I think this is a great update. REALLY, I'm not the least disappointed...the dual 867 MHz is tempting me a lot...and I really like the improved expansion (4 internal drives, 4 RAM slots etc.)
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The ATi 9700 will be added as a BTO when it comes right? When someone gets one of these beasts please tell us if these beasts are now quiet! Man these are great PowerMacs even if they're ugly!
It is unfortunate that Motorola sucks so much. Xserve-style RAM (Yikes! ) However in reality if you're doing lots of I/O it wouldn't make a difference. So for me, I don' think there will be too much of a difference. However I bet MU is right, this is the last batch of this generation of hardware. Next revision will see a new motherboard and possibly G5. By the way welcome to AppleInsider MU! I love Canada
Nice update. Nothing to floor me, but nothing to sneeze at. Duals across the lineup was the best thing Apple could do to start moving Powermacs. Maybe the 166 MHz system bus w/ DDR RAM will help move these things, too.
More than ever, it's obvious that Apple is Motorola's little bitch--for now. It will be a glorious day when Steve Jobs finally gets to tell moto to take it over a barrel. IBM, PLEASE put out for Apple!
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[ 08-13-2002: Message edited by: Power Apple ]</p>
No price drop on the 17" LCD, though, which is what I was hoping for.
I wanted to see a widescreen 17" for $699.
Maybe next year.
/me waits for the main site to update.
EDIT: spoke to soon!
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<strong>What the hell? Look! There's no heat sink! Those G4s are air cooled! These new PowerMacs must be quiet.</strong><hr></blockquote>
check the <a href="http://www.apple.com/hardware/gallery/pmg4_august2002_480.html" target="_blank">QTVR</a> there is a heatsink... its just really big and they wanted you to be able to see the dual Procs....
<strong>I want more views of the parts we haven't seen yet, like the fan and heatsink...dammit!
/me waits for the main site to update.
EDIT: spoke to soon!
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The QT Movie ahs a shot. The heatsink's quite large
Dual 967, oops!
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Dual 967, oops! </strong><hr></blockquote>
I guess it will take a G5 to beat a P4 in Quake. Wasn't Q3 going to be Altivec enhanced. Whatever happened to that update?
/Me goes to price one in Education
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I guess it will take a G5 to beat a P4 in Quake. Wasn't Q3 going to be Altivec enhanced. Whatever happened to that update?</strong><hr></blockquote>
They are working on it. It should be out when we get our G5's
old duel's price will go.
I'm a smidge disappointed, I was hoping
they were going to offer a quad in the
lineup.
<img src="graemlins/hmmm.gif" border="0" alt="[Hmmm]" />
I'm not surprised the case didn't
change much, It's way more cost effective
to not revamp the production line
during a market slump.
Me thinks it's sweet enough..
DDR SDRAM finally!
I thought they'd at least start USB 2..
I think this is the last batch from
this generation hardware. I think they are
still holding back. Darn.. Damn slowdown..
Mu
Nice update. Nothing to floor me, but nothing to sneeze at. Duals across the lineup was the best thing Apple could do to start moving Powermacs. Maybe the 166 MHz system bus w/ DDR RAM will help move these things, too.
More than ever, it's obvious that Apple is Motorola's little bitch--for now. It will be a glorious day when Steve Jobs finally gets to tell moto to take it over a barrel. IBM, PLEASE put out for Apple!