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Apple Updates Power Mac Line
Phreck writes "Apple has announced an upgrade to its Power Mac line today. The new Power Macs all feature dual G5 processors, 512 MB RAM, and dual-layer 16x SuperDrives. On the low end is the dual 2.0GHz with 160GB HD and ATI Radeon 9600. The mid-range includes dual 2.3GHz processors with 250GB HD and ATI Radeon 9600. The top-end system has dual 2.7GHz processors with 250GB HD and ATI Radeon 9650. The processors are not the dual-core variety as has been rumored for weeks now."
Fuckity fuck fuck fuck.
I just bought a Dual 1.8 on eBay a week and a half ago, and the bum took a week to send it out. I just got it last night. Now this news. Nearly the same damn machine is $1499 refurbished, and I paid $300 more than that, and didn't even get Tiger.
Word for the wise: listen to everyone and WAIT when you hear something will be updated soon!
In summary: FUCK!
No wireless. Less space than a Nomad. Lame.
(no, Taco, you'll never live that one down).
What sort of performance improvements will I see over my Apple II?
I've heard Apple will come up with a new one button keyboard, soon. Because it's so much easier to use.
Georg
So ... why would anyone choose such a device over the PC??
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...my boss to announce an update to my salary. Until then my old school G4 will have to do.
zork% mv *.asp
283 files eaten by a grue
Never buy a computer when it's TODAY.
Always wait until it's TOMORROW, because something better may come out.
That would be around the time you could get a bash terminal on apple machines...
I just ran Hardware Update, and everything is much snappier!
- Then did St. Steve raise on high the Holy G5 of Cupertino, saying, 'Bless this, O Lord, that with it thou mayst blow thine Dell enemies to tiny bits, in thy mercy.' And the people did rejoice and did feast upon the renderings of lambs and toads and tree sloths and fruit bats and orangutans and lickable icons.... Now did the Lord say, 'Thou in 12 months, thou must count to three. Three shall be the number of the GHz and the number of the GHz shall be three. Four shalt thou not count, neither shalt thou count two-point-five, excepting that thou then proceedeth to three. Five is right out. Once the number three, being the number of the GHz, be reached, then thine will be great and powerful in my sight, however if thou shall have more than one button on thou mouse, who, being naughty in my sight, shall snuff thine's life.
Now has thy Matriarch of the Macintosh forsaken us or what here?Artist will always make art.
Apple makes CHUDs? We're all doomed.
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...he's probably an Apple guy, though perhaps not nearly as close to the development teams as he likes to imply. His answers to people's questions seem to be rather long on design opinion, and rather short on technical details... and more than a little snippy at times.
Oh... Wait... It's so obvious, I'm surprised I didn't spot it sooner.
Mister Jobs, is that you?
Information wants to be anthropomorphized.
Oh, the injustice... someone ring up RMS, I'm sure he'll swap some gnus for their yaks.
He's probably a college student working at an Apple store who somehow feels qualified to outline the entire business strategy of the company.