New iMac G5 and eMacs announced - Argggh...

**piedad** · 05-04-2005, 10:21 AM

More bad news for us who like to get the latest and greatest models from Apple:

17" 1.8Ghz iMac
$1,299.00
17-inch widescreen LCD
1.8GHz PowerPC G5
600MHz frontside bus
512K L2 cache
512MB DDR400 SDRAM
160GB Serial ATA hard drive
Slot-load Combo Drive
ATI Radeon 9600
128MB DDR video memory
56K internal modem

17" 2Ghz iMac
$1,499.00
17-inch widescreen LCD
2GHz PowerPC G5
667MHz frontside bus
512K L2 cache
512MB DDR400 SDRAM
160GB Serial ATA hard drive
Slot-load 8x SuperDrive (double-layer)
ATI Radeon 9600
128MB DDR video memory
56K internal modem

20" 2Ghz iMac
$1,799.00
20-inch widescreen LCD
2GHz PowerPC G5
667MHz frontside bus
512K L2 cache
512MB DDR400 SDRAM
250GB Serial ATA hard drive
Slot-load 8x SuperDrive (double-layer)
ATI Radeon 9600
128MB DDR video memory
56k internal modem

**Sponsor** · 05-04-2005 10:21 AM

**piedad** · 05-04-2005, 10:23 AM

eMac Combo Drive
$799.00
17-inch flat CRT display
1.42GHz PowerPC G4
256MB DDR333 SDRAM
80GB Ultra ATA drive
Combo drive
ATI Radeon 9600
64MB video memory
56k internal modem

eMac SuperDrive
$999.00
17-inch flat CRT display
1.42GHz PowerPC G4
512MB DDR333 SDRAM
160GB Ultra ATA drive
8x SuperDrive (double-layer)
ATI Radeon 9600
64MB video memory
56k internal modem

**hannibal** · 05-04-2005, 10:26 AM

i wonder if longbeard can take orders of these items too. might be cheaper to get them from HK although the warranty could be a problem because these are desktops.

**Dave_D** · 05-04-2005, 10:32 AM

Why the ARGGHHH!?!? Is that a good ARGGGHHHH or a bad ARGGHHHH?

**piedad** · 05-04-2005, 10:34 AM

FYI, ThinkSecret was "right-on-the-money" for these models in a prediction last April 14: http://www.thinksecret.com/news/0504macs.html.
So their predicted dual-core G5s are just around the corner....

**jbd** · 05-04-2005, 10:36 AM

It's a good arrrggghhhh for me. By the time my finances are back on track, I can get one of these babies... or maybe the next model... depending on my recovery rate hehe.

**piedad** · 05-04-2005, 10:37 AM

Originally posted by Dave_D
Why the ARGGHHH!?!? Is that a good ARGGGHHHH or a bad ARGGHHHH?

ARGGGGH that is not good because:
1. Just bought a Mac mini + LCD monitor which cost me around P50k total
2. Want an iMac G5 but can't afford, so this makes the pain more unbearable
3. DVD authoring is still painfully slow in my Pbook 1.5ghz with 8x SuperDrive.....
4. to 100. Etc....

**rvaph** · 05-04-2005, 10:45 AM

Hmmm... I was just wondering a few days ago if our 'old' eMac could handle the Tiger. I now think that this has something to do with the release of the new os.

**tweek** · 05-04-2005, 11:26 AM

Dual core PowerPC processors are either in the prototype stage or IBM couldnt commit enough chips to fill Apple's order. Take note that IBM has yet to make any announcements of the existance of the technology or is bared by a NDA.

According to some reports we should expect quad processor PowerMac G5s in the near future hopefully with dual core chips. Imagine 4 dual core PPC970MP processors running at 3GHz. I hope it tops off at $2999. :angel:

[Edited on 5-4-2005 by tweek]