[quote] So, an open question to any Apple employee AI posters... are you still keeping secrets? <hr></blockquote>
I think the closest thing we've got to that is MrNSX, who works for ATi, used to post here, now just hangs around Ars. A few months ago he said that he's optimistic about upcoming chips from both Motorola and IBM, IIRC.
Don't panic, folks. The reason why Apple have downplayed this speedbump is precisely because of the hysteria that some of the posters in this thread have shown.
My guess -- and it's just a guess -- is that we'll be much happier about our CPUs by summertime (Northern Hemisphere). I don't care whether the source of that happiness is branded a G4 or G5.
Actually, I just changed my mind after writing that. If we see a substantial speedboost from G4s in a few months time, then that can only bode very well indeed for the G5. So bring on faster G4s, I say.
My question is if all this is supposed to happen, where is the "Temporarily Unavailable" on Power Macs? As you'll recall, there was a "Temporarily Unavailable" on the CD-RW feature of the PowerBook...
<strong>My question is if all this is supposed to happen, where is the "Temporarily Unavailable" on Power Macs? As you'll recall, there was a "Temporarily Unavailable" on the CD-RW feature of the PowerBook...</strong><hr></blockquote>
There were no Temporary Unavailable on the iMacs either.
Perhaps Apple didn't have any more CD-RWs and didn't want to buy more since they were about to release Combo drives.
I f they can have an 800Mhz imac at 100 Mhz FSB then they alreaqdy have the ability to make a 1.1 Ghz processor at 133 Mhz FSB so what's the big deal!. Therefore, there si no need for a big hype by Apple.
Wel.. I was going to post that my friend at Ingram Micro updated his SKU list. Apparently he did mean this monday... but if you look at the Apple store.. you'll see why this is already old news...
BTW, He was right about the non-event/ quiet update. Megahertz doesn't really matter after all.
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I think the closest thing we've got to that is MrNSX, who works for ATi, used to post here, now just hangs around Ars. A few months ago he said that he's optimistic about upcoming chips from both Motorola and IBM, IIRC.
Don't panic, folks. The reason why Apple have downplayed this speedbump is precisely because of the hysteria that some of the posters in this thread have shown.
My guess -- and it's just a guess -- is that we'll be much happier about our CPUs by summertime (Northern Hemisphere). I don't care whether the source of that happiness is branded a G4 or G5.
Actually, I just changed my mind after writing that. If we see a substantial speedboost from G4s in a few months time, then that can only bode very well indeed for the G5. So bring on faster G4s, I say.
Apple could do this...but I think it's stupid.
<strong>Yeah, offer Superdrives on all prebuilts so first time buyers who don't want one will have to configure theirs online...
Apple could do this...but I think it's stupid.</strong><hr></blockquote>
I think that SuperDrives will be standard before long, and we will look back at CD-RW and Combo drives and think they were lame.
<strong>My question is if all this is supposed to happen, where is the "Temporarily Unavailable" on Power Macs? As you'll recall, there was a "Temporarily Unavailable" on the CD-RW feature of the PowerBook...</strong><hr></blockquote>
There were no Temporary Unavailable on the iMacs either.
Perhaps Apple didn't have any more CD-RWs and didn't want to buy more since they were about to release Combo drives.
<strong>Yeah, offer Superdrives on all prebuilts so first time buyers who don't want one will have to configure theirs online...
Apple could do this...but I think it's stupid.</strong><hr></blockquote>
I don't see why it's stupid. Maybe one day down the road they'll wanna use it.
BTW, He was right about the non-event/ quiet update. Megahertz doesn't really matter after all.
A dual Ghz for 2999... hmmmmm
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