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New
DDR 1GHz MP Power Mac versus "Old" SDRAM version
- Does the new 2.7GB/s DDR memory bus and 167MHz system
bus make a difference? Has we taken a leap forward
in Power Macs overall system throughput? I figured
the best way to tell is to run the NEW DDR Dual 1GHz
Power Mac against the "obsolete" SDR (short for SDRAM)
Dual 1GHz Power Mac (and the DDR based Xserve Dual
1GHz)
Apple's
New Power Mac; First Reactions - As many of you
may know Apple today released new PowerMacs, marking
the return, and addition of many user requested features,
and the introduction of Double Date Rate memory to
the Mac. here's my thoughts, based on what we see
at Apple's site
Analyst:
Dual processors a 'smart move' - While industry
analysts agreed today that Apple's choice to outfit
the company's desktop line with dual processors was
a good move, they remain split on the addition of
a SuperDrive equipped eMac to the product grid. Adding
yet another product to an already expanding grid could
cause confusion for consumers one analyst warned
Apple
offers display deals - Any customer purchasing
a Power Mac G4 can also buy up to five flat-panel
displays at a discount price. The offer extends until
October 31, 2002
Apple
Announces New Towers: All Dual-Processes, Up To 1.25
GHz, Using Xserve Architecture (With Pic) - A
25% increase on the high end, along with the inexpensiveness
of the dual 867 MHz models are very good news indeed.
No doubt there are some in the Mac community who will
be disappointed that Apple didn't introduce quad-processor
3 GHz P4s, but we think that the reality of a 25%
increase on the high end is a very Good Thing
Apple
Bumps Up Pro Towers - DDR SDRAM made its debut
in Apple hardware in May, when the company took the
wraps off the Xserve. The desktop models' support
for 333MHz DDR SDRAM outperforms the Xserve's 266MHz
limit, however; in addition, the dual 1.25GHz Power
Mac G4 configuration is faster than the two 1GHz PowerPC
G4 chips in the current high-end, $3,999 Xserve configuration
Apple
refreshes Power Mac line - "I think Apple now
has a very well differentiated line that covers most
of the price and feature points they need to be at,"
said NPD TechWorld analyst Stephen Baker. "For a long
time, you couldn't see enough advantage buying a Power
Mac over the high-end iMac. Coming back to the original
prices for iMac could appeal to PC switchers, too."
Apple
Does Duets - They also sport a somewhat redesigned
shell. The metallic Quicksilver has remained, but
the face has been changed to accommodate a new layout
for CD/DVD drives and speakers. The new design supports
up to four internal drive bays, each capable of supporting
a 120 GB hard drive. There's also space for two optical
drive bays, each able to hold a CD/DVD drive. Now
it will be easier to copy data from one CD or DVD
directly to another
Apple
goes SMP for all pro-Macs - Apple has added faster
memory across its professional PowerMac range, cranked
the top of the range to 1.2Ghz, and made dual processors
the default across the line. That puts some ClearBlueWater
between the iMac range and the professional range,
the two had grown so similar in capabilities that
the biggest difference appeared to be the inclusion
of Ottomatic on one range, but not the other
Apple
goes dual-processor bananas - RATHER THAN COME
UP WITH a new rating system for its 1.25GHz chips
so that they sound as fast as, say, a 2.53 Pentium
4 chip, Apple has decided slip a second processor
in to its systems instead. Photoshoppers the world
over will be delighted by the move, we imagine, grateful
for a new opportunity to flannel on about the superiority
of their platform
The
New G4 Value Equation - At Low End Mac, we're
always concerned with computing value. Today we're
asking how yesterday's announcements change the picture
New
Apples Versus Comparable Dell - Apple's announcement
this morning, of new dual-processor, DDR memory (double
data rate -- super efficient memory), gigabit-Ethernet
PowerMacs made me ask: what does it really cost now
to buy a fully equipped Mac server with this new architecture
versus Dell, one of the cheapest and best Wintel providers.
