New G5 Power Macs "Fastest Desktop In The World" 1283
Beyond the many numbers, the bottom line is that the new machines have a new architecture, and that the memory speed is now the bottleneck, not the processor or bandwidth speeds. So they can have up to 8GB of 128-bit DDR RAM, as it is efficient to keep data in memory. The memory bandwidth is one of the most talked-about features of the new architecture.
USB 2.0 is now included, as are FireWire 400 and 800, Bluetooth, AirPort Extreme, and digital audio in and out. The 4x SuperDrive is now standard, and it can house up to 500GB of internal storage.
For video, the GeForce FX5200 is standard on low-end models, Radeon 9600 Pro on high-end models.
The case of the new machines is redesigned too, from the ground up, focusing on decreasing noise and heat. It is an aluminum enclosure, with ports for FireWire and USB on the front, and a door on the side to get into the box. It has four distinct "thermal zones" with computer-controlled cooling with its nine (yes, nine) independent fans. And it is much quieter than its predecessor.
The G5 is 10 percent slower than the P4 and Xeon in SPEC int scores in single-proc units, but 20 percent faster in FPU scores, and the dual-proc G5 beats the dual-proc Xeon in all SPEC scores.
The models are a single 1.6 GHz ($1999), single 1.8GHz ($2399), and dual 2GHz ($2999). They will ship in August. A 3GHz processor will be available from IBM in 12 months.
Apple notes that recompiling apps for the 64-bit architecture is easy, and in some cases can be done in minutes.
There was no word about the heavily anticipated redesign of the 15" PowerBooks.
USB 2.0 (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Thanks (Score:1, Funny)
But damn! Three stories for one keynote? And what's with hogging the FP to your own story?
Them are some graphics, eh? (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Thanks (Score:5, Funny)
Is it really powered by the souls of dead ancestors?
G5 Will Not be Released until Q3 (Score:5, Funny)
G5-based computers previously leaked on the Apple store
Arg! I'm obsolete... (Score:4, Funny)
Oh well. I'm not going to complain... The specs on those machines were unbelievable - I'm just glad Apple is no longer lagging behind in the specs anymore, and the prices on those machines are reasonable to boot.
Gimmie.
Re:Announcing 3Ghz within a year? (Score:5, Funny)
Time to start looking for my piggy bank
Re:Dual 2GHz 970s for $2999 (Score:3, Funny)
Kidding. As if I would know how to manage money or a girl. I read
Tom
are they pretty? (Score:5, Funny)
And so it goes... (Score:5, Funny)
1994: Your peecees suck so bad because they're soooo slow. Our CPU benchmarks kick your butts. We are the speed kings!
1999: So what if your peecee CPUs are faster than ours. It's not about speed, it's about quality. Speed is totally irrelevant. You're all just speed whores.
2004: Your peecees suck so bad because they're soooo slow. Our CPU benchmarks kick your butts. We are the speed kings!
Re:First? As if! (Score:5, Funny)
I am quite sure there are some people out there who used Alpha-based workstations back when Digital made them.
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Looking for a job? (Score:5, Funny)
Apparently someone got sacked over last week's "leak".
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Re:For what? (Score:2, Funny)
My wife says her Powerbook G3 w/1GB RAM is fast enough, but the PC side of the house says faster is better. I bet I could lose in solitaire a lot faster w/a dual G5!
Re:USB 2.0 (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Dual 2GHz 970s for $2999 (Score:3, Funny)
Re:The Dream System. (Score:5, Funny)
Re:9 Fans Huh (Score:1, Funny)
Glad I could clarify that for everybody. Whew! Huge sigh of relief.
Sure the G5 is fast but... (Score:3, Funny)
"Cyclops", now "Cheese Grater" (Score:5, Funny)
Unfortunately, it looks like they've abandoned the easy-access pull-down door that let you add ram and add-on cards with ease. Oh well, at least its *supposed* to be quieter...
Re:Oh baby (Score:2, Funny)
On the corridors towards the Mac, droves march on while signs along the walls say: Could the last one out please turn off that BSOD?
Re:If it's that fast... (Score:5, Funny)
The joke around the office: (Score:5, Funny)
Steve: "We WERE going to sell 10.3 for $129, but since one of you had to go and ruin it for the rest of you, it'll be $200."
Attendees: Awwww!
One guy punches another guy in the arm in the back row.
More news and benchmarks (Score:0, Funny)
It was also pointed out that even though the G5 competes with the Xeon on standardized industry benchmarks, the new G5 models pull ahead on the new Debauchery Benchmark Testing Suite from Slime Studios.
The G5 can eliminate stretch marks, tatoos, and colorize bleached hair at 300 jpegs a second, trouncing the Xeon. It also does breast enlargements at 60 fps, turning the average porn actress from a molehill into a mountain.
The reverse-pixalation test measures the ability of the G5 to restore pubic regions altered from Japanese origin back to an unadulterated state at over 670 jpegs a minute using the Altivec instructions. This is over a 4x increase over the Xeon.
This is exciting news for armchair porn producers looking to get their products out sooner.
iPirate is the new DVD ripper tool included in Panther. iPirate seemlessly rips DVDs and sends them to friends and family where they can re-burn the ripped version. iPirate should not be used on copyrighted movies, only homemade videos.
iPirate also comes bundled with iLawyer. It is projected legal questions will cost 99 cents each or you can place iLawyer on retainer for $9.99.
