RSSNew G5 Macs to Join 'Tiger' Release
By Ed Oswald | Published April 14, 2005, 12:56 PM
Apple rumor site Think Secret said Thursday that "reliable sources" are pointing to a refresh of the Power Mac G5, iMac G5 and eMac systems to coincide with the April 29 release of Mac OS X 10.4, known as Tiger. All three models will see upgraded video cards to take advantage of better graphics capabilities within Tiger.
The PowerMac G5 will now feature up to dual 2.7 GHz processors with Apple's SuperDrive as a standard option. It is also rumored that Apple may replace the G5's current single core processor with the dual-core PowerPC 970MP chip. The iMac G5, meanwhile, will now sport a 2GHz processor in its high-end models, and include Bluetooth 2.0.
Proprietary, inflexible, unattractive. I modded my old Crapintosh once...with a sledgehammer. Same reason why I won't get an iPod. Why support a company that doesn't listen to it's customers? Customers wanted a decent/friendly OS that could be upgraded and was easily accessible. They told other PC manuf. to shove off, that Apple would only put it's OS on it's computers. Manufacturers looked elsewhere, in comes Bill Gates. (Not that I am a huge proponent of Windows either...it just got marketed better) In comes the iPod. Users are really desiring a sleek and easy-to-use media device with good storage, USB, good battery life, and customizable. iPod was it...until they realized they were stuck with iTunes. Oh no, what ever shall we (the innocent consumer) do? Oh, let's create an open-source app to allow us to upload/download from iPod without having to deal with iTunes. Why would we want to do that? Because we never wanted DRM or proprietary software to be a requirement to use with the $300 media device we just purchased with our hard-earned money. Oh, so I have to use the latest software with my iPod to get more music...sure. Oh no, I'm locked into using iTunes again. Well, back to the open-source route..... And on and on it goes. Apple is interested in money and locking their customers into using their product. Apple, why can't you learn from Gates? Release your OS, iPod, and business model. You might actually survive this PC war.
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Lol, you're such an apple troll. jesus, I own pcs and macs, and btw Gates has never released his OS, get your facts straight. jesus. Of course they're after money they have a duty to shareholders. LOL
and they've been surviving the PC war, Tey're still around. 558% increase in ipod sales 27% increase in mac sales. So obviously not everyone beleives the trolls.
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Agreed. Troll much? Open your mind a little. That's the problem with most PC zealots... well with zealots of any kind, really. So sure they're right, they can't even see the truth.
Shame, really.
Dual-core Macs looks interesting - I'd like to know how well OSX uses dual core, more to the point, how well Mac apps use two processors. I know the prospect of dual core CPUs from AMD and Intel is exciting for everyone, but there are actually very few applications (none that I use) that wil benefit from dual core design.
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