The answer honestly surprised me
Powermac
G4 PCI Throughput - I was reading Apple's documentation
on the PCI bus in the PowerMac G4, and they said it
was capable of 215 MBps throughput due to the absence
of a PCI bridge, which they referred to as a bottleneck.
Does anybody have a detailed explanation as to why
this works?
Xserve
Solo vs XServe Dual vs Power Mac Dual - After
all the hype touting the Xserve's "phenomenal processingpower,"
I was disappoined in the performance. The more expensive
Double Data Rate Memory gives it no measureable advantage.
I guess memory with 2GB/s throughput won't help you
if the system bus is limited to 1GB/s throughput
Apple
gives products more bang for the buck - Offering
dual processors and a new architecture designed for
the new Jaguar Macintosh operating system gives Apple
some marketing ammunition against similarly priced
or cheaper PC workstations that have one faster processor,
said Tim Deal, an analyst with Technology Business
Research of Hampton, N.H
Apple's
Newest Power Macs Sport a New Look--But the Real Change
Is Inside - But with this latest desktop update,
Apple has radically redesigned the inside of the Power
Mac, bolstering performance beyond a slight increase
to processor speed. Coupled with an improved operating
system -- these Power Macs will come equipped with
OS X 10.2, even before the Jaguar update ships on
August 24 -- Apple figures the redesigned machines
will be able to handle whatever processing-intensive
task pro users can throw at it.
Laptop
Or Desktop? - The big issue facing us as we pack
the car is what type of computer she should bring
along. I raised these issues when we took a tour of
campuses last year. The "Mac vs. PC" question is a
non-issue. All of the campuses she considered say
it doesn't really matter. The big issue is laptop
vs. desktop
New
G4s to arrive tomorrow - Although dual processor
configurations across the line are a pleasant surprise,
the modest 250MHz speed increase at the high-end is
greatly disappointing. It is also somewhat bewildering
that after all this time that Apple can't do any better
than September for its high-end machine.
Apple
Power Mac desktops - comparisons Nvidious? - LAST
WEEK'S suggestion that Apple's next generation of
Power Mac desktop, believed to be based on Motorola's
latest PowerPC, the 7470, will also contain Nvidia
nForce technology has since received a little vindication
in the form of a series of illicit piccies of the
machine
Deep
In The Zone: Comparing 14 Current & Former Power
Macs, iMacs, PowerBooks And iBooks When Running OS
X - A Performance Report
Apple
offers discount on Power Macs - Apple Computer
launched Monday a new promotion offering a discount
of up to $500 to those who buy a Power Mac desktop
along with a 17-inch, 22-inch or 23-inch Apple flat-panel
monitor
Overclocking
the Blue and White G3 - Last time we discussed
overclocking your Macintosh, but we never really got
into the nitty-gritty of actually changing the settings
inside your computer, since this can be come a very
complicated thing to do. This time we're finally going
to get into it and actually do some over clocking
Velocity-X:
200 Gigaflop Mac cluster - The Danish Technical
University (DTU) has developed Scandinavia's largest
dedicated Mac cluster, consisting of 32 dedicated
Power Mac G4 Dual-800 MHz workstations
Apple
in Power Mac-exchange offer - Its newest offer
promises "Money and Power" - it's an opportunity
for older Power Macintosh owners to upgrade their
Macs at a substantial discount. Qualifying Power Macs
include the 4000, 5000, 6000, 7000, 8000, and 9000-series
Macs, and more recent beige G3 desktop Power Macs
Follow
up: Buy-back promo appears across Europe - If
you live in Austria, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany,
Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, the
UK or Russia, you can trade in your 4/5/6/7/8/9000
series or G3 beige PowerMac and get a rebate on the
purchase of a new G4
The
shape of Macs to come - We will be seeing faster
memory (DDR266) and CPUs, but clock speeds will likely
still be under 1.5GHz. The high-end will still be
a dual processor G4, even if Apple does call it a
"G5." 8X AGP is an intriguing possibility and would
do much to dispell the impression that Macs lag behind
in graphics technology, but to me it doesn't seem
likely given the relative immaturity of the standard
and lack of hardware.
