iMacs Freshened with 2.0 GHz G5, Bluetooth, WiFi

amichalo writes "Apple has updated the popular consumer level Mac, the iMac G5. So better support the now standard Mac OS X Tiger, Apple has made significant improvements to all standard configurations including 512MB RAM, Radeon 9600 128MB graphics, and on 2.0 GHz models (17" and 20"), a slot-loading dual-layer 8x SuperDrive is standard. The 1.8 GHz 17" model includes a slot-loading Combo Drive. Also standard are Apple's AirPort Extreme 802.11g WiFi and Bluetooth. Pricing remains at $1300, $1500, and $1800 respectively for 1.8 GHz 17", 2.0 GHz 17", and 2.0 GHz 20", though 2.0 GHz models include additional upgraded features. These improvements are significant as this line has not seen a refresh in about a year and the upgrade to a Radeon 9600 graphics card will allow the new iMac to take better advantage of Tiger features such as Core Image, which is significant because the video card cannot be upgraded. Lastly, Apple is continuing the interactive chat and QuickTime support program for the iMac G5."

I see a trend ..

[PriceIke]

Must be Slashvertisement Day ..

game

[bosz]

Does it have that puzzle game with the apple logo? Best game on the mac.

Any other Mozilla users...

[0x461FAB0BD7D2]

my AdBlock doesn't seem to be working correctly. I still see ads on Slashdot.

Any tips or regexps I can use?

Freshend?

[worst_name_ever]

iMacs Freshend

Freshend - is that like Freshmeat for your backend? Uh, wait, on second thought... that's really naughty...

Re:Any other Mozilla users...

[ari_j]

No, but here's a trick:

echo "127.0.0.1 slashdot.org www.slashdot.org" >> /etc/hosts

To Better Support...

[Anonymous Coward]

"So better support the now standard OS X Tiger,..."

Or else!!

Re:Freshend?

[99BottlesOfBeerInMyF]

No no no. It's FreshenD a new daemon that works in conjunction with LaunchD to add a fresh pine scent. It is used in conjunction with the new iSmell software/hardware introduced in the latest iMac.

Goodlie English, there!

[spungo]

Whell, I gess litteracie be over-reighted, these dayz. Who needz, it, huh? Seeing others miss-uze the langwidge, like me do, haz brightend up my day!

Re:Slashdot: Schills for nerds, stuff that matters

[andreMA]

Schills for nerds, stuff that matters

I think you meant Schillers for nerds...

Mods: it's a joke. Phil Schiller is Apple's senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. Sad that I had to explain that to (hopefully) avoid being modded "Flamebait"

Re:game

[henrywood]

"Best game on the Mac". Are there others?

Re:game

[bosz]

Like I said. Best game on the mac.

Re:Freshend?

[spungo]

Why is it that when someone (rightfully) comments on the level of English employed here, people will moderate them down? Isn't correct language usage important? More proof that 90% of /. moderators are ignorant, humourless wankers.

Re:DAMNIT

[lithandie]

Why did I have to buy the mac mini? I want one of these guys instead!

because you are cheap?

Re:I see a trend ..

[Anonymous Coward]

you misspelled 2007.

I want this machine headless!

[SamSeaborn]

Come on, Apple. I want this 17" iMac HEADLESS!

Make a better double-sized Mac Mini now!

2GHz PowerPC G5
667MHz frontside bus
512K L2 cache
512MB DDR400 SDRAM
160GB Serial ATA hard drive
Slot-load 8x SuperDrive (double-layer)
ATI Radeon 9600
128MB DDR video memory
56K internal modem

Sam

Re:Slashdot: Schills for nerds, stuff that matters

[ari_j]

Mod points are not given to anyone who has ever posted a +5 Funny comment or otherwise made anyone laugh. Only those with absolutely no sense of humor are allowed to moderate comments, around here. (And when I get mod points, it's always when I'm hungry, grumpy, or otherwise unwilling or unable to find anything funny.)

Re:I want this machine headless!

[bhima]

thatt's called a "Power Mac"

Re:One significant thing about the iMac

[david.heyman]

Or to pass those tiny M$ Word files to someone else on the network.

Montreal?

[Montreal!!hahahahaha]

hahahahaha

Mods: it's a joke. Montreal is a city in Canada. Sad that I had to explain that to (hopefully) avoid being modded "Flamebait".

Re:looks like the end of the PowerMac

[Anonymous Coward]

Wow, that's amazing! You must be extraordinarily sharp of wit to craft such a clever post, not to mention generous for sharing with those of us who never would've thought to compare prices between Macs and PCs.

Now, if you'd be so kind as to let me know how well the Athlon will run my OS X software, you'll earn all the karma you deserve.

Re:game

[BorgCopyeditor]

Macs have plenty of games. Check out gameranger.com for a fairly comprehensive list.

