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New PowerMac G5s: Up to 2.5Ghz, Liquid Cooled

Posted by Hemos on from the making-the-fast-faster dept.

no_demons writes "Apple have just announced the new, completely dual-processor PowerMac G5 lineup. The models all sport an 8x SuperDrive, whilst new the dual-2.5GHz model also features an 'innovative liquid cooled heat sink,' available in July."

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  1. Re:Still no ECC RAM by EccentricAnomaly · · Score: 0, Troll

    Why do you need ECC in a workstation??? ECC is important in clustering applications... but for a workstation why spend the extra money?

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  2. Re:Attention to detail... by Moraelin · · Score: 0, Troll

    As opposed to the 12 dBA fans I have on my PC case?

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  3. Re:Who cares? by karstux · · Score: 0, Troll

    Okay, I should have included the WinXP Pro license (~150 EUR) which I already had (yeah, legally) and the assembly cost (which I did myself, but time's not free) - let's say 50 bucks. What "nickel and dime extras" you are referring to I do not know. The system was built on a Shuttle barebone system, so once I added the neccessary components I was ready to go.

    What I was trying to say is that AMD's fastest home desktop system is still a few hundred bucks cheaper than Apple's minimally-equipped aging G4. The iMac isn't cheaper either. (Admitted, the eMac is, but who wants that one...) That doesn't seem right, and not particularly smart on Apple's side either.

    If they'd trim the G4 PowerMac to silence and thermic efficiency, then sell it for about 700-900 EUR (which cannot be impossible), I bet they'd have quite a market.

    Of course, if you can afford and actually use 5 top-of-the-line systems, Apple's prices might not appear that steep to you. :-)

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