Dual Dual-core "quad" Power Mac G5 features — #28
Well, they won't be so overkill in a year or two. Future investment! Seriously, the Quad is about the price (before tax) of my PowerBook (after tax) when it was new. Well I guess I…
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Dual Dual-core "quad" Power Mac G5 features — #29
Gah
I don't know what to think anymore. Beasty - yes, powerfull - yes, climing up the price ladder - yes. I guess my DP G5 will last until the second rev of mactels.
Dual Dual-core "quad" Power Mac G5 features — #30
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Originally Posted by macsfromnowon
FYI: Somehow some swedes got hold of the new ones and did benchmarks:
http://media.99mac.se/g5_dualcore/
Sort of. That's only a …
Dual Dual-core "quad" Power Mac G5 features — #31
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Originally Posted by GSixZero
You can only assign ~2GB of RAM per application at this point, so unless you're writing or running some crazy applications at this point, mo…
Dual Dual-core "quad" Power Mac G5 features — #32
They have an extra USB 2.0 port on the back. The old Power Mac G5's had 3 USB 2.0 ports, these have 4 USB 2.0 ports. A nice little improvement.
Dual Dual-core "quad" Power Mac G5 features — #33
What about the BTO RAM.
Why do they sell it with 512MB 533 DDR2 Non ECC SDRAM- 2x256.
The non EEC is a mistake to me but anyway, any RAM at all is a mistake!
2x256 for a 2.5GHz Qua…
Dual Dual-core "quad" Power Mac G5 features — #34
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Originally Posted by OreoCookie
Apple reps told me (in 2003) that XServes (G4) can run on ECC. XServe G5s can do that as well.
I stand corrected! Clearly, my memory i…
Dual Dual-core "quad" Power Mac G5 features — #35
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At that point you might as well get two 30" Cinema Displays too
To revise my earlier comment: might as well hook up EIGHT 23" Cinema Displays, or FOUR …
Dual Dual-core "quad" Power Mac G5 features — #36
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Originally Posted by zubro
What about the BTO RAM.
Why do they sell it with 512MB 533 DDR2 Non ECC SDRAM- 2x256.
The non EEC is a mistake to me but anyway, any RAM at all…
Dual Dual-core "quad" Power Mac G5 features — #37
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Originally Posted by tooki
I stand corrected! Clearly, my memory is not ECC!
Let me rephrase what my brain was thinking, fundamentally: this is the first Apple hardware …
Dual Dual-core "quad" Power Mac G5 features — #38
Speaking of scientific applications, if anyone is planning on getting one of these machines, it would be nice to get benchmark numbers for the Altivec-enhanced SETI@home client bei…
Dual Dual-core "quad" Power Mac G5 features — #39
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Originally Posted by Apfhex
To revise my earlier comment: might as well hook up EIGHT 23" Cinema Displays, or FOUR 30" (according to Daring Fireball), while you're at it,…
Dual Dual-core "quad" Power Mac G5 features — #40
So why can't we order a 7800?
Dual Dual-core "quad" Power Mac G5 features — #41
Well,i think i'll have to start saving again....
I'm very happy with mine,but they did now exactly what i wanted,and pci-e will fulfill my wildest gaming dreams.My FCP will love t…
Dual Dual-core "quad" Power Mac G5 features — #42
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Originally Posted by Leonard
They have an extra USB 2.0 port on the back. The old Power Mac G5's had 3 USB 2.0 ports, these have 4 USB 2.0 ports. A nice little improvem…
Dual Dual-core "quad" Power Mac G5 features — #43
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Originally Posted by awcopus
Actually, I'd be pretty psyched about multiplying displays.
Funny thing is, support for tons of displays is not new to the Mac. The first…
Dual Dual-core "quad" Power Mac G5 features — #44
Everything old is new again. Pivoting LCDs seem to be getting more popular. Anybody remember the Radius Pivot?
Dual Dual-core "quad" Power Mac G5 features — #45
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Originally Posted by tooki
Funny thing is, support for tons of displays is not new to the Mac. The first Mac with expansion slots, the Mac II from 1987, had six slots, an…
Dual Dual-core "quad" Power Mac G5 features — #46
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Originally Posted by turk.o
yeah but someone is going to have to come out with a retail pci-e card for a mac first. it could be a while.
It looks like Apple is selli…
Dual Dual-core "quad" Power Mac G5 features — #47
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Originally Posted by Lateralus
The new Power Macs are nice machines, but with the two lower-end models only coming with one 970MP, I'm not regretting the purchase of my D…
Dual Dual-core "quad" Power Mac G5 features — #48
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Originally Posted by Bwa
It looks like Apple is selling the Nvidia 6600 PCIe for $200, shipping in 3-4 wks.
awesome, i was looking for that, but couldn't find it an…
Dual Dual-core "quad" Power Mac G5 features — #49
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Originally Posted by tooki
Why is non-ECC RAM a mistake? No non-server Apple hardware has EVER had ECC before. It is hardly essential. Especially considering the two 256M…
Dual Dual-core "quad" Power Mac G5 features — #50
The thing that impresses me about this upgrade is that, aside from front size bus/processor speed, there is really no differences between the PowerMacs. The base unit can handle as…
Why not buy a new Quad G5? — #1
Assuming that you have $3500 sitting in your pocket, are there any good reasons (regarding the technology) not to buy the new quad?
Why not buy a new Quad G5? — #2
Not particularly. Especially if you want to keep it for a while.
The best time to buy a Power Mac, as far as longevity, is during changes to the I/O and expansion card bus. The Po…