No eMac G5 until 2005?

AI reports the eMac G5 was put on hold and the current G4 is back in production. The main culprit for the delay is the shortage of the G5 chips. The emac G5 was going to use the 1.6 Ghz G5 but, they want the chips to go to the iMac G5. Also, the G5 eMac was going to have a significant component reorganization. Apple is planning to release the new eMac revision in early 2005. Which sounds to me it would be MWSF.

http://www.appleinsider.com/article.php?id=760

Somehow i knew his would happen. If it wasn't released this week it just wouldn't be. The excuse is viable but i tend to think IBM has perfected he 1.6 considering how long they have produced them and that there can't be that much of a shortage due to the fact that most imacs sold use the 1.8ghz processor. This is good news in one way because it will keep at bay the numerous complaints that Apple is pushing all of its consumer products to G5 without doing the Powerbook first.

an emac g5 whith a slow ass powerbook g4.

GOOOOOOO APPLE!

lame.

They should just drop the emac line. Those things are so butt-ugly it makes the whole company look bad (IMO!). They should bring back the 17" G4 iMac design and make it the low model. That would kick.

If they can get an eMac with a 1.6 GHz G5 processor out the door during the 1st Quarter of 2005, especially at the current eMac price points, then they're doing well. I totally disagree with anyone that thinks this is in any way related to the PowerBooks though. The PowerBooks will be ready for a G5 (or Dual Core G4) when they're ready, the eMac G5 isn't going to be held back at all regardless of when the next gen PowerBooks are ever good to go.

If they have an eMac G5 ready before a PB G5 then they should release it. I'd love to have a PB G5 like everyone else, but I'd also love for people who can't afford the iMac G5 to be able to get an up to date eMac.

apple should at least give the emac a speed bump before than

I may actually get a G5 eMac, but only if they give me a video card bigger than 32 Mb.

They should just drop the emac line. Those things are so butt-ugly it makes the whole company look bad (IMO!). They should bring back the 17" G4 iMac design and make it the low model. That would kick.

The People keep poking my screen thread has convinced me that schools should still consider CRTs, which are more indestructible than LCD-based computers. The eMac, after all, was originally intended only for schools, before it grew to be a consumer Mac because it filled a niche in the product line.

No updates after Thanksgiving and before MWSF. That's given.

I betcha the Hardware VP got sacked over this, and G5 chip availability in general. There's no reason for shortages of 1.6's at the point.