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Apple Introduces New G5 iMac
peatbakke writes "Well, here it is. Looks like the rumors of computer+monitor combined into a sleek little case were true." It's mostly what you'd expect both design-wise and specwise. And I want it.
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they said it, not me...
That's a 1.6 or 1.8GHz G5 processor, 533 or 600MHz frontside bus, 256MB DDR SDRAM running at 400MHz and NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 Ultra with 64MB graphics memory. So you'll be able to play Worlds of Warcraft, Doom III and other fantastic entertainment.
yes, I realise that this machine is definitely not designed for this purpose, but seriously though, how can they say that you can play Doom 3 on this?
"And I want it."
Let us know when you hit puberty. Maybe you can ask Santa for one in the mean time.
I dont know about you guys, but what I love from my pc is the ability to be able to change parts whenever some new card comes out, etc etc. BUT...in those MACs, that's basically impossible to do. Its like buying a laptop, what you buy is what you get and "OH WAIT, its already old hardware" with which you will be stuck for ever and if you want to upgrade, then you have to buy a completely new one; not just the parts you wish to change. And also think about this, how many of you have had your monitor died on you on only 1 or 2 years of use. Imagine buying this and then the monitor buying, small problem i would say
Seriously let this be the day of the anonymous cowards rule and the balance is restored to the force -- any post below the parent that mentions one of the cliches he mentions should be slapped down.
There are so many comments that get to +5 that aren't worth it, and people who copy other people's posts from other discussions on duped topics etc. +5 should be reserved for something special -like what this guy managed with some insightful comments and some humour. AND he posted it AC so it wouldn't be whoring.
Please, heed my call, mod down the cliches and let the parent stand as a rock against the crapulence that passes for average discussion here in slashdot. Strike down the infidels.
Not because its a Mac.. I was raised by my dad to BUILD my machines custom from scratch. I was on a computer when I was 3 or 4, helping my dad build them when I was 10 or 11 and I always built them custom myself since then. I would never be caught DEAD with a Dell or Mac or any pre-built machine. (Today with the exception of maybe the nice nice workstations like that 12/96 cpu or a dual or quad IBM workstation..they are nice) but I could still build the opteron system. As long as I have a choice as to what motherboard/video card I can buy and mix and match.. I will always build my computer. I am speaking as a Computer Science student to.. Any kids in my class who brag about their new Alein Ware gaming machine with Windows XP on it makes me really really sad.. If you cant build your own machine, you shouldnt get that degree! Nick
Indeed, forget clones, try pricing an IBM at around this spec. An A50 with a 2.8GHz P4 ($599) and 17" monitor ($459) is $1,058.00. "Aha!" I pretend to hear you cry, "It's not an AIO, and it doesn't have a decent graphics card!" Well, yeah, it's not an AIO (that's an advantage to the IBM, and it ought to mean the AIO is cheaper anyway), and you can buy a $100 graphics card for it and still be under.
You are not alone. This is not normal. None of this is normal.
. . .that your website named after some character from Garfield is sturdier than Apple's Akamai powered backend?
They've got over 14,000 servers in 1,100 networks. You've got, uh, a dual-Celeron, an Athalon, and a Vaio notebook. I know which set-up I'd bet on.
Because people would pirate off tv, and Apple, despite their supposedly rebellious Rip. Mix. Burn. commercial, is VERY MUCH in bed with Hollywood.
...check price of a 20" LCD monitor before trying to troll.
Kjella
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... Apply have announced that their next generation laptop will feature a 600" inch screen, and will feature a keyboard/mouse that can be converted into a futon when not in use.
Vintage computer adverts: http://www.vintageadbrowser.com/computers-and-software-ads
You apple Lusers are too fucking retarded to run Linux. Your feature/customization limited OS is perfect for tards who are scared shitless to actually read a manual and actually learn something. MacOSX is perfect for you morons cos by paying 3X the price of PC hardware Steve BlowJobs has fooled you into believing you've got something better; you don't.
Linux will crush Apple and give it the death that it so richly deserves.
Apple users think they blow minds, but they only BlowJobs.
Steve, you've got no courage to go into competition with Bill Gates, you weak pathetic piece-of-shit. So you're still plugging away at that ancient, obsolete business model of being a hardware company instead of going for the big time and becoming a software company like microsoft.
Oh yeah, shrinking market share, Linux has a bigger share than Apple, and now this ugly pizza box iMac.
You're FIRED!!!
Bring Woz back, at least he had a fucking clue.
While i like the design, it just looks a little like a box on a stand (which it is). Also it looks pretty unstable. This is compounded by the fact that it will have cables hanging off of it (like the dongle for connecting a vga monitor) and the overall smallness of the stand.
What i do like very much are the nice connectivity options (audio out via sp-dif) and the amount of screen real estate you get.
Will wank off Linus Torvalds for fame.
Apples sucks really, really badly. Sorry to say it.
So they come out with this model which will play games pretty well, especially the ones currently available for the Mac
Wow! Both Warcraft 3 and Halo?!
I am Sartre of the Borg. Existence is futile.
... and the mac fanboys that constitute slashdot start ejaculating all over their keyboards....
watch this post get modded troll before you can find a spare memory slot or hard drive bay on this over hyped over priced over rated piece of shit.
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Where is the cost savings again?
Can anyone smell the bait and switch here?
I bought a dual 2ghz G5 that was supposedly "quiet as a whisper" - and it WAS, when I installed 10.2.
Except for the beeping and buzzing, which requires the user to disable NAP mode with a special developer tool (that function has been disabled in the latest version of the tool).
Since I upgraded to 10.3, the fans began running faster, and MUCH louder. It's not as bad as the "wind tunnel" G4 - but it's certainly not Whisper Quiet. And with each OS update, the Fan behavior has changed. Overall, the sound output of this machine could be qualified as "annoying as hell". 99% of the noise comes from the damn fans which can't seem to decide how fast or slow they need to run.
I'm afraid to install 10.3.5, because some folks tried it, and now their Macs won't sleep. Clean transition to and from sleep is really the main saving grace of this machine now. I really wish that Apple would address this problem in a workable way.
I sure as hell will not buy a G5 iMac from them, advertised as "whisper quiet" in the hope that it will stay "whisper quiet".
These are my friends, See how they glisten. See this one shine, how he smiles in the light.
WTF are you talking about?
Geez. Give it a rest already.
Karma Schmarma
1267 comments on a product launch.
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Sorry, teleporters just kill you and then make a copy. A perfect, soul-less copy.
Thinkgeek, has had this item for a while, and reviewed it long ago.