Re:Dual 2GHz 970s for $2999 (Score:5, Funny)
Trolls? (Score:5, Funny)
Hey, SockLegend! (Score:5, Funny)
Mac User Wannabe (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Why only 8GB RAM?! (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Them are some graphics, eh? (Score:3, Funny)
I drive by ATI twice a day going to and from work. At least once a week I ponder how little ol' ATI managed to out do nVidia. Must be all the cheap, well educated immigrants from India and Russia that the Canadian gooberupment let into the country... :)
Re:Knock yourself out! (Score:5, Funny)
SUN's vs Apple's Markets (Score:5, Funny)
They are in totally different markets!
SUN is in the "We sell really expensive hardware with pain in the ass UNIX software to anyone buying." market.
Apple is in the "We sell hardware for anyone up to any reasonable size, and it comes with friendly UNIX software. Some of it is a little expensive, but it all kicks ass." market.
Re:Warning: annoying page (Score:2, Funny)
3 good reasons and you still don't believe us! (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Hey, SockLegend! (Score:4, Funny)
More impressive benchmark numbers (Score:5, Funny)
However SCO has sued to challenge these results.
Re:Looking for a job? (Score:1, Funny)
Re:The Dream System. (Score:5, Funny)
With a box like that sitting on your desk, where the hell are you gonna be going? I sure as hell wouldn't be 'mobile' for the next 2 months...
Re:The Dream System. (Score:1, Funny)
I'll see your Apple Mouse - U.S. English
and raise you one MS Explorer Mouse - CA Spanglish
Re:"Cyclops", now "Cheese Grater" (Score:5, Funny)
Apple + IBM (Score:3, Funny)
Maybe upon consideration of the ad that signaled the launch of the first Macintosh?
Anybody?
Re:Announcing 3Ghz within a year? (Score:5, Funny)
Motorola will deliver a 3GHz G4 in 12 months.
See? You're laughing already.
I share your concern. (Score:4, Funny)
If not, we may have to...consider...activating Task Force Crimson Bravo, although I'm sure I'm as loathe to do that as you are.
Re:Announcing 3Ghz within a year? (Score:5, Funny)
Okay, you convinced me then -- when the 3.0ghz model comes out, and it's the most super-duper top speed ever -- and not to be surpassed -- then I'll put down my shiny nickels.
You just lost yourself a sale, Jobs!
Re:Oh baby (Score:1, Funny)
Re:New Apple PC Sun Workstation (Score:4, Funny)
Just look at the specs of the new AMD Opteron PC. 1.4,1.6,and 1.8 GHz and only $649 for a complete system [pricewatch.com]. It also does UNIX and Linux. AMD lucked out -- again. There will a surge of demand for this machine from engineers, moving beyond the traditional x86 core users (i. e. educational institutions, graphic artists, etc.). AMD will supplant both Sun and HP as the new workstation CPU company of Silicon Valley.
By the way, the bell tolls. It tolls ominously for Sun.
picture worth a 1000 words... (Score:1, Funny)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/
photo caption:
"Apple CEO Steve Jobs holds up the 12-inch compter chip for the new Apple Power Mac G5 personal computer, while introducing it to the world at the Apple World Wide Developers Conference in San Francisco, June 23, 2003. Jobs says the new G5, available to consumers next August, will be the world's fastest personal computer. REUTERS/Lou Dematteis"
Re:That's great.... (Score:5, Funny)
Okay, that's it. It's now official. I'm old .
Re:For music (Score:4, Funny)
Only a former(former? current?) San Franciscan based LSD head could invent a computer where you could see the music.
Re:Thanks (Score:5, Funny)
with the Mac OS on, as currently all I've got is a PC (albeit a
pretty decent one) and a MicroVax. In exchange, I'm willing to
consider letting you have my ITT XTRA, despite my irrational
sentimental attachment to it. It's only 4.77 MHz, and the 20MB
hard drive is dead, but it has a full 640K of RAM, and the 360K
floppy drive still works! (Note: This is not the "pretty decent"
PC I was talking about, but my previous one.)
You would need... (Score:4, Funny)
I *know* I'm going to complain to Apple on this one.
Re:"Cyclops", now "Cheese Grater" (Score:4, Funny)
No, you're thinking of Apple's new iGrate. It's the first of an insanely great line of personal kitchen tools from the industrial design wizards at Apple.
The iGrate is precision machined from a single block of aircraft-grade aluminum. Its ergonomic lines are presented in a satin-brushed finish with a non-slip handle inspired by Apple's revolutionary new G5 PowerMacs.
Elegance and design come together to make the iGrate the World's Fastest Cheese Grater. Cheddar...Monterey Jack...Romano...the iGrate does it all, and does it up to 30-percent faster than department store cheese graters.
The iGrate is available now from the Apple Store at a suggested retail price of just $99.50USD. One year of Apple Care for your iGrate can be purchased for an additional $99.50USD. Customer service support may also be purchased at $50.00USD per incident.
The iGrate. Finally, an Apple for your kitchen.
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Re:New Apple PC Sun Workstation (Score:3, Funny)
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og og urug oo gr oo!
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