Apple Introduces New G5 iMac 1595
peatbakke writes "Well, here it is. Looks like the rumors of computer+monitor combined into a sleek little case were true." It's mostly what you'd expect both design-wise and specwise. And I want it.
new icon! (Score:5, Funny)
new imac (Score:5, Funny)
Cue all the comments about 5200 geforce not being enough -- it's not meant for that.
"They should have had a 2 gighz in there " - that would eat into the market above it.
It is for offices and for homes -
The criticisms are:
If you are going to make it like a TV... they should have gone all the way and put a TV tuner in there - this is the killer app to beat microsoft on and to complete the iLife suite. An Apple (with all the associated easiness) TV center with maybe a grey one for corporate use with no TV.
The other critcism is that they should have a place in their product line for a headless box, so that all the hackers can get their grubby paws onto it and innovate on OSX - but really that constitutes competition with their other product lines, and constitutes competition with their own software so they won't do it.
They are family centric, gamers (yeah yeah, apple gamers, oxymoron, kekeke) can up the ante to a dual g5...so the only criticism left is that there aren't many good (I know there are options, but not outstanding ones) TV tuner
I hope I've cleared up alot of the "OMG only a 5200 nvidia" bullshit here - that's not it's purpose. But if it's purpose is that lazy kind of home desktop, it should have TV. But perhaps apple is thinking ahead to a TCPIP broadband world and a movie service along the lines of iTunes (pixar distribution channel anyone?) - it does leave a gap in their product line though.
Oh, and as slashdot still hasn't posted this story I'll add the "Looks like they were trying to get the g5 into a tablet/laptop but didn't quite make it" joke, which goes hand in hand with the "omg no g5 laptops yet". Slashdot is so predictable.
Sidenote - IBM should bring out said headless box, black alu case like the NeXT with a single G5 in it clocked a 2gighz and a 100% linux compat mobo.... That would soon become a cult item I imagine - but apple would have a fit because it would encorage all the unix geeks on their platform to swap and it would encorage a strong user base of a ppc linux to get going. So, like I say, not going to happen. Actually, can someone enlighten the thread as to who *owns* the G5? Could IBM do this?
speculation/discourse.... check
questioning of realworld performance combined with gamer
joke...... check
omg look the graphs on game performance have no scale.... check..stfu you are boring me....
g5 hotness jokes..... check
256 mem ram not enough.... check
wistfully wanting some other company to release a headless apple because apple won't.... check
questioning of apple users sexual preferences.... check
raise question of one buttoned mouse..... maybe they have a one buttoned mouse by default because it forces their app/UI designers to be creative - let those that want two buttons have them... but let all apps be designed with only one in mind (remember that gnome desktop designers who are hiding everything and anying, even if it should be there - although I don't mind spatial atm, I can see it going too far). Let us hear the end of the one buttoned mouse whinging.......
and wait for it...."I don't want to start a holy war here, but what is the deal with you Mac fanatics? I've been sitting here at my freelance gig in front of one of the new iMacs (a 1.6gighz G5 w/256 Megs of RAM) for about 20 minutes now while it attempts to copy a 17 Meg file from one folder on the hard drive to another folder. 20 minutes. At home, on my Pentium Pro 200 running NT 4, which by all standards should be a lot slower than this Mac, the same operation would take about 2 minutes. If that."
exhausting most of the pointless cliched bullshit in a slashdot thread before it's begun.... priceless^H^H^H^H^H^H^Hprofit!!!
and hell, and I don't even own a fucking apple.
Like in the movies... (Score:5, Funny)
Leave it to apple to spoil my bad action movie jokes...
Oh yeah? Well.. (Score:4, Funny)
Uh Steve? Gateway called.... (Score:1, Funny)
http://products.gateway.com/products/GConfig/pr
Seriously, a few models back they had a PIII based on a i810 platform complete with an all-in-one design, side loading CD-ROM/PCMCIA, etc. Not as slick, same concept.
What is old, is new again!
