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Apple Moves to All Dual-Processor Power Mac Lineup

Posted by Zonk on from the twice-the-fun dept.

Jason Siegel writes "Apple will no longer be selling single-processor Power Mac computers, according to GeekInformed. The company has officially dropped 1.8 GHz G5s from their lineup to pave the way for exclusively dual-processor Power Macs. The systems will range from dual 2 to 2.7 GHz G5s. This is the first significant announcement since the Worldwide Developers Conference declaration that Apple will transition away from PowerPC to Intel chips."

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  1. Re:Why upgrade now? by phlyingpenguin · · Score: 0, Troll

    I'm hoping that you're trying to be stupid. Pentium M is not 64-bit and does not outpreform a G5, let alone SMP G5s.

  2. Re:Clearing existing component inventory? by IdleTime · · Score: 1, Troll

    No, it's a clear indication of the flawed design that they need 2 cores to get a decent performance on those boxes.

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  3. i just love ... recent apple purchasers by farble1670 · · Score: 0, Troll
    how 90% of the post to this thread are recent apple purchasers that feel the need to justify their expenditure to the masses. there's that little capitalist demon inside of you saying "you got screwed! your new $3000 purchase is going to be EOL'd!".

    maybe if you'd spent $500 for that dell box, you wouldn't feel so bad.