Dual 1Ghz G4 PowerMac With Extra Yummy

A huge number of readers submitted the new Dual Ghz Power Mac that Apple has announced. Includes a Geforce 4 and assorted other bells and whistles that will ring and blow for the Mac Junkie. They start at $3k and seriously make me want a Mac.

Comments

I still wish I could build my own Mac compatible

[Maul]

While this new system seems totally awesome, I think
the reason why I don't have a Macintosh is because I
can't build one.

I wish that I could go to the store, buy the components, and put one together myself, just like
I can with a PC. I know I can't as a result of
Apple owning much of the hardware.

I read this article and I agree with the author. It'd be nice if apple sold barebones G4s. That would make owning a Macintosh cheaper and more fun since you could easily customize by yourself.

Re:Try to build a comparable Dell for $3000

[AlisdairO]

Please tell me you're joking... The XEON is intel's server chip with vast quantites of incredibly expensive fast on board cache. Try comparing it against a dual 1600MP athlon and you'd probably get a very fair comparison, particularly given the athlon's support for decent memory. Also, as I understand it the Fire is a pretty expensive opengl card. You'd be much better off using a Radeon 8500 as a basis of comparison, particularly given that the Geforce 4 in the new mac is the slow MX version. Hopefully that lot would equate reasonably to the apple.

Re:The end of Linux as a desktop OS?

[JabberWokky]

If this trend continues, are we seeing the end of Linux as a desktop OS?

No more than Porche will push Toyota out of the market. And that's also why Apple isn't going away anytime soon. People also post: "Yeah, Macs are great, but they are too expensive. They might be nice, but they are flashy and expensive". This is usually followed by a prediction that Macs will disappear soon. Yet, the *exact* same thing can be said, substituting "Porches" for "Macs", and yet nobody thinks Porche is going to go under soon, and nobody says: "Porches suck! Less than 5% of cars on the road are Porches!". People *do* debate if Porches are actually worth it, but point is moot - they will be purchased by those who want and can afford them.

Meanwhile, Toyota makes everything from heavy tow vehicles to sedans to vans. And they are pretty cheap, and have plenty of 3rd market products, both cheap and expensive.

Neither Porche or Toyota are going anywhere, and neither are Apple or Linux. Or at least not anytime soon (industry time, of course).

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Evan "With applogies to Neal Stephenson" E.