PowerMac G5: World's Fastest Desktop Computer
Rumors of the G5 likely pre-date the existance of MacRumors.com. The earliest reference found in our archive was August 2000 (site began in Feb, 2000).
Today, Apple announced the PowerMac G5 -- dubbed the "world's fastest personal computer" as well as the first 64-bit personal computer.
The leaked specs were indeed accurate and Apple is offering the following configurations:
$1,999: Single 1.6GHz G5, 800MHz Bus, SuperDrive, 3 PCI, 80GB S-ATA HD
$2,399: Single 1.8GHz G5, 900MHz Bus, SuperDrive, 3 PCI-X, 160GB S-ATA HD
$2,999: Dual 2.0GHz G5, 1GHz Bus, SuperDrive, 3 PCI-X, 160GB S-ATA HD
The revamped machine contains all new hardware and subsystems... providing dramatic performance improvements over current systems. Systems will not be available until August 2003, according to Jobs.
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Originally posted by idkew
only 1,000mhz system bus? that is only a ~60% jump from my 166mhz bus. only 8gb ram?
Are you sure about the 60%? ;) Isn't that a 600% increase?
this g5 really doesn't impress me very much.
only 1,000mhz system bus? that is only a ~60% jump from my 166mhz bus. only 8gb ram? sheesh. apple really isn't working too hard anymore.
8 gigs?!? And Steve says you can transfer a whole DVD in one second.
My jaw is on the floor. Wow Wow Wow Wow!:eek:
This HAS been worth waiting for.
These are gr8 times for Apple! Way, way beyong 10% marketshare!
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