Re:The inside layout is far better for an all-in-o (Score:5, Funny)
Yes but... (Score:1, Funny)
Not an iMac at all! (Score:4, Funny)
uhh, it's a.. (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Am i the only one... (Score:1, Funny)
Ok, now the machine is in the screen, where next? (Score:4, Funny)
G4 Cube is sad ;( (Score:3, Funny)
Re:new icon! (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Ok, now the machine is in the screen, where nex (Score:1, Funny)
http://www.engadget.com/entry/2622064540785942/ [engadget.com]
Re:Oh yeah? Well..(touche) (Score:5, Funny)
Apparently, you can.
Re:The inside layout is far better for an all-in-o (Score:3, Funny)
If the Quicktime VR [apple.com] is anything to go by, it doesn't need that power cord anyway!
Re:new imac (Score:5, Funny)
From Apple's iMac G5 pages.
The iMac G5 offers formidable built-in graphics capabilities. Like, for instance, the gorgeous widescreen display. Mac OS X version 10.3 "Panther," provides you with the world's most advanced -- and most graphics-savvy -- operating system. And then there's the NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 Ultra graphics processor with 64MB of DDR SDRAM. It's a combination that delivers unparalleled 2D and 3D graphics performance and an immersive, photorealistic gaming experience with three times the frame rate of previous-generation processors.
Ok, it is not a gaming box, but... Unparalleled 2D and 3D graphics performance with a GFFX 5200? That would be the day!
Jobs vs Physics (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Apple hate RAM. (Score:3, Funny)
Well I can't think of any reason you'd need more than 640k of RAM on a personal computer.
Er... wait...
Re:Just wondering (Score:5, Funny)
Ahh, but if it were to be in basic black, even the Amish would consider getting one.
Re:NOTE TO READERS...READ AT -1 DUE TO ZEALOTS! (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Just wondering (Score:4, Funny)
(Mmm... orange smoke...)
Re:Unlikely (Score:5, Funny)
Re:new icon! (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Just wondering (Score:2, Funny)
Yeah ok... (Score:5, Funny)
Perhaps you like this better:
The iMac G5 offers mediocre built-in graphics capabilities. Like, for instance, the so-so widescreen display. Mac OS X version 10.3 "Panther," provides you with the world's most mid-range -- and most graphics-using -- operating system. And then there's the NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 Ultra graphics processor with 64MB of DDR SDRAM. It's a combination that delivers middle-of-the-road 2D and 3D graphics performance and a semi-immersive, pixelated, and distorted gaming experience with half the frame rate of our professional systems.
Yeah, that makes me want to buy one. Hell, I'll buy two after that stunning writeup. Here's my credit card!!
Always remember that marketing people are SELLING product, and that by making a comparison to the last model, they can get away with saying things like "unparalleled performace"
Re:Wall mounting kit available (Score:3, Funny)
"The new iMac G5 family features a removable desktopfoot."
Re:Unlikely (Score:5, Funny)
As a member of the Intel R&D staff I can immagine the lynching I'm gonna get if this shows up on my desk, but gawd I want one!
This sucks! (Score:1, Funny)
Who are they kidding? I'd rather buy a Dell!
Re:Unlikely (Score:3, Funny)
You get what you pay for. iMacs are meant for grannies who would never upgrade the system.
Unlike you, I bought a tower Mac, which was obviously upgradeable. So years later it still runs great with more than four ATA/133 hard drives, an upgraded AGP video card, CPU 3x faster than the original, optical drive replaced with a DVD-RW/CD-RW from Pioneer. It plays games great, is awesome for DV video and sound editing, and best of all, posts on Slashdot quickly!
Re:Unlikely (Score:1, Funny)
More importantly (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Jobs vs Physics (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Bull, Apple TCO arg is fallacious (Score:3, Funny)
You probably want to fire that one. Problem solved.
Slogan fight! (Score:2, Funny)
Sun: "The computer is the network"
Microsoft: ???
SCO: "Profit!"
Re:Unlikely (Score:3, Funny)
Could you do me a favor and pick a PowerBook here pretty soon. I was thinking of getting one in about 6 months or so.