Is New E Mac Comming Soon

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in Future Apple Hardware edited January 2014
Ok, I got my new t shirt from the grand opening at the Danbury

Fair mall today.

However no word if the new G5 emac is on the way,

does any body know ?

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  • Reply 1 of 9
    placeboplacebo Posts: 5,767member
    I think they'll be keeping it as a G4-based Mac for a while. All the eMac is supposed to do is run OS X and iMovie, since it's a educational, lab-type computer.
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    xflarexflare Posts: 199member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by Placebo

    I think they'll be keeping it as a G4-based Mac for a while. All the eMac is supposed to do is run OS X and iMovie, since it's a educational, lab-type computer.



    But it could do all that faster if it had a G5 processor in it, why deliberatly cripple a computer?
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  • Reply 3 of 9
    Quote:

    Originally posted by xflare

    But it could do all that faster if it had a G5 processor in it, why deliberatly cripple a computer?



    uh.. price.
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  • Reply 4 of 9
    An Apple rep confirmed there was a new eMac on the way, but didn't give any details, except for the desire to keep the price point.
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  • Reply 5 of 9
    Quote:

    Originally posted by Placebo

    I think they'll be keeping it as a G4-based Mac for a while. All the eMac is supposed to do is run OS X and iMovie, since it's a educational, lab-type computer.



    I agree, I don't think the price point allows for a G5.
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  • Reply 6 of 9
    gamblorgamblor Posts: 446member
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    I agree, I don't think the price point allows for a G5.



    Uh, G5s are actually cheaper than G4s... I'd be surprised if price is what's really holding Apple back from putting a G5 in the eMac. If a G5 eMac is on the backburner, I'd imagine it's because there are other things with a higher precidence, like a G5 Powerbook.
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  • Reply 7 of 9
    Quote:

    Originally posted by Gamblor

    Uh, G5s are actually cheaper than G4s...



    Uh, interesting. I stand corrected....
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  • Reply 8 of 9
    Quote:

    Originally posted by Gamblor

    Uh, G5s are actually cheaper than G4s... I'd be surprised if price is what's really holding Apple back from putting a G5 in the eMac. If a G5 eMac is on the backburner, I'd imagine it's because there are other things with a higher precidence, like a G5 Powerbook.



    uh, maybe the processor itself, but it would sound like a jet with a crappy, cheap colling system.
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  • Reply 9 of 9
    cubistcubist Posts: 954member
    The real problem is high demand for G5 iMacs right now, there aren't enough 970's to go around. The eMac has plenty of cooling capacity. If IBM can just start getting more chips out, I think the whole line will go G5 quickly.
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