Arena2045 Posted June 9, 2004 Share Posted June 9, 2004 Yup, Apple has announced updated G5s, and the death of the PowerMac G4 tower.SOURCE: http://www.macfixit.com/ Today Apple announced updates to the Power Mac G5 line. All three models feature dual-G5 processors (at speeds of 1.8GHz, 2.0GHz, and 2.5GHz). Basic specs are: Dual 1.8GHz PowerPC G5 900MHz frontside bus/processor 256MB PC3200 DDR400 SDRAM Expandable to 4GB SDRAM 80GB Serial ATA, 7200 rpm 3 PCI slots (33MHz, 64-bit) NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 Ultra 64MB DDR video memory $1,999 Dual 2GHz PowerPC G5 1GHz frontside bus/processor 512MB PC3200 DDR400 SDRAM Expandable to 8GB SDRAM 160GB Serial ATA, 7200 rpm 3 PCI-X slots (one 133MHz, 64-bit; two 100MHz, 64-bit) NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 Ultra 64MB DDR video memory $2,499 Dual 2.5GHz PowerPC G5 1.25GHz frontside bus/processor 512MB PC3200 DDR400 SDRAM Expandable to 8GB SDRAM 160GB Serial ATA, 7200 rpm 3 PCI-X slots (one 133MHz, 64-bit; two 100MHz, 64-bit) ATI Radeon 9600 XT 128MB DDR video memory $2,999 All models feature: 512K L2 cache/processor 8x SuperDrive (DVD-R/CD-RW) 1 FireWire 800 port 2 FireWire 400 ports 3 USB 2.0 ports 2 USB 1.1 ports (on keyboard) AGP 8X Pro slot (used by graphics card) 10/100/1000BASE-T Ethernet 56K internal modem Two internal hard drive bays and one optical drive bay (two bays are already filled) AirPort Extreme ready Bluetooth module ready Audio: Optical digital audio input and output, analog audio input and output, front headphone jack, built-in speaker The 1.8GHz and 2.0GHz models are available immediately; the 2.5GHz model will be available "in July." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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LLfan Posted June 11, 2004 Share Posted June 11, 2004 Sure glad I didn't just buy the g5! =)The dual 1.8 seems reasonably priced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonicDragon Posted June 14, 2004 Share Posted June 14, 2004 Oh!!! I just realized the 2.5 model is liquid cooled. Now i really want one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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