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Power Mac G5 Proves Popular
News Apple Computer on Monday said that it had started to ship two models of its Power Mac G5, with a dual-processor version of the desktop computer set to ship sometime this month. Apple is counting on the new machines to improve Power Mac sales, which...
[August 19, 2003, 11:25]
Power Mac G5 Rev B
Member Review I've been using my Rev B Power Mac G5 Dual 1.8GHz (2GB RAM, 160GB HDD, 256MB ATI Radeon 9800 XT, Bluetooth, 20in. It's true that the Power Mac / Apple Cinema Display costs a lot of money but you get what you pay for.
[September 14, 2004, 16:23]
Apple Power Mac G5 Dual 2.5GHz review
Reviews Flipping an elegant but sturdy latch opens the Power Mac G5's side panel, which slides off and on so smoothly, other case designers must envy it. Unfortunately, the Power Mac G5's design often opts for elegance over expedience.
[November 9, 2004, 9:23]
Apple Power Mac G5 (dual 2.7GHz) review
Reviews The Apple Power Mac G5's graceful yet industrial 'cheese grater' design hasn't changed with this go-round; it has the same sleek but solid shape and hefty size at 206cm wide by 47.5cm deep by 51.1cm high As before, you can pull a latch on the back...
[June 10, 2005, 12:35]
Apple Power Mac G5 (dual 2.7GHz): A First Look review
Reviews The Apple Power Mac G5 received more than just a new OS in recent weeks. Not only do Power Macs come preloaded with the new Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, they also boast faster G5 processors, better graphics and larger hard drives.
[May 13, 2005, 8:35]
Apple Power Mac G5 review
Reviews Power Mac G4 dual 1.42GHz The Power Mac G5 changes from the moulded plastic of the Power Mac G3 and G4 to the industrial and machined idioms of recent PowerBooks, with a squared-off, brushed-aluminium case.
[October 29, 2003, 7:50]
Apple Power Mac G5 review
Reviews With that, Jobs unveiled the Power Mac G5. The new Power Mac's design is sleek, metallic and very squared-off, compared to the rounded look of the G4 series. The G5 also bumps the Mac processor speed from a maximum of 1.2GHz to 2GHz, and Apple...
[June 24, 2003, 7:11]
Apple Power Mac G5 (dual 2.7GHz): A First Look
Talkback Beside a card reader what expansion concerns do you have? I guess 800Gig of HD's and three open PCI slots isn't enough for you but it certainly is for an average user like me. Rick Dual 2.3
[May 19, 2005, 16:53]
Apple Warned Over 'misleading' Power Mac Speed Claim
News Apple has been told by the Advertising Standards Agency that its boast that the Power Mac G5 is the world's fastest personal computer is in breach of advertising legislation. The ASA added that it "also understood that the G5 machine tested was...
[June 11, 2004, 16:35]
Apple Shoots For Supercomputer Heights
News Apple Computer has landed a major customer for its Power Mac G5, with Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University confirming on Tuesday that it will use 1,100 of the machines as part of a supercomputer cluster now under construction.
[September 3, 2003, 9:15]
New Apple Has Trouble Emulating Windows
News Apple's new Power Mac G5 may be the fastest Macintosh around, but it is less able than its predecessors to run Microsoft Windows software. Apple has just started shipping the first two versions of the Power Mac G5, which uses a new 64-bit IBM...
[August 28, 2003, 10:50]
Apple Revamps G5 Lines
News Apple on Wednesday introduced upgraded models in its Power Mac G5 desktop series. The new Power Mac G5 systems have up to 8GB of 400MHz DDR SDRAM and graphics card support of up to 256MB of video memory, the company said.
[April 28, 2005, 9:00]
Apple's 'fastest PC' Claim Scrutinised
News Analysts and others are raising questions over Apple's claim that its new Power Mac G5 is the world's fastest personal computer. In his keynote speech on Monday at the company's annual developer conference, Apple chief executive Steve Jobs...
[June 25, 2003, 7:33]
Power Mac Gets Dual-processor Update
News The computer maker has updated its Power Mac G5 desktop line with three dual-processor models, including its first low-end desktop based on the dual model. Although it had been offering dual-processors in its midrange and high-end G5 desktops...
[June 9, 2004, 16:50]
Apple Goes For Quad Power
News Adding to its steady stream of recently announced products, Apple on Wednesday upgraded its Power Mac desktop and PowerBook laptops. The new Power Mac G5 Quad has two 2.5GHz dual-core PowerPC G5 processors.
[October 20, 2005, 9:40]
Apple Discontinues Single-processor Power Mac
News Apple has discontinued its single-processor Power Mac G5 system in favour of an all dual-chip line-up, the company confirmed on Monday. The 1.8 GHz Power Mac G5 is no longer available at the online Apple Store but is available in other channels...
[June 21, 2005, 9:40]
Apple Slips Out G5 Chip Details
News The Mac maker posted specifications for a new line of Power Macs powered by a G5 processor, according to a number of reports. The information was reported to have been briefly posted on the existing Power Mac G4 page of the Apple Store.
[June 20, 2003, 7:29]
Apple Mac Pro review
Reviews The back panel of the Mac Pro also has a different layout than that of the Power Mac G5, but the changes are more a function of the internal design, which is one of the most exciting things about this system.
[August 21, 2006, 10:25]
US Army Contractor Buys Mac Supercomputer
News In November, a machine called System X with 1,100 dual-processor Power Mac G5 workstations climbed to third place on the Top500 list of the most powerful supercomputers. Colsa will use Mac OS X as the primary operating system, though it will...
[June 22, 2004, 10:20]
'Big Mac' Broken Up And Sold
News The system, also known as X, was built using the bulkier Power Mac G5, which was designed as a desktop computer, rather than as a supercomputing component. At the time as Virginia Tech was building its computer, Apple offered the G5 chip only as...
[February 13, 2004, 9:30]
