Man .... those G5s

[magomago]

Originally posted by: OddTSi
Wait, you mean we're supposed to buy computers based upon how they look INSIDE a non-windowed case? Damn, here I was all these years buying computers based upon how fast/stable they run the programs I use on a regular basis. I guess I better call the Queer Eye for the Straight Guy guys and have them queer me up.

Well, we already know they are fast and stable...obvioulsy not the fasest out there but probably the most stable O/S

 

[nick1985]

worlds first 64 bit CPU!






oh wait, were full of sh!t OOPS!

 

[lchyi]

I say give it up to Apple and IBM for sticking in there. They're the underdogs now but with 64-bit weapons.

 

[Samsonid]

Originally posted by: dkozloski
As Stroker McGurl used to say in Hot Rod magazine,"If it don't go chrome it". With a computer, who gives a damn what it looks like. When you click the mouse the whole world should jump. Style over substance is for the artsy touchy feely crowd.

Well... the wafer of your CPU core looks like this
and like this

As science tries to achieve the lowest levels of (engineering) entropy at the micron level, things begin to line-up in a *neat* fashion. *Lining-up* signifyies outmost engineering refinement and optimization.

Now... we never look at our CPU core (we couldn't even if we wanted)... but the refinement is there nonetheless.

As an extension of this... it seems like an accomplishment of engineering perfection to achieve such low levels of engineering entropy even at the macro level.

--

 

[boyRacer]

Well if you look at the Apple poll in the off-topic forums... people would actually buy them if they were cheaper. Although the G5 looks real nice... i don't think id pay that much just because it looks like that.

 

[Megatomic]

Originally posted by: boyRacer
Well if you look at the Apple poll in the off-topic forums... people would actually buy them if they were cheaper. Although the G5 looks real nice... i don't think id pay that much just because it looks like that.

If I had the free money, I'd get one of the dual 2.0GHz machines and a 20" Apple Studio LCD. Having used Unix (HP-UX and Solaris) and played around with OSX, I like OSX a lot. I could do quite a bit with a G5.

And I think the G5 looks pretty nice.

 

[boyRacer]

Originally posted by: Megatomic

Originally posted by: boyRacer
Well if you look at the Apple poll in the off-topic forums... people would actually buy them if they were cheaper. Although the G5 looks real nice... i don't think id pay that much just because it looks like that.

If I had the free money, I'd get one of the dual 2.0GHz machines and a 20" Apple Studio LCD. Having used Unix (HP-UX and Solaris) and played around with OSX, I like OSX a lot. I could do quite a bit with a G5.

And I think the G5 looks pretty nice.

Well if i had the money i would too... i don't have a problem using OSX... and when people ask me to fix their PCs... i can just say i have a mac...

 

[ultimatebob]

Oddly enough, the G5 reminds me of an IBM RS/6000 server from a design standpoint. I have a few industrial-class RS/6000 servers at work that:

1) Have a ventilated front case design, with large low-flow fans and an elaborate pass through cooling system. From the inside, they look a LOT like the design on the G5.
2) They have an IBM 64bit RISC processor, which are a lot like the processors in the G5.
3) They run a 64 bit UNIX-based OS, just like the G5.
4) They're obscenely overpriced, just like the G5

The most amusing thing to me is that these servers were built back in 1997! So much for having the "first 64-bit processor"!

 

[LethalWolfe]

Apple never claimed the G5 to have the first 64-bit CPU or computer. They claimed to roll out the first 64-bit desktop computer (as opposed to a workstation or a server). Marketing spin? Of course. Is it true statement? Yes (barely). As we all learned from Office Space attention to detail is a good thing.


Lethal

 

[beatle]

Looks? How about sticking a high powered PC inside one of these? Tell me that doesn't get you going. Is it just me or does the G5 do completely without cables for things like a harddrive, psu, fans, etc? If so, that's impressive, but Dell servers can do that also.

 

Originally posted by: Heraclitus

Originally posted by: chocoruacalApple better make sweet looking cases...they need something to distract you from the fact that you paid 3x more than a comparable PC would cost.

