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Posted: **Tue Oct 18, 2005 10:43 pm**

Think Secret wrote:New Apple hardware expected soon

October 14, 2005 - A revision to Apple's Power Mac G5, rumored for a month now, should finally emerge soon with three configurations, sources have indicated.

The high-end Power Mac is expected to top $3,000. While exact specifications could not be confirmed, the high-end model is likely to feature dual dual-core PowerPC 970MP processors, while the low-end and mid-range Power Macs may pack dual single-core processors or single dual-cores.

DDR2 memory and PCI-Express video cards, as previously reported and featured on the new iMac G5, are also expected to find their way into the new Power Macs. The new systems are expected to start shipping in quantity in about three weeks, like new iMacs, sources said.

Sources believe -- at time of publication -- that the new G5 is set for announcement next week. Release dates for hardware revisions are often subject to change.

PowerBooks, in dire need of an update, may also arrive alongside the Power Macs, although details there remain fuzzy. The update may prove less substantial than some have hoped for, as Apple continues to plan significant updates around forthcoming Intel-based systems.

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Posted: **Tue Oct 18, 2005 11:35 pm**

Are they gonna install a watercooling/heatpipe system on the PowerBook to keep the G5 from melting the chassis?

The irony of the situation is that even after all this time, and even after the official announcement of their lastest "switch" campaign, Apple is still bashing x86 on their website.

I knew Apple's marketing department were a little slow in the membrane before, but this is ridiculous, lol.

"We're switching to Intel because they offer a better roadmap of processors!"
"Introducing the updated PowerMac! Way better than that cruddy slow Intel garbage!"

Posted: **Wed Oct 19, 2005 12:43 am**

they're not using a straight-up prescott or yonah. they're modifying it so it runs better than vanilla intel.

they tried putting a g5 in a notebook, but it was too hard to get the cooling down. to my knowledge, they never took the idea much further than changing the architecture of the g5 so that it'd be cool enough in a notebook.

they don't bash x86... they just promote the g5 and it's capabilities. huge difference.

EDIT: rumor has it from a very reliable source that the new macs will be dual bootable with windows

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