Weak Low-end G5

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applenutapplenut
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in Current Mac Hardware edited January 2014
I would love to see a dual 1.6Ghz (with PCI-X) at the 1999 price point rather than a 300 dollar reduction on the single



just, i find it hard to spend 1800 plus display on a single processor tower anymore. i know it would be fast enough for me, but, it should be cheaper and if not, it should be dual.





it would be a sweet BTO option though, add a 1.6 processor for 300 or something

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  • Reply 1 of 4
    powerdocpowerdoc Posts: 8,123member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by applenut

    I would love to see a dual 1.6Ghz (with PCI-X) at the 1999 price point rather than a 300 dollar reduction on the single



    just, i find it hard to spend 1800 plus display on a single processor tower anymore. i know it would be fast enough for me, but, it should be cheaper and if not, it should be dual.





    it would be a sweet BTO option though, add a 1.6 processor for 300 or something



    You are right all G5 are made for dual.

    Perhaps they are stockpiling the 1,6, or the 1,6 are for the IBM blade servers.
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    splinemodelsplinemodel Posts: 7,311member
    Maybe the yields on the 1.6 are low. That is, more G5's are popping out of the factory at 1.8, 2 Ghz.
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    eugeneeugene Posts: 8,254member
    I think a 1.8 GHz G5 at the $1800 price point with all the features of the duals would be fine right now. Dual 1.6 is asking a bit much.



    I still want to see the following by February:



    2.0 GHz - $1800

    2x2.0 GHz - $2400

    2x2.5 GHz - $3000
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    outsideroutsider Posts: 6,008member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by Eugene

    I think a 1.8 GHz G5 at the $1800 price point with all the features of the duals would be fine right now. Dual 1.6 is asking a bit much.



    I still want to see the following by February:



    2.0 GHz - $1800

    2x2.0 GHz - $2400

    2x2.5 GHz - $3000



    In 3 months, maybe not so drastic, it took 4 months to slightly change the line up. by Feb maybe:



    1.8 GHz, 8 DIMM slots & PCI-X - $1800

    2x2.0 GHz - $2400

    2x2.2 GHz - $3000



    I'd rather see Apple inch their way up with the supplied processors than go 8 to 9 months between updates. If IBM has 2.2's then incorporate them in the line up ASAP. If you just got a machine it hurts less.
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