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New G5 Power Macs "Fastest Desktop In The World"
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.
Is this the *fast* USB 2.0 or the USB 2.0 that used to be USB 1.1 but got renamed USB 2.0 so as to not confuse consumers?
I'd thank him too if I could have gotten in.
But damn! Three stories for one keynote? And what's with hogging the FP to your own story?
For video, the GeForce FX5200 is standard on low-end models, Radeon 9600 Pro on high-end models. Canadian bias!
I wish I could get my greedy lil' paws on one of these toys. Quite a step up from the ol' 733MHz G4. Sigh.
/I want an Oompa-Loompa NOW
Is it really powered by the souls of dead ancestors?
Can't stop the Beta? Time to evacuate to ##altslashdot at webchat.freenode.net - Slashcott in effect.
Apparently, the G5's aren't entirely house-broken, yet.
G5-based computers previously leaked on the Apple store
As a PC user, I was used to buying a machine and having a processor with double the clockspeed a year down the line... And now Apple has pulled the same trick :(
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.
-agent oranje.
Yes, and unless I suddenly win the lottery, or aquire a mass of wealth before then, I probably won't be getting one until it hits 4ghz. :-(
Time to start looking for my piggy bank
Opinionated Law Student Strikes Again!
If you're a tech-savant [e.g. coder, cs, etc..] and your wife is a tech-n00b try muddling something about "multi-port resource deficiencies..." :-)
/. damn it!
Kidding. As if I would know how to manage money or a girl. I read
Tom
Someday, I'll have a real sig.
All that technical jargon...they didn't even tell us what colors they come in!
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!
"world's first 64-bit desktop processor"
I am quite sure there are some people out there who used Alpha-based workstations back when Digital made them.
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I stole this Sig
Apparently someone got sacked over last week's "leak".
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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!
"It's a dog eat dog world out there, and I'm wearing Milk-Bone underwear."- Norm (from Cheers)
You mean like, Apple's 64-bit desktop systems kicking Sun's 64-bit workstation byproducts all over Silicon Valley...
What? No iPod!!!
No no no... I think everyone misunderstood this. By '9 fans', Jobs meant that he has found 9 people who actually like the Macintosh...
Glad I could clarify that for everybody. Whew! Huge sigh of relief.
I doubt it can beat this one in the quarter mile.
Is it just me, or does the new G5 look like a massive cheese grater from the front?
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...
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?
The same fools who need more than 640K of memory.
Was that Steve Would address the attendees like a mad Principal addressing a class called in for detention:
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.
"Draco dormiens nunquam titillandus."
An excerpt taken from the press conference...
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.
yeah, I'd never though I would say this but "Apples products are pretty cheap comparativly..."
Either I'm surfing /. at too high of a threshold, or the anti-Apple trolls seem to have run away in fear today... :^)
Slashdot's first reaction to VMware
1998 called. I think it wants its joke back.
Your mind is squeezed by a blast of pain!
A REAL Mac user refers to them as "flavors". :p
Well, maybe the full 4294967296 GB of RAM didn't fit in the case.
In Soviet America the banks rob you!
Actually, I think Slashdot has been Appled.
They may not have been in the same market before now.
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.
congratulations! you've just discovered one of the reasons why tabs suck arse!
That was classic intercourse!
I'm kinda surprised you didn't mention how much cheaper PC's are, and how OS X is based on BSD, which is dying. Other reasons to own a mac, which I never really see refuted by the PC crowd, is the Total Cost of Ownership, longevity and the cheaper support costs. As I see it, you get what you pay for, and if I could get osX running on an off the shelf PC, then I would. As it is, mac os(es) are the best for me. So I need to buy the hardware to run it. It also helps that it looks good and performs well.
Steve Jobs also noted in his speech that the new G5 outperforms a comparable Xeon system on the all imporant "Duke Nukem Forever" time demo. Attaining the impressive score of 233fps compared to just 147fps on the Intel system. As verified by the idependent test lab Pixar Studios.
However SCO has sued to challenge these results.
http://www.kubuntu.org/
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...
You know what?
Hmm, all that power to be controlled by the worlds most craptacular mouse.
I'll see your Apple Mouse - U.S. English
and raise you one MS Explorer Mouse - CA Spanglish
Does anyone else find the slightest hint of irony in the emphasis on the partnership between Apple and IBM?
Maybe upon consideration of the ad that signaled the launch of the first Macintosh?
Anybody?
Don't become a regular here -- you will become retarded.
Motorola will deliver a 3GHz G4 in 12 months.
See? You're laughing already.
Do not touch -Willie
Fortunately, as soon as I recieved the call, I alerted the appropriate government authorities, and I'm sure that our boys in Los Alamos have their spatiotemporal specialists on the job right now.
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.
Your mind is squeezed by a blast of pain!
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!
DO NOT LEAVE IT IS NOT REAL
Steve isn't aiming for the WIC check geek demographic. Bitch ass.
The new AMD Opteron PC is far more than just a PC. It is a workstation in its own right and outperforms the workstations built by Sun. The new AMD Opteron PC is both (much) faster and (much) cheaper than a Sun workstation.
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.
Two infinite things: your stupidity and mine. But I'm not sure about the latter. If my sig offends you, I'm sorry.
damn, no wonder its fast... the chip is huge!
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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"
Okay, that's it. It's now official. I'm old .
Optical Audio scares me.
Only a former(former? current?) San Franciscan based LSD head could invent a computer where you could see the music.
Non impediti ratione cogitationus.
The 400MHz G3 you can pass to me, so I can have something to play
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.)
Cut that out, or I will ship you to Norilsk in a box.
17,179,869,184 DIMM sockets to max out the 64 bit address space with 1 GB DIMMs!
I *know* I'm going to complain to Apple on this one.
Can you pass me that ITT XTRA. I only have an stupid abacus. I tried to find a opensource unix for it but to no avail. At least with the ITT i could emulate a PDP11
My UID is prime is yours?
If you're not using it any more, I'll take that abacus, as knotting these cords is starting to give me blisters.
-I like my women like I like my tea: green-
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Looks like world's first Ogg Vorbis encoding.