Good start...

I like computer golf the best

...bad finish.

Re:I want this machine headless!

[mblase]

Make a better double-sized Mac Mini now!

What would that be called... a Mac maxi? I can just see female Slashdotters falling over themselves in laughter at that one...

Re:A Prediction:

[Anonymous Coward]

for making Apple employees look like a bunch of assholes.

New G5 Accessories?

[Cursive23]

Do the new models ship with turtle-shell rimmed glasses and pompous hipster attitude? The other models only came with mildly revolutionary bumper stickers so my level of Mac-induced techno-pretense is at a minimal level. =(

Re:game

[drsmithy]

Rubbish. Shufflepuck Cafe was *far* superior.

(Speaking of which, has anyone still got a copy floating around ? I need something for my Mac Plus to do when it isn't being a clock...)

Re:Of course you're screwed, you bought a Mac

[sickofthisshit]

Hey, how's the Tiger upgrade work out on your 3.6 GHz machine? Snappier? 64-bit support working for you?

Re:I want this machine headless!

[TheHonestTruth]

I can just see female Slashdotters falling over themselves in laughter at that one...

Yeah, both of them think it's hysterical.

-truth

My GOD you are stupid beyong comprehension

[Anonymous Coward]

And the complete Adobe creative suite costs more than your theoretical $1300 computer YOU UNBELIEVABLE SHITHEAD!

Dude! You're getting your ass handed to you here. Bail out and change your username. "Comet69" is now the laughing stock amongst anyone with more than one brain cell. Not that "comet69" wasn't a idiotic name in the first place. Ooooo! You have "69" in you name! Wow! That is so BOLD and CLEVER! Heh heh heh... sex and stuff, Beavis!

Oh, look! An anti-Mac troll! How sweet!

[Anonymous Coward]

i'm tired of fucking dumb ass macs.

So stop fucking them.

But seriously, ever think people are tired of ignorant little trolls with the communication skills of stillborn fetuses? How old are you? 12?

Re:Of course you're screwed, you bought a Mac

[NeoBeans]

that windows xp must be working beautifully for you too..

Actually, Windows XP runs fine on my Mac [microsoft.com].

Re:BULLSHIT

[Have Blue]

1000 sockets? Weak. I got 65,536 sockets free with my computer.

Screw karma

[EvilStein]

Now I want lunch, and it's only 8:49am. Goddamn it. :P

Pine scent?!

[protein folder]

Oh, how bourgeois! This is an Apple Macintosh! The FreshenD feature would never be used to exude a smell of something so crass as pine! Macintosh users expect and demand more, and the FreshenD daemon delivers--a light, ethereal scent with notes of jasmine and citrus, evoking memories of a mountain lake after a spring rainfall.

Maybe you're thinking of Microsoft's SmellMe feature (which is rumored to be included with Longhorn). It's a shame--they throw all this money at this cool new feature, but it winds up smelling like a freshly cleaned toilet.

Re:Freshend?

[BorgCopyeditor]

It's a German present participle, which means "to make fresh or cause to be in a state of freshness." In other words, "das freshende iMac" means "iMac: the freshmaker!"

Re:Must find a way...

[peebeejay]

While I personally would never recommend it, a straightened paper clip stuck into every available hole and wiggled usually does the trick. I used to sell them for $19.95 at my old office in a package that said "Computer Upgrade Kit." Sales were low - never got the &*^%$ patent on it!

Re:Pine scent?!

[SlowMovingTarget]

Bah! Proprietary smell technology... On Gentoo linux you just

emerge --odor

and you get the freedom of open source smell technology. Granted, it makes compilation smell like burnt cooling fan, but it's open source, man!

I hear that the GNU/Aroma will be far superior when it's finished. I wonder what Hurd will smell like then.

Re:game

[mjpaci]

Yeah, but can you format a floppy while doing all of that as well?

I thought not.

PC's RULE!!!

(For the youngins: The "format a floppy while..." is one of the arguments used back when Macs had floppies and cooperative multi-tasking and Windows PCs had pre-emptive (to a degree) multi-tasking to prove that PCs were superior.)

Re:game

[Anonymous Coward]

I talked to them about games, they said that their playstations are much better at gaming than either the Mac or the PC. So I guess a PC has alot of games, but to do real work it's best to have a Mac.

Your anecdotal evidence is irrefutable! You, sir, are a true scientist.

Re:Must find a way...

[BeerCat]

Ahem, I think this [tburke.net] may help...

...but if your wife asks, you could always say that you thought it was the cable you needed for gigabit Ethernet.

Or just get a good pair of running shoes.

Re:One significant thing about the iMac

[Anonymous Coward]

Quite. There's no way anyone so arrogant, pretentious, and smugly superior could possibly work for a company known for its relaxed, you're ok and I'm ok and that's all gooood, attitude like Apple.