Apple Previewing New Power Mac?

dunric writes "CNET.com reports that Apple Computer may be previewing a new Power Mac, complete with dual G5 processors and a more advanced memory configuration." The "previewing" isn't intentional, though -- the report is based on service and repair documents distributed last month and reported on AppleInsider.com. AppleInsider has taken down at least one image from their report, but have added an artist's rendering.

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Big heatsink

[Fiz Ocelot]

There seems to be either a huge heatsink or some kind of cover over it in this image Here looks cool.

Re:Big heatsink

[peragrin]

No IBm wasn't at a brick wall, they just had probelms in the actual manufactoring processes. They were losing a large amount of chips due to defects. Those have been worked out a for a couple of months now.

Missing picture

[polyp2000]

This may be the picture you are looking for...
New G5 Picture

nick ...

Hey

[Ikn]

Go to Wired and check out their Cult of Mac blog, and I think get have some pics/more info on this.

What I found most interesting

[foidulus]

Is that the rumor is that the next "generation" of the G5 will be all duals. This definitely puts a kink in my plans to buy a dual 1.8, esp. since Apple tends to keep the same prices but bumps up the specs when they make new releases(and doesn't sell the old stuff anymore), and since I am a student, it seems the best deal is to buy off apple themselves(through the $99 student developer program you can get 1 hardware purchase at about 20% off, more than pays for itself even against the normal student discount)

Re:What I found most interesting

[CubeDude213]

At Apple's online store, under the Special Deals section(scroll down at store.apple.com and its on the left hand side) they often sell old stuff. I just bought a Powerbook through that. I'd post a direct link but Apple's store is session-based.

Re:Oh boy!

[Durandal64]

Yeah, they shrunk the motherboard, reworked the cooling system and added more space for drives inside. From an engineering standpoint, that is a big deal.

Flashback

[douthat]

June 23, 2003

visit http://www.apple.com/quicktime/qtv/wwdc03/ and fast forward to 1:51:50

"We're at 2GHz today. IBM and Apple are today announcing that within 12 months that we'll be at 3GHz. 3GHz processor clock. That's up 50% within 12 months. And so, believe me, this architecture has legs."

Some people dispute what Jobs meant when he said that. At best, it could mean new 3GHz G5 PowerMacs by late June. Or at worst, it could mean that IBM will release a 3GHz G5 Processor by August 2004, since the G5 PowerMac was slated to ship in August of 2003.

Re:Only apple...

[sensate_mass]

Because the pictures show a smaller motherboard, which indicates:

A) that the G5 processors used will almost certainly be of the .9 fab process variety, and

B) that there will be room in the case for an additional 2 hard drives, the lack of which space was a big complaint about the Rev. A models.

Re:Only apple...

[mrchaotica]

Some of Apple's cool technology:

• Quartz 3d, display PDF
• UNIX with a cohesive, integrated interface
• G5 processor (yes, I know IBM made it, but Apple is the only company using it in a desktop)
• PCI-X, Firewire, etc.

Also, whether their cases are attractive or not, they are functional. Consider the G5's case, with the fold-down side panel, and the elaborate noise-reduction technology (which could also be listed above).

Re:Scroll lock is used in Excell

[The Infamous Grimace]

Which isn't too bad to lose that key because there currently are only about thirty commercial games for Apple machines.

You sure 'bout that?

(tig)

Re:apple is overated

[Lord Kano]

Hey, Windows doesn't even come with a C compiler! My iBook at least shipped with a Developer Tools CD (even if it wasn't installed by default). Also, Developer Tools is FREE. How much does Visual Studio cost again? (Actually, I can get it through MSDN-AA free, but most people probably can't)

It just so happens that Microsoft has a version of their compiler that is $Free.

Okay, I have to admit that back then I didn't use OS 7 enough, or understand enough about computers, to know whether it was better or not.

I did, and it was.

However, by that time they had already lost because they wouldn't allow clones, and IBM did.

Eventually Apple DID allow clones. Power Computing, UMAX, SuperMac, APS et all made nice Mac clones. Power Computing's top of the line was usually faster than Apple's top of the line. The PowerTower Pro series from Power Computing stomped ass all over the Powermac 8500/9500s from Apple.

This is part of the reason why Jobs killed off the clones. People who needed as much speed as possible bought Power Computing. People who needed the lowest price possible bought UMAX. People who wanted the best bang for their buck bought other clones. Only people who were loyal to the Apple brand name bought Apple.

The fact that all the clones could run Windows (and MS-DOS, for that matter) was what allowed MS to get their monopoly in the first place.

That's arguable. I agree that not allowing clones earlier was one of the biggest mistakes in all of the computing industry; but who can say how much different things would have turned out if they had allowed it earlier?

LK