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rizzix
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 Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2005 4:39 pm Post subject: New Powerbooks.. and Quad G5! |
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check it out: apple store canada
tech-specs: powerbook & G5
so martin... make sure u get the latest  |
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Paul
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| Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2005 4:48 pm Post subject: (No subject) |
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| I need to win the lottory now! I'm 0.5 grand short of that quad T_T |
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1of42
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| Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2005 5:31 pm Post subject: (No subject) |
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Wow, a quad G5! Because that's never been done before in a commercially available system!
Oh, wait... |
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wtd
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| Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2005 5:41 pm Post subject: (No subject) |
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| No one said it hadn't been done before. |
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Martin
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| Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2005 6:59 pm Post subject: (No subject) |
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Slick. G5's way too expensive though (for me anyway).
It's strange that they only give the dual dual core only 512mb of ram by default though... |
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wtd
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| Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2005 7:04 pm Post subject: (No subject) |
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Martin wrote: Slick. G5's way too expensive though (for me anyway).
It's strange that they only give the dual dual core only 512mb of ram by default though...
Well, Apple stays ahead (in terms of "mindshare", I'd put them far ahead of the pack, considering their marketshare) partly by having cool stuff, and partly by knowing how to market it. All of the other upgrades are enough to wow people this time. The next time around they'll up the base RAM and that'll be a point in their favor. In the meantime, people will just buy the extra RAM if they need it. |
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Martin
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| Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2005 7:23 pm Post subject: (No subject) |
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I don't know, Apple's got a bit of a history on skimping out on the ram (256 used to be default in most of their line). I just can't imagine anyone buying a four-core G5 and not needing more than 512MB of ram. I guess that anyone buying that computer would probably know enough about computers to upgrade it though.
Not a huge deal though. |
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wtd
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| Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2005 7:28 pm Post subject: (No subject) |
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Martin wrote: I don't know, Apple's got a bit of a history on skimping out on the ram (256 used to be default in most of their line).
I like to think of it as a blessing, considering the BTO premium they usually charge for RAM. |
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Martin
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| Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2005 7:32 pm Post subject: (No subject) |
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Nah, upgrades to the default package never raise the price. Hell, in the case of the top of the line iMac, they shaved $100US off.
But yeah, 512mb of ram isn't bad in any case. I guess there will always be complaints. Plus it has 256mb of vram, which helps. |
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wtd
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| Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2005 7:36 pm Post subject: (No subject) |
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| Workstation graphics cards, and ECC RAM too. |
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Martin
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| Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2005 7:47 pm Post subject: (No subject) |
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| In other news... 5 days until I get my iMac...ahhh.... |
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wtd
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| Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2005 8:11 pm Post subject: (No subject) |
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The anticipation must be driving you insane.
Good.  |
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Martin
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| Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2005 8:17 pm Post subject: (No subject) |
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| You have no idea. |
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Martin
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| Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2005 10:35 pm Post subject: (No subject) |
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Don't forget about Apple's new photo software - http://www.apple.com/aperture/
Is this a Photoshop competitor, or something else? It seems like with recommended specs like that (Dual 2.0GHz G5, 2GB Ram, nVidia geforce 6600+) it has to be something more. Pretty cheap though for professional software ($500). |
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