Power Mac

havok*

Any1 know if there going to be bringing out a power mac version of the new imac ?

Gordon

I thought it already was a power Mac?

in fact this just shows how little I knw... what's a power Mac?

Dustaz

Kinda an old expression there. When apple switched to the Power PC chips, the new macs were called Power Macs as opposed to the old 680x0 macs (a bit like when PCs switched to Pentiums). The term has been superceded since the arrival of the G3 and G4 chips.
So to answer the question, no there wont be a power mac versionof the new iMac, since its better than a powermac:)
(there is already a new desktop coming out tho, if thats what you mean)

havok*

From what i understand, an imac is targeted for public consumption while a power mac is built pacifically graphics work. (mac is the mainstay of the design industry btw)

Fastest Tech specs of the new i mac:

800MHz PowerPC G4
256K L2 cache @ 800 MHz
256MB SDRAM
60GB Ultra