Xserve G5s? When?

Which if true, means that it will probably be announced at MWSF to ship in Feb or March. Of course, if we are really lucky, we'll get a speed bump for the wait :D .

I thought I heard that it was going to be a 3U solution?

Originally posted by Dippo
I thought I heard that it was going to be a 3U solution?

That was another (arguably silly and unsubstantiated) rumor. Likely someone came up with it because that is about the same size as the PowerMac G5 if you put it on it's side and shoved it in a rack - but there is no way in heck that Apple would do that for the Xserve.

ouch... that's a long wait. I'm in the need for a new server but this is out of my timeframe.

before a 1U G5 solution was available

You can also read this as "a taller one will be available earlier"...

16 G5's?

4 Infiniband ports?

dual power supplies?

Fiber optic server-to-server connects?

opti-memory modules? (IBM has those)

HDTV custom chips? 4096 line SGI type reality engines?

256 bit support chips (NVidia, Tranmeta,..even gasp..Intel?)



Steve needs to check his wallet...we may have a big "custom characters" list...

WW

This would put it into the timeframe for the smaller 90-nm chip size.

"are we there yet "no", are we there yet? "no" are we there yet? "no"are we there yet? "
You get the picture...These things take time I am sure apple is hard at work on these puppies. Do remember that we have had faster Pmacs than Servers before, but they always get updated. I think we can expect to see them at MWSF. Then again what do I know :(

Okies I have a customer (I work for a education store) that are after some 64-bit rack mount servers... They are hoping that Apple can release the g5 Xserve soon although as they don't exist I can really talk about it.

Just off the record (and just here) I am predicting that it may be announced around end of Jan early March. Poss with another announcement with G5 speed bumped or new ipod but this is just a feeling... My Feeling was right about the new iBook...

maybe I should by an Xserve at home since I am already running 5 macs
eMac
iMac G3
G4 Cube
PB G4 15"
iBook (Clam Shape)

Plus there is my iPod and my good old first mac Performa 580 I use as a mail server. I might sell the Performa on eBay any takers?? :rolleyes:

I can see it now, I have a home network set up with a G5 Xserve system, 16 G5 processors, Apple flat panel displays in every room.....gasp.....

No, maybe not. No TV's in the bedroom now, ya hear?:p

Wow, I thought they'd be out before Christmas.
An announcement at MWSF sounds reasonable then,
hopefully with DT G5 speedbumps, too, and updated displays.

But they need to announce *something* between now and Christmas, right?
Which of the iapps are due for an update?