hmmmph... it sucks needing a computer at such a bad buying time. may be able to stretch to march but already been waiting months (for this weeks apple event).
oh well, guess thats just how it goes with hardware.
must admit- pretty annoyed that the current lineup of powermacs are 6+ months old. am hoping apple keep hold/sight of their pro market, not just the successful ipod market.
Yes the PowerMac is due for an update, but I think (hope) IBM has a better processor for Apple, and they are working on a better machine, and a new motherboard. I think Apple will be going with PCI-E, and 4 Hard Drive bays again if they can manage to keep the heat down.
Whatever the case I think Apple is going to hold PowerMacs back until they announce Tiger is final at WWDC, and announce a very powerful ProMac at the same time.
must admit- pretty annoyed that the current lineup of powermacs are 6+ months old. am hoping apple keep hold/sight of their pro market, not just the successful ipod market.
my dual 2.5Ghz is pretty damn fast. I dare you to buy one and see for yourself.
Are the 2.3 Xserves actually shipping? If that chip is in plentiful supply then perhaps within a month the middle of the G5 line would be bumped up to 2.3Ghz. Then the lineup would most likely be single 1.8, dual 2.0, 2.3 and 2.5.
Are the 2.3s a new chip or are they 2.5s that don't achieve that speed but can the lower one?
Are the 2.3 Xserves actually shipping? If that chip is in plentiful supply then perhaps within a month the middle of the G5 line would be bumped up to 2.3Ghz. Then the lineup would most likely be single 1.8, dual 2.0, 2.3 and 2.5.
Are the 2.3s a new chip or are they 2.5s that don't achieve that speed but can the lower one?
why hold out for a 2.3GHz pmac when you can get a dual 2.5??
cheers for the replies - am thinking of holding out till early feb, in hope of some kind of update. Any update would be nice really- as one has said, they are nearly 7 months old.
If no news then BAM juts going to have to spend the money on something that will be outdated in a few months.
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I would hope so anyways.
Dobby.
Originally posted by quamb
So no new powermacs were announced... And am soon going to be v. desperate for a new g5.
Would you wait? When is the next likely round of Apple announcements? (besides from the australia thing this week)
you can actually already buy a Power Mac G5.
ok for real though, no intelligent person was expecting pmac updates today. there might be an update in march, but probably just wwdc.
oh well, guess thats just how it goes with hardware.
must admit- pretty annoyed that the current lineup of powermacs are 6+ months old. am hoping apple keep hold/sight of their pro market, not just the successful ipod market.
Whatever the case I think Apple is going to hold PowerMacs back until they announce Tiger is final at WWDC, and announce a very powerful ProMac at the same time.
Originally posted by quamb
must admit- pretty annoyed that the current lineup of powermacs are 6+ months old. am hoping apple keep hold/sight of their pro market, not just the successful ipod market.
my dual 2.5Ghz is pretty damn fast. I dare you to buy one and see for yourself.
Originally posted by MajorMatt
It's been since June since they were released.
And it may very well be until June (2005) when they will be updated.
Originally posted by Programmer
Personally I'm waiting for the big WWDC '05 announcement.
What are you talking about
Originally posted by Programmer
Personally I'm waiting for the big WWDC '05 announcement.
If Programmer is waiting, then I'm holding out, too.
If there's a big announcement to make at WWDC '05 then any January revision will probably just be a bump, not anything major.
Originally posted by G_Warren
When is WWDC?
Last year it was June 28 - July 2.
Originally posted by G_Warren
When is WWDC?
Some time in June.
Are the 2.3s a new chip or are they 2.5s that don't achieve that speed but can the lower one?
Originally posted by OldCodger73
Are the 2.3 Xserves actually shipping? If that chip is in plentiful supply then perhaps within a month the middle of the G5 line would be bumped up to 2.3Ghz. Then the lineup would most likely be single 1.8, dual 2.0, 2.3 and 2.5.
Are the 2.3s a new chip or are they 2.5s that don't achieve that speed but can the lower one?
why hold out for a 2.3GHz pmac when you can get a dual 2.5??
If no news then BAM juts going to have to spend the money on something that will be outdated in a few months.
Originally posted by Amorph
Last year it was June 28 - July 2.
I didn't realize it was that far away. I hope it's all ready in March then because I just paid my credit cards off.