I sticked with a 5200 for 3 years. Of those 3 years, 2.5 were simply waiting.
Then I got a Beige G3...I still have that machine, and have been waiting for about 1.5 years now.
Waiting for the G5 is childs play. Even if it's released at MWSF 2003, which is the latest date I can imagine (or the public and I will tolerate), I'll wait.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Since your G3 is good enough for you I would like to know what you need a G5 for - other than bragging?
If you earn money using your Mac and you need speed, several G4s could've visited your desk and payed for by the time you save.
I think this rumor about new powermacs early next week is total BS. It's too pathetic, and furthermore it doesn't fit with any of the other rumors going around. All of the other rumors agree on new motherboards, updated ram and agp graphics, and then the question is either a G5 or an apollo CPU. Now this rumor comes out, purportedly leaked by an Apple rep, that consists of ultra-lame Powermacs with only a 133 MHz speed bump. The G4 hasn't been speedbumped since MWNY, and all Motorola can muster up is 133 MHz? I don't believe it.
Also, I clearly remember an Apple rep posting here to say that he does not get informed about new products AT ALL. A rep may know when a new product is due, if it's real soon, but as far as specs go, they don't know sh!t. They probably know less than anyone who regularly follows rumor sites. So I don't believe that an Apple rep is a credible source.
Finally, when the 867 G4 began shipping, people were successfuly overclocking them to 1 GHz. This is 6 months ago, with 7450 G4s. So a speed bump of 133 MHz, up to 1 GHz, would be the result of virtually no progress at all on G4 development at motorola. It would mean that moto refined the 7450 fab process slightly, nothing more.
I don't believe Motorola is in such a bad situation right now. They've been working onthe G5 for a long-ass time, and the Apollo is a farily old project as well. For us to believe this rumor, we would have to accept that Moto has made no progress at all on these other chips...that their engineers just sit on their asses all day eating donuts, sipping coffee, smoking dope, whatever. Yet other rumors suggest that Apple has even been infusing the PPC development team with cash.
If this rumor is true, then wow, how lame. It would be best if Apple quietly updated the powermacs at the Apple store, without even making a press release.
At the current rate of PPC development, I figure that in 2-3 years when I'm looking to buy a new computer, I'll be faced with deciding between a 7 GHz, $999 Wintel, or a 2.1 GHz powermac for $4000. WTF Apple? This is BS!!!
<strong>If this is to be true I will say "Wow Apple. Still can't give me a reason to upgrade from my broken beige G3 tower". This is bull.</strong><hr></blockquote>
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<strong>That is not true...
I sticked with a 5200 for 3 years. Of those 3 years, 2.5 were simply waiting.
Then I got a Beige G3...I still have that machine, and have been waiting for about 1.5 years now.
Waiting for the G5 is childs play. Even if it's released at MWSF 2003, which is the latest date I can imagine (or the public and I will tolerate), I'll wait.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Since your G3 is good enough for you I would like to know what you need a G5 for - other than bragging?
If you earn money using your Mac and you need speed, several G4s could've visited your desk and payed for by the time you save.
Also, I clearly remember an Apple rep posting here to say that he does not get informed about new products AT ALL. A rep may know when a new product is due, if it's real soon, but as far as specs go, they don't know sh!t. They probably know less than anyone who regularly follows rumor sites. So I don't believe that an Apple rep is a credible source.
Finally, when the 867 G4 began shipping, people were successfuly overclocking them to 1 GHz. This is 6 months ago, with 7450 G4s. So a speed bump of 133 MHz, up to 1 GHz, would be the result of virtually no progress at all on G4 development at motorola. It would mean that moto refined the 7450 fab process slightly, nothing more.
I don't believe Motorola is in such a bad situation right now. They've been working onthe G5 for a long-ass time, and the Apollo is a farily old project as well. For us to believe this rumor, we would have to accept that Moto has made no progress at all on these other chips...that their engineers just sit on their asses all day eating donuts, sipping coffee, smoking dope, whatever. Yet other rumors suggest that Apple has even been infusing the PPC development team with cash.
If this rumor is true, then wow, how lame. It would be best if Apple quietly updated the powermacs at the Apple store, without even making a press release.
At the current rate of PPC development, I figure that in 2-3 years when I'm looking to buy a new computer, I'll be faced with deciding between a 7 GHz, $999 Wintel, or a 2.1 GHz powermac for $4000. WTF Apple? This is BS!!!
<strong>If this is to be true I will say "Wow Apple. Still can't give me a reason to upgrade from my broken beige G3 tower". This is bull.</strong><hr></blockquote>
or your broken english