV and can't really spend more than $1100, so the mid-range eMac + Airport card looks like the only option for me.
I don't have a monitor, so I can't really consider a refurb G4 tower. And I'm also quite happy with the all-in-one design, as I rarely upgrade anything other than the RAM.
I'm tired of my old iMac DV and can't really spend more than $1100, so the mid-range eMac + Airport card looks like the only option for me.
I don't have a monitor, so I can't really consider a refurb G4 tower. And I'm also quite happy with the all-in-one design, as I rarely upgrade anything other than the RAM.
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As for eMacs, you can get a 1Ghz model with a Superdrive for $999.00.
If they bump the speed on the eMacs, I can't imagine they'll go any higher than 1.25 Ghz. Not that much of a difference really.
If you can swing a little more, they have refurbed 17" iMacs too.
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The next product to get the G5 will be the xServe, The fastest the xServe will get is dual 1.8Ghz G5's, a server really doesn't need a Dual 2Ghz, what REALLY does it need all that power for. Because the G5 is bascially a server processor, it's migrate it's self perfectly into the Apple Server market.
Just a quick run down of Apple's computers upgrades by 2004
xServe:
G5's, single at 1.8Ghz and Dual 2Ghz, ATA/133, possible SATA. Hd's at 250GB each
PowerBooks:
Bumped to 1.42Ghz
Minor tweaks, mostly on screen power consumption
iBooks:
1Ghz+ w/gobi
1GB ram max
Radeon 9000 mobility 64Mb's on BTO
167Mhz bus, (sorry ain't getting faster than this until middle of 2004.
PowerMac:
1.8Ghz single, 2Ghz single, Dual 2.4Ghz G5's, no other updates except power supply will be uped to 750Watt on single procs, and 850Watt on the dual.
After the G5 rolls to 3Ghz plus, and if the system is a dual proc, apples going to get out the killer power supplies they've been working on for like a year now their 1150Watt supply, if you ask me that's just crazy. Also the faster the proc's, the louder these things going to get, RPM's on the fans are going to be uped to take all the hot air out.
eMac's
Bumped to 1.42Ghz
Nvidia FX 5200 Graphics.
iMac:
Second to see the G5
1.4Ghz and 1.6Ghz,
Well there's the run down, so don't tell everyone this, i don't want it spreading. All models will also include FW800. eMac, iBook will see USB2.
Originally posted by Altivec_2.0
Just a quick run down of Apple's computers upgrades by 2004
eMac's
Bumped to 1.42Ghz
Nvidia FX 5200 Graphics.
iMac:
Second to see the G5
1.4Ghz and 1.6Ghz,
Do you really think that with the iMacs just being bumped recently that they'll be bumped again by the end of the year?
Originally posted by Altivec_2.0
Well there's the run down, so don't tell everyone this, i don't want it spreading.
So you posted it to a messageboard?