PowerMac Dual 1.8GHz G5's?

macbidouille posts the following.
just give me some time, i ll give a gogle translation and translate it by hand.
Macbidouille posts in the title [Rumeur] = Rumor so take it with a bit of salt.

Nous avons reçu des informations supplémentaires sur l'un des casse tête de l'été pour Apple, la livraison des G5.

Nous vous avions déjà raconté que les commandes de G5 Bi 2Ghz avaient dépassé toutes les estimations. Or le nombre de processeur est trop limité pour fournir dans un délais raisonnable des machines.
Apple planche pour trouver une solution. Ils décideront d'ici une semaine de l'opportunité d'intercaler dans la gamme un G5 Bi 1,8 GHz pour soulager la pression sur le haut de gamme et écouler les stocks de processeurs à 1,8 GHz. Cette machine devrait coûter dans les 2549$.
Si Apple décide de la produire, les clients ayant passé des précommandes seront contactés pour éventuellement modifier leur commande.

Nous avons également eu quelques informations sur les livraisons de G5:
- Les premières machines devraient bientôt arriver, mais Apple ayant un système de priorité, les studios cinématographiques, de graphisme et les instituts scientifiques seront livrés en priorité.
Pour le public, les machines devraient arriver à partir du 14 août.
- Pour les G5 Dual 2GHz:
Les 20000 premiers sortiront aussi mi août, mais il faudra attendre début septembre pour en voir arriver 40000 de plus. Les suivants ne seront ensuite livrées que fin septembre !

So here it comes:
I hope you understand what i want to say.

We received additional information on one of break-head of the summer for APPLE, the delivery of G5.

We had already told you that the orders of G5 Bi 2Ghz had exceeded all the estimates. However the number of processors is limited too much to provide within of a reasonable time the machines.

APPLE board will decide within one week of the advisability of intercalating in the range G5, a Bi 1,8 GHz to take off the pressure on the top-of-the-range one and to lower the amount of cpu of G5 1.8 GHZ in stock.

This machine should cost in the 2549$.

If APPLE decides to produce the dual 1.8 Ghz machine, the customers having placed precommands will be contacted to ask wether they are interested in modifying their order.
We also had some information on the deliveries of G5: - the first machines should arrive soon, but APPLE having a system of priority, the cinematographic studios, of the scientific graphics and institutes will be delivered in priority.

For the public, the machines should arrive as from August 14. - For G5 Dual 2GHz: The 20000 first will leave also semi August, but it will be necessary to await at the beginning of September to see some 40000 of more arriving.
The following will be delivered only at the end of September!

If they really would offer a 2x1.8GHz besides the 2x2GHz that would be really great!!! :) I would consider one over the 2x2GHz machine...

groovebuster

well,
i think i d also take a dual 1.8 rather than the dual 2.0.
as the processor will probably be much more stable, even if the 2.0 will be stable as well.
perhaps they can even run on a lower voltage than the 2.0 ghz one, that will result in much less heat and therefore less noise, as the fans don t have to pump as much air through the case. and a silent pc is pretty important for me. I can t stand noisy ones anymore.
my 3gz p4 is producing sounds like a jet.

Page 1'd for interest sake.

No idea of accuracy... beyond it coming from Macbidouille (which has been +/-)

arn

thx ;-)

perhaps i ll get famous now *g*


:D

I don't understand why they weren't all dual anyway. Probably to reach a lower price point I guess. I've got a Dual G4 powermac and being able to do a really processor intensive task on one processor (like DVD ripping) whilst the machine remains responsive because of the second processor is cool.

I guess the reason the dual 2GHz is popular is because it's the only dualie machine. Releasing a lower spec / price dual makes sense.

Originally posted by maradong
well,
i think i d also take a dual 1.8 rather than the dual 2.0.
as the processor will probably be much more stable, even if the 2.0 will be stable as well.

I never experienced any processor stability problems with any of my Macs I owned so far, so I don't expect that to be an issue for the G5 as well.

Originally posted by maradong
perhaps they can even run on a lower voltage than the 2.0 ghz one, that will result in much less heat and therefore less noise, as the fans don t have to pump as much air through the case. and a silent pc is pretty important for me.

That is the more interesting part... the noise level! :) And also it would save almost 500$! A dual 1.8GHz would be still fast enough for the projects coming next year, especially in comparison to the G4s...

Salut,

groovebuster

i guess it would be good to have a dual 1.8. more options for us! :D

The usage of 9 fans results in low noise levels in general, even when the machine is running fulls peed, lull load. That´s why they have controlled fans, and so much of them.

Stop calculating that nine fans means nine times the noise. That´s so much past.

The new machines are low noise machines, finito, get it!