Comments:
Is an Idling Ferrari Still a Speed Demon? - His
main purpose here is to determine which Mac OS X-ready
applications are "multi-processor friendly," i.e.
which ones perform significantly better on the dual-processor
Power Mac
Both the 800MHz and 933MHz
G4s are very powerful machines and well
worth considering for those who can't afford the 1GHz
DP -
Installing
A SuperDrive in a G4 - I'm currently working on
a 2 year old G 4 450 with a CD/DVD Drive. When I found
that I could replace my old CD/DVD-rom drive with
a Pioneer DVR-104 DVD-R/CDRW combo drive, for $379.99,
I knew I had found my storage solution
Dual
1GHz Mac: better machine, better price - overall,
the dual GHz processor is a great system for creative
professionals, graphic designers, hardcore gamers,
and, well, anyone who wants to watch Mac OS X fly.
More features, more software, and a lower price. I
can live with that
Apple
- Hot News - Sculpting with Video - In architecture,
we were always building models or proposals of a work
of architecture. When I started creating digital images
on my Power Mac G4, I was beginning to make originals
instead of proposals
Laptop
vs. desktop for college students - Q. My daughter
is off to Notre Dame this fall as a freshman. They
suggest bringing a computer to the dorm. Do you think
a laptop or desktop PC is more practical? A. Depends
on the student, actually ...
Peace
of mind - Buy a new Power Mac G4 with a 17" Apple
Studio Display and AppleCare Protection Plan, and
save up to £207 on your purchase
Dual
1 GHz Power Mac: Desktop Envy - If interest in
DVD burning flares with the same intensity as the
CD burning frenzy of a few years ago, Apple's US$3000
dual 1 GHz Power Mac G4 will be at the forefront of
the revolution
Mac
Reference Desk: The Dual Processor G4/1 GHz Power
Mac - The introduction of the January 2002 Power
Macs was a quiet one. The official announcement came
weeks after the Macworld expo in San Francisco. This
was done, no doubt, to avoid stealing the new iMac's
thunder, but the new towers are definitely deserving
of attention.
Dual
1-GHz Makes the Fastest Apples Yet - The speed
and configuration of the dual 1-GHz Mac are sure to
please Mac fans and may even win over new users. We
hope additional speed increases aren't long in coming
iBook,
iPod sales good, pro systems' sales 'flat' - Unfortunately,
the story isn't as good with Apple's professional
line. Sales were "flat" compared to last quarter.
Apple shipped 89,000 PowerBooks and 211,000 Power
Macs this quarter
SuperDrive
now BTO option for Power Mac/800 system - The
low-end model of Apple's pro line has been the Rodney
Dangerfield of the Power Mac desktops: getting no
respect. After all, the high-end iMac -- a consumer
model -- comes with a SuperDrive and the 800MHz Power
Mac doesn't. Or didn't
Apple
launches Big Deal flat panel promo - Dubbed "Big
Deal," the new promotion offers users up to US$300
off a new flat panel display when purchased with Power
Mac G4
Inside
the SuperDrive - Is it a CD burner? Is it a DVD
burner? Yes, it's both. With a SuperDrive-equipped
Power Mac G4 or iMac, creative professionals can now
write to CDs and DVDs without additional software,
simply using the Finder on Mac OS X. Furthermore,
with Apple's easy-to-use DVD authoring software, anyone
can create a DVD-Video playable on computers with
DVD-ROM drives as well as most consumer DVD players.
Apple
Store offers 90-day no payments - Apple is offering
users that purchase product from the company's online
store a grace period before they have to start paying
for their new hardware and software
Power
Mac the digital hub choice for pros, prosumers
- The iMac is getting most of the press these days.
