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Dual PowerMacs and Aluminum Displays?

Wednesday March 17, 2004 8:14 am PST by Arnold Kim
MacRumors has received word that PowerMac and Display updates are in the final stages and should be released shortly. While we've not received a specific date for updates, previous unconfirmed rumors have hinted at March 23rd as the release date. Both PowerMacs (All Dual?) and Apple Displays are expected to be updated simultaneously.

According to sources, the new displays do resemble the recent artist rendition of upcoming Aluminum Displays based on a slide seen in a routine Apple presentation -- with monitor feet resembling the PowerMac G5 handles.


In related news, a number of educational institutions have noted significant price drops in educational PowerMac prices in the past week.
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Grimace
103 months ago
Bring it!! And a 30" too!

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pilzbury
103 months ago
Oh goody I can't wait. Wish I could afford it though. I can hardly afford a new g4 ibook/pb (not sure what I want) have to get rid of my old ibook first. Anyone interested? HEHE
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eroyce
103 months ago
I was kind of hoping to have an adjustabledisplay, this looks rock solid.
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nicely
103 months ago
My credit card is ready...
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speakster
103 months ago
It would be quite disappointing if we waited this long for monitor updates only to have them still be un-adjustable.
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Demon
103 months ago
Hope the new screens will come down in price as well! (heh heh, not likely, i know)

But it's about time new PMacs had a speed bump. if G5s will actually reach 3Ghz by year end, they need to get bumpin' (and cheaper please!) :p
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NNO-Stephen
103 months ago
they need to update the displays... they need to update the PowerMacs... although the next update of them won't likely be 'till August... but still, they need it.
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ryanw
103 months ago
I get upset everytime I see apple release more hardware with no options for 4 or 8 way systems. Apple has made things very modular to make systems either one cpu or dual cpu systems. They should look at how Sun Microsystems has made their 420R systems VERY flexible to be anything from 1 cpu to 4cpu systems. COMEON APPLE! What's holding you back from making a powermac where you can order it as a 1CPU system. And then order a 2nd CPU for it later or a 3rd, or a 4th. Upgrade ON DEMAND instead of having to buy a whole new system.

Apple could price the CPU modules high enough to where the price of buying a 4 way system out of the gate would be much cheaper than buying the individual modules after the original order.
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varmit
103 months ago
Woot woot!! Give it up baby.
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g30ffr3y
103 months ago
this is fantastic news... the sooner the update... the sooner the promised update to dual 3gigs... wooohooo!!! thats when ill get mine...

also... if the new displays do look as nice as they do in the artist rendition... i would love to get a pair of maybe 20"s?!?!? if the 30" comes out hopefully the price will drop on the 20"... or the 23"...

maybe apple will finally send the 17" the way of the 15" and have all widescreen displays!!!

i guess we'll see in the upcoming weeks...
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