Apple's New Power Mac G5

The rumors were true!

[atadams]

[apple.com...]

They finally dump Motorola and go with IBM's 64-bit G5. Whoohoo! No more MOT slowing us down.

[lazerzubb]

must admit that is some awesome specs.

[jatar_k]

what an unbelievable machine.

I would buy one right now if I had the cash.

[Slone]

Cool, but the shell looks like a scrap metal box. While performance rules all, I like a cool shell. I suspect this shell will keep things cooler though...

-cheers

[EliteWeb]

Sweet machine, nice casing mmMm titanium.... :D
kicken specs on it too, if i were to get one of those machines id change my career to video editing or hardcore gamer, or movie buff :D

the ipr0ncam they announced is neat too.

[jtoddv]

I have recently "switched" to PC because of price and internet peformance. I might just have to "switch" back to play with one of these bad boys!

[atadams]

Cool, but the shell looks like a scrap metal box.

It's already got a nickname... "the Cheese Grater".

[bodine]

It's already got a nickname... "the Cheese Grater"

That name was already used on the previous G4 model...along with "windtunnel" and "hairdryer."

We need a new and better name for this one. I'm sure the Mac folks will come up with something.

[jimbeetle]

Wow, Apple and IBM and PowerMac! Who woulda' thought?

Now if we can get IBM to put OS/2 on this platform they could call it something like, hmmm, PowerPC.

Back to the future?

(Seriously, looks like they got it right this time.)

[aaronjf]

Hey they heard me and put a USB and Firewire port in front! I can die a happy man now :-)

I said I would hold off till a dual 2gig was out. My requisition is allready in!

[jamesa]

337fps in Quake... I'd never get any work done. ;-)

[john316]

> Now if we can get IBM to put OS/2 on this platform they could call it something like, hmmm, PowerPC.

IBM could kill 2 birds with one stone by putting out a darwin based machine with the new processor; gets the SCO stuff addressed and opens a new market. I'd buy one.

[Fearless]

I was always disappointed by the break up of the "AIM" (Apple, Motorola IBM) alliance. I had one of the Power Computing "Long Trail" clones on order when Jobs killed them. Maybe this series of machines will eventually meet those expectations.

It was getting FRUSTRATING how slowly Motorola was moving on releasing new CPU's!

Nevertheless, I see these first three models as very transitional machines. (And I would definitely avoid the $1999 model.) And remember these babies aren’t set to ship until "August."

However, we should all start setting aside shekels to purchase the NEXT (no pun intended) round of machines along with “Panther."

This is my first post to this forum. I am a former certified (certifiable?) Apple tech, former beta tester, a former Apple tech for a large educational system, former leader of Apple support for an ISP and web designer.

Truth be told, I’ve been making do with an old G4 450 AGP system running 9.1 because... it works. I mean seriously: with 1GB of RAM it’s stable, it runs as fast I can think of what to do next and I don’t have to buy all new peripherals.

Yes, I have OS X installed on one drive, but I don’t use it except for learning.

Once in a blue moon (“in your eyes”) I’ll try to create some obscenely huge page in Dreamweaver and will have to sit and wait, but that rarely happens. Even manipulating huge images in PhotoHog 7, this thing usually stays ahead of me.

Although, I admit, I saw where OWC has a $579 1.85 gHz CPU upgrade, and I was checking the balance on my Visa card....