Can you show me a PC comparable to the dual G5 that costs US$1000?

Whats the point if you cant play games with it? I can find a better looking block of cheese for under $1k.

 

[Megatomic]

That is a sweet case Beatle. How much? My guess is probably close to $400. :brokenheart:

 

[Megatomic]

Originally posted by: Phocas

Originally posted by: Heraclitus

Originally posted by: chocoruacalApple better make sweet looking cases...they need something to distract you from the fact that you paid 3x more than a comparable PC would cost.

Can you show me a PC comparable to the dual G5 that costs US$1000?

Whats the point if you cant play games with it? I can find a better looking block of cheese for under $1k.

Who says you can't play games on it?

 

[Megatomic]

Originally posted by: Megatomic
That is a sweet case Beatle. How much? My guess is probably close to $400. :brokenheart:

I was close, $310 at So-Trick Computers. :brokenheart:

 

[boyRacer]

NM. You found it for cheaper. Nice case though...

 

[compudog]

The Apple G5 is a beautiful looking machine. Very thoughtfully designed and engineered. It has it's place, but not in my house.

 

[PointlesS]

cooler master case are imo more sexier and look better
play half-life...gta3...gta: vice city...raven shield...operation flashpoint...battlefield 1942...serious sam series...madden 2001/2/3/4 and morrrowind on your pc...then play these games on a mac...oh wait...YOU CAN'T...you have to wait 2 years until you actually can play it on a mac...and that's if the developers/publishers even want to spend time and money to make a mac port...aliens vs predator 2 just came out for the mac...this is why you have a pc...

 

[PointlesS]

damn double post

 

[LethalWolfe]

Originally posted by: PointlesS
cooler master case are imo more sexier and look better
play half-life...gta3...gta: vice city...raven shield...operation flashpoint...battlefield 1942...serious sam series...madden 2001/2/3/4 and morrrowind on your pc...then play these games on a mac...oh wait...YOU CAN'T...you have to wait 2 years until you actually can play it on a mac...and that's if the developers/publishers even want to spend time and money to make a mac port...aliens vs predator 2 just came out for the mac...this is why you have a pc...

This is why gamers have PCs. You do know that computers can be used for more than just a toy right?


Lethal

 

[mosco]

Or some of us have a pc for games, and a PowerMac for everything else. but i guess not everyone has that option.

 

[PointlesS]

yes...but I'm reminding him why he's still using a pc

 

[Sohcan]

Originally posted by: LethalWolfe
: They claimed to roll out the first 64-bit desktop computer (as opposed to a workstation or a server). Marketing spin? Of course. Is it true statement? Yes (barely).

Not quite...DEC and Samsung unsuccessfully tried to market a variant of the 64-bit Alpha 21164 (EV56) for home PCs back in 1996. It ran on WinNT, used a binary translator (FX!32) to run x86 apps, and was priced and marketed as a home PC. Ultimately it failed, but it definitely predates any 64-bit desktop chip released this year.

 

[Eug]

Originally posted by: chocoruacal
Apple better make sweet looking cases...they need something to distract you from the fact that you paid 3x more than a comparable PC would cost.

Actually I priced it out. A dual 2.8 Xeon Dell with a smaller hard drive and missing a couple of features, but otherwise configured similarly costs exactly $8 less than the dual 2.0 G5.

Originally posted by: sman789
I think the Voodoo PCs are bester

Voodoo

Fugly!

 

[Heraclitus]

Originally posted by: Phocas

Whats the point if you cant play games with it?

Let me guess: you don't use your computer to work for a living, do you?

In any event, I was responding to the assertion that one can buy a PC comparable to the G5 for 1/3 of the price. So far, nobody seems to have fallen over themselves in an effort to back this claim up.

As for games, Wal-Mart will sell you an Xbox for less than US$200.

 

[bjc112]

Originally posted by: mosco
Or some of us have a pc for games, and a PowerMac for everything else. but i guess not everyone has that option.

You can do pretty much everything on a PC that a MAC can do and vica versa... So why would you need both?