With its radical design and Apple CEO Steve Jobs'
proclamation that it is "the best thing we've ever
done" and "the ultimate digital hub," it's no wonder
that the revamped pro line, which includes a dual
processor 1 GHz system, sometimes comes across as
the ignored older brother of the Mac family
Hands
on with the dual 1-GHz Power Mac - Not that Apple's
new high-end Mac -- which sports not one, but two
gig G4 processors -- isn't a speed demon. Though not
as revolutionary an overhaul of the Power Mac pro
line as the luscious new iMac is on the consumer end
of things, the dual gig machine offers the most powerful
Mac ever at a lower price point than most people expected
Apple
Power Mac G4 (dual PowerPC, 1GHz) - The dual 1GHz
PowerPC G4 is more about perception than power. Not
only is this system the fastest Mac that Apple has
built to date, it finally breaks the gigahertz glass
ceiling that the company has labored under for so
long. And if the ceiling hasn't exactly come crashing
down, at least there's now a hole for the Power Mac
to poke its head through.
The Performance Edge: Dual
Processors, Gaming And OS X - In Terms Of Performance
The Gigahertz Machine Is A Giant Killer!
- Quality games for Mac OS X are beginning to show
up in force. One of the recent ones is called Giants
by game developer Planet Moon Studio and released
for the Mac by game publisher MacPlay. It is an innovative
game, not only in looks, theme, gameplay and temperament,
but also technologically. Underneath the hood it takes,
shall we say, giant steps forward.
"No
Supercomputer" THIS - as faithful viewer Timothy
Ritchey pointed out, it looks like everyone else out
there forgot their lines. Even The Register, normally
way better about this sort of thing, surprised us
by running a headline of "Benchmarks demolish Apple
speed boasts"-- sheesh. So now, much as we hate to
do it, we're forced to backtrack and mention a couple
of obvious reasons why c't's benchmarking results
aren't really a reason to start drafting a suicide
note
Power
Macintosh G4/800, G4/933, and Dual-1GHz - New
Power Macs Break Speed Records and 1GHz Barrier -
These new Power Mac G4s are all solid performers.
At this point, there's little for us to complain about
in the Power Mac line. Sure, it would be nice to have
support for faster UltraATA drive specs and an additional
5.25-inch drive bay, for example, but those are minor
quibbles. Each of these new G4 towers will appeal
to a different audience
MOTU
lauds the power of the dual 1GHz Mac - Apple's
recently revamped Creative Web site has just posted
a new article entitled The Ultimate Desktop Recording
System. Mark of the Unicorn (MOTU) Director of Marketing,
Jim Cooper, wrote the article that heaps praise on
the dual GHz desktop for its power
Apple's
Gigahertz System and the SPEC Benchmark - This
January not only brought new Apple systems, but also
a MAC OS X-adapted benchmark suite by the Standard
Performance Evaluation Corporation (SPEC) entitled
CPU2000. On the one hand, this suite allows comparisons
to be made within a certain framework with the Intel
competition and, on the other, it shows that Motorola
and Apple were able to get more out of the new gigahertz
processor than might have been expected by simply
taking the pure clock frequency difference to the
866 MHz predecessor model into account
AppleTalk: Why
I Need A Dual G4 Gigahertz Power Mac -Short
Stories From The Trenches About Power Shortages ...
The other day we posted an article with numerous benchmarks
showing that the new Dual Processor G4/1GHz Tower
from Apple, left a lot of its processing power on
the table when running typical mainstream applications.
We posed the question to readers, "Is the Dual Processor
machine overkill for most people?" And If readers
thought that they needed this top of the line machine,
we asked them to send in their reasons why ... how
would they use all this power. Well we got a boatload
of responses...
Will
Apple's Next Power Mac Pack New 3GIO? - According
to the PCI Special Interest Group, a number of upcoming
technological developments will require a faster internal
input/output scheme.
The Performance Edge: Photoshop,
Gaming And More - A Further Exploration Of The
Comparative Performance Of The New Dual Gigahertz
And 933 MHz G4 Towers - Below we take a performance
look at the new Dual GHz and 933 MHz Towers (comparing
them to each other and the last generation of Tower
machines), when booted into a variant of Mac OS 9.
The tests below confirm our perspective that, unless
you are making heavy duty use of processor intensive
applications (such as Final Cut Pro, Photoshop, iMovie,
audio applications, etc.), applications that can take
advantage of dual processors, or just want to have
the baddest, meanest Mac on the block, the top of
the line Professional Dual G4/1GHz Tower may be overkill
for your needs.
The Performance Edge: Is
Apple's Top Of The Line Dual Processor Gigahertz Tower
Too Fast, Too Powerful? Perhaps - The Dual Processor
G4/1GHz vs The G4/933, A Performance Report - We spent
the weekend benchmarking the new single processor
G4/933 Tower. Below you will find some of the results
of our work, and a comparison between the 933 and
the dual GHz G4.
New
Power Macs Reviewed - A few weeks after launching
the revamped iMac, Apple upgraded its line of Power
Macs designed for professionals. Atop the list was
the company's first machine to hit the 1 gigahertz
threshold. That's old news to anyone who follows Intel-based
PCs, which now run at speeds of 2.2 GHz. But the new
Dual 1 GHz Power Mac G4 has two processors, each running
at 1 GHz. That horsepower is readily apparent in everything
from games to running processor-intensive scientific
programs.
Mac
Cluster's Last Stand? - Researchers on the Human
Genome Project would rather use Apple Macintosh computers
than anything else to process the massive amount of
DNA data they've got on hand -- if only they could.
Unfortunately, Apple's computers are the wrong shape
to make into high-power computer clusters.
Review:
Apple Power Macintosh G4 Dual 1GHz - It feels
like just a few weeks ago I was justifying the fact
that Apple's hardware line lacked a machine with a
gigahertz clock speed. I backed up my argument with
numbers showing how in our lab tests, Apple's 733-MHz
G4 was neck and neck with Pentium chips that were
"blazing fast." Well, no sooner had I said "Megahertz
don't matter" when Apple decided to surprise the world
with a new line of G4s, the top maxing out at 1 GHz.
But Apple doesn't give you just one gigahertz, it
gives you two, which will give you the right to thumb
your nose at your speed-hungry PC-loving friends.
Apple
SuperDrive turns multimedia burn into pleasure
- This week I want to focus on a remarkable technology
built into two of the three new Mac models: the SuperDrive.
This electromechanical marvel is a key element in
Apple's Digital Hub strategy. With SuperDrive, anyone
can create DVDs with digital-quality video, animated
menus and other so-called "rich media."
Apple
Bidding To Regain Speed Throne - Depending on
the type of search performed, Apple claims its Power
Mac delivers anywhere from 3 to 50 times the performance
of a Linux workstation.
Apple
follows up beauty with iMac 'beast' - Apple kicked
off 2002 with the beauty: the stunning new iMac with
the floating flat panel display. Now it's following
up with the beast: a new line of Power Macs, one of
which boasts twin 1-gigahertz (GHz) G4 PowerPC chips.
Apple
Finally Goes Gigahertz - Apple's Power Mac G4:
gigahertz times twoThis is just what Apple needs in
the performance department. Previously, the fastest
G4 chip in an Apple machine was the 867 MHz G4 released
in July. But as so many Mac fanatics are quick to
point out, there's a lot more to a computer's performance
than the raw clock speed of the processor. Still,
none will deny themselves the joy of saying a word
that has so far eluded them: gigahertz.
Apple
Adds Super Fast GeForce4 Titanium As BTO option For
PowerMac G4s - Many Mac users were critical of
the GeForce4 MX as some benchmarks showed that it
was actually slower than the previous generation GeForce3
cards. Today's announcement from Apple will likely
silence those critics. The card also supports dual-monitors
from the single card and has 128 MB of DDR SDRAM on
board.
The
Laptop vs. Desktop Dialectic - David Coursey and
David Berlind over at AnchorDesk have been conducting
a public discussion on the topic of using a laptop
as one's only computer. Berlind, the laptop advocate,
and Editorial Director of ZDNet Tech UpdateToday,
has been practicing what he preaches for 10 years
, while Coursey says he would like to go laptop-only,
but can't.
Power
Mac G4s get Nvidia GeForce4 Titanium option -
Apple indicated that the GeForce4 Titanium can pump
out 87 million triangles and 4.9 billion textured
pixels per second. The GeForce4 Ti-based card is being
offered on a 4x AGP card equipped with 128MB of double
data rate (DDR) SDRAM. Apple also noted that the GeForce4
Ti-based card comes equipped with both Apple Display
Connector (ADC) and Digital Visual Interface (DVI)
connectors,
Apple
product managers on the 1GHz Power Mac - With
the announcement of new Power Macs earlier today,
Apple broke a barrier that every Mac user has been
waiting for -- the release of a 1GHz Power Mac. MacCentral
spoke with Greg Joswiak, Apple's senior director of
Hardware Product Marketing and Tom Boger, director
of Power Mac Product Marketing about the new systems.
Apple
- Education - University of Colorado/Colorado Springs
- It's no coincidence that musician Adrian Johnson
counts Nine Inch Nails founder Trent Reznor as one
of his prime influences. "Reznor started out
just like me, doing everything on his own on his Mac,
then eventually hiring live musicians."
That's
a Whole Lot of Power, Mac - Apple promises the
dual-processor machine can perform an "amazing" 15
billion floating-point operations per second, or 15
gigaflops. According to Apple, this allows the machine
to run Adobe Photoshop about 70 percent faster than
an Intel Pentium 4 at 2 GHz. And encoding video is
300 percent faster, Apple claims.
Power
chip hits 1GHz, Geforce 4 inside - APPLE ANNOUNCED
its dual 1GHz Power Mac G4 yesterday, meaning that
Motorola has succeeded in clocking the chip to 1GHz.
That is brandished by Apple and Motorola as a milestone
but it does beg the question just how important any
of this megahurts stuff actually is.
Motorola
talks about the Apollo G4 1GHz - William Swearingen,
Director of Strategic Communications at Motorola,
told MacCentral that the G4s driving Apple's new G4
mini-tower systems are indeed the long anticipated
Apollo processors. Labeled MPC 7455 and MPC 7445,
the Apollo G4s achieve all of the goals that Motorola
outlined at the 2000 Microprocessor Forum .
nVidia
talks about the GeForce 4MX in the new PowerMac
- With the announcement of the new 1Ghz Power Mac
G4 Apple not only broke the Gigahertz Gap but also
introduced the world to the nVidia GeForce 4MX graphics
processor. The catch: nVidia has not yet announced
the GeForce 4 family of graphics processors. Today,
after the announcement, we spoke with Diane Vanasse,
PR for Apple Video products for nVidia about the GeForce
4MX found in the new PowerMac G4.
New
Power Macs Pack Plenty of Oomph - Although many
had hoped Apple would ship computers equipped with
Motorola's (NYSE: MOT) or IBM's (NYSE: IBM) G5 processor,
the newly upgraded lineup acts as a very adequate
stopgap measure until the chip is released. Several
industry analysts have predicted a G5 introduction
as early as March at Macworld Tokyo and as late as
July at Macworld New York.
In-depth
Preview: Apple hits Ghz with new PowerMac G4 -
the new models include an enhanced software bundle
of cool additional advanced applications that add
to its over-all value. Oh, and by the way, speaking
of over-all value, the top model of PowerMac G4 is
less than $3000. That's the new PowerMac G4 at a glance;
let's get into the details.
GeForce
4 ships in new Power Macs - The top of the range
Power Mac has two 1GHz PowerPC G4 processors alongside
Nvidia's upcoming GeForce 4 graphics chip - and Apple
has cut the price too.
Apple
brings Power Macs up to speed - "Apple faces the
same misperception it has always faced, as far as
clock speed goes," said Tim Deal, an analyst with
Technology Business Research. "It is a misperception
that more clock speed means a better machine. It's
a marketing ploy."
Apple
eyes workstation biz with G4 revamp - Although
the new machines are G4 and not G5 based, which isn't
that surprising, real and potential bandwidth improvements
suggest that Apple is serious about taking on SGI's
low end business with its own professional Unix workstation.
Power
Macs gain software bundle - Non-Apple applications
include PixelNHance, Snapz Pro, GraphicConverter,
OmniGraffleand OmniOutliner as well as FAXstf X for
sending faxes via the built-in modem and a new scientific
calculator, PCalc.
Faster
PowerPC also saves energy - The new PowerPC, which
is part of Motorola's G4 family of chips, boasts higher
clock speed and lower power consumption than previous
versions of the chip. The enhancements come from a
newer manufacturing process that includes silicon
on insulator (SOI), which has chiefly been a feature
in high-end server chips.
Motorola
pushes PowerPC to 1-GHz with SOI technology -
The faster MPC7455 is shipping today, and the lower-power
consuming MPC7445 is now sampling, said Motorola.
Pricing for the 800-MHz MPC7445 has been set at $125
each in quantities of 10,000. The 1-GHz MPC755 has
a suggested retail price of $295 in similar quantities.
Comments:
Will They or Won't They Buy the New G4s? - some
graphics pros and Web designers have decided to go
with the brand-new iMacs, and for good reasons: speed,
movable flat panel monitor, value, etc. They recognize
what the more astute pundits do, that all the multimedia
software and hardware is elegantly integrated and
ready to roll.
UPDATE:
PowerMac release delayed - A principal reason
that may have contributed to the decision is the number
of existing Power Macs that remain in the channel.
US sources report that these are continuing to sell
well, despite anticipation of new models.
Details
on the Gigahertz Macs [Updated] - I work for an
Apple reseller in [removed], and here Apple has an
internal training program. Today, someone screwed
up. they posted, albeit VERY briefly, the new G4 specs,
in their entirety. So here they are.
Apple's
New Magic Bullet? - I predicted -- adamantly --
that Apple would come out with a new range of professional-strength
Power Mac towers that swept past the 1GHz barrier
and trebled the current 133MHz limit on the system
bus. That announcement didn't materialize.
Macs
kick graphics class up a notch - .EAST HAVEN -
Students who take Gina Russo's graphic arts class
may soon have skills that rival those of professionals
thanks to some new computers. East Haven High School
recently gave students access to Macintosh Power Mac
G4 computers.
Dual
Duel, Part 2 - The dual-800MHz Power Mac G4 outdid
every workstation with its cool external looks. The
silver color floats beneath a clear case. Keyboard
and mouse attach using USB, a welcome change from
the legacy of one parallel, two serial, and two PS2
ports on the back of the Windows 2000 workstations
in this Roundup.
How
Does A 1.8GHz Pentium With Radeon 8500 Running Windows
XP Compare To A G4/800MP Power Mac With GeForce3 Running
OS X? - Now before you get too excited, with the
exception of Unreal, the applications above are optimized
for multiple processors. So the Dual G4/800 Power
Mac is running the equivalent of 1.6 GHz... or faster
if you factor in AltiVec optimizations. In other words,
when I ran NON-MP aware apps like Bryce, the Pentium
4 system was faster... but.... not as fast as you
would expect when you consider the G4 is hobbling
along on one 800MHz CPU!
Project
BlueIce G4 first started as a concept I had shortly
after I saw the first iMac released by Apple a few
years ago. I thought color customizing was cool but
what if I wanted another color to match my current
mood and I didn't want to buy half-a-dozen Macs to
do it? Then I thought, what if you could make the
make the case light up with a certain color, you could
just change the color via bulbs or even a switch.
Hmmm, eww moodMac.
Apple
Power Mac G4 Dual 800MHz PowerPC G4 - The fastest
Mac available is--not surprisingly--the most expensive
by far; unless you use Mac OS X or have apps that
use symmetric multiprocessing, you can get just a
little less power for a lot less money.
EDUCAUSE:
Apple introduces new digital media bundles - Apple
has introduced three new digital media solution bundles
for the education market at this week's EDUCAUSE educational
conference in Indianapolis, IN.
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