general lee majors19 Oct 2005 03:26 pm
That’s right. You can now get your hands on a G5 with two dual-core 2.5GHz processors. That is, if you can part with $3300 before RAM (okay, Apple includes 512MB, but what can you do with that), which you’d need at least 4GB of. 4GB (DDR2-533) will run you $435.60 at The Chip Merchant. Max it out at 16GB (8 x 2GB) if you like for only S5,759.60 - yes, that’s just the price of the RAM there.
16GB. Wow.
Apple also unveiled the “new” PowerBook G4. Still a G4, still 1.67GHz, still only one processor, boring boring boring. They’re not even shipping a 16x SuperDrive in them.
October 19th, 2005 at 11:36 pm
Grab a copy of the Maximum PC Magazine from last month. They always do a dream PC every year, and this years was a dual CPU, dual core box (two AMD Opterons procs). The thing had 8 gigs of RAM, 5×500gig HDs in a RAID3 Array (2TB usable space), nvidia 7800s x 2 in SLI, two 22″ Dell LCDs, Soundblaster Xfi….man, the thing was sweet.
And it only cost 12,000 if you want to build it yourself.
October 20th, 2005 at 11:07 am
The RAM (or lack of) was the first thing that caught my attention. How in the world can you sell a kick-ass machine like the new Quad G5 and only have 512mb of RAM in it? 1Gig minimum, please on all machines, let alone this one which as you already mentioned probably should have upwards of 3+ gigs of RAM if you really want kick ass performance, which would seem to make sense if you are buying a Quad G5.
It’s like buying a Lamborghini and driving it on regular unleaded gas.
October 20th, 2005 at 11:45 am
Absolutely correct. 1GB minimum on all machines of all flavors.
I just spec’d out the Quad G5 with every option available (not including Apple Cinema Displays or OS X Server software) on the Apple Store. Grand Total: $18,720.00. They throw in free shipping.
Thanks Apple.
The 16GB of RAM, that is (8) 2GB chips, will run you $11,900 from Apple. Such a deal.
October 20th, 2005 at 12:32 pm
Hehehe…max configured on apple’s site with displays (two of ‘em), server OS, and applecare protection will run $25,326.00. But, if you apply for financing, it’s only $558/month. Or you could get a home mortgage, whichever.
October 22nd, 2005 at 9:14 am
Where is this mythical place where you can get a mortgage for $558/month?
October 22nd, 2005 at 9:35 am
Indiana. Seriously.
October 23rd, 2005 at 12:42 pm
Oh I didn’t say you couldn’t a mortgage around here for that price, that’s for damn sure. I was thinking some swampland in Florida or something