powermac at special event: yes...
just talked to an apple marketing emp. i was mentioning that it may be a bit unfortunate to sell the new imac for 1800 bucks whereas the tower costs almost as much without a monitor or superdrive.
she smiled, shook her head and replied: "wait". then i asked "tokyo or special event"? -"special event".
so may the force be with her.
she smiled, shook her head and replied: "wait". then i asked "tokyo or special event"? -"special event".
so may the force be with her.
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<strong>just talked to an apple marketing emp. i was mentioning that it may be a bit unfortunate to sell the new imac for 1800 bucks whereas the tower costs almost as much without a monitor or superdrive.
she smiled, shook her head and replied: "wait". then i asked "tokyo or special event"? -"special event".
so may the force be with her. </strong><hr></blockquote>
I sincerely hope you're right. I'm very diappointed in Apple (Steve) for not releasing a new PowerPC. It better be a G5 now ... they have more time to prepare ... no choice, but to bite the bullet. Did she give any indication as to when the "special event" would occur? Or does anybody have any ideas when?
nope
i know her for quite a while and although she doesn't get the details in advance, she knows when to order certain things for example...and she wouldn't bitchin' with me (cause i often know more than she does).
wait that doesn't maken any sense
G5 starting at 2 Ghz. <img src="graemlins/smokin.gif" border="0" alt="[Chilling]" />
Apple.com 'Why 1 Ghz when you could have two' after "special event"
I'll bet that they are waiting the release of the ney PowerMac line.... It will use a 8X AGP slot, so expect to see major changes in the Motherboard of the new Proline...
Do not forget that the use of the Nvidia card in the new Imac means huge profits margin for Nvidia, enough to give the exclusivity of the new graphic card to Apple, like they did last year with the Geforce 3......
<strong>Well keep in mind that Nvidia is supposed to release the GeForce 4 in early February, they are very discreet about this upcoming chip...
I'll bet that they are waiting the release of the ney PowerMac line.... It will use a 8X AGP slot, so expect to see major changes in the Motherboard of the new Proline...
Do not forget that the use of the Nvidia card in the new Imac means huge profits margin for Nvidia, enough to give the exclusivity of the new graphic card to Apple, like they did last year with the Geforce 3......
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Interesting point ... Nvidia, 8X AGP, February release date ...hmmm. I agree, Apple and Nvidia could very well be coordinating here. It also could coincide with a scheduled Apple Quicktime event on Feb. 11-14 at Beverly Hills, CA (if I read their "Hot News - Upcoming Events" correctly, see : <a href="http://www.apple.com/hotnews" target="_blank">www.apple.com/hotnews).</a> The March one doesn't seem like it would be appropriate. MacWorld Tokyo is when, April??, and MWNY is July, right?
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I think it's practically a given that G5s will soon be here, now that the iMac has a G4.
Way to go, Apple for giving the iMac a G4!
This is in many ways the most important news out of the expo. Now that the iMac has a G4, more software developers will write for Altivec, and the MHz gap will become less important.
Still, the iMac is quite short on MHz. It's plenty fast for ME, but I know about the G4 and what a bitchin' chip it is. I'm concerned that many consumers will be turned off by the G4's MHz rating. Too bad, because these are some fast iMacs...whew!
<strong>Interesting, about the Nvidia connection.
I think it's practically a given that G5s will soon be here, now that the iMac has a G4.
Way to go, Apple for giving the iMac a G4!
This is in many ways the most important news out of the expo. Now that the iMac has a G4, more software developers will write for Altivec, and the MHz gap will become less important.
Still, the iMac is quite short on MHz. It's plenty fast for ME, but I know about the G4 and what a bitchin' chip it is. I'm concerned that many consumers will be turned off by the G4's MHz rating. Too bad, because these are some fast iMacs...whew!</strong><hr></blockquote>
just be concerned with yourself. who cares about everyone else and whether or not they are too dumb or dense to understand it
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[quote] From October 26, 2001, through January 31, 2002, and save up to $500 instantly when you purchase a Power Mac G4 and a qualifying Apple display from Apple Store (online).
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I think it tells something of the anticipated announcement of new Power Macs......
moon
Dream on.
The new iMac looks way more competitive right now than it would if the PM line had G5s or 1GHz+ G4s. Any average computer buyer considering a Mac will likely buy an iMac now, rather than waiting.
I can only hope that the lack of upgrade has more to do with waiting a little longer to announce something cool....that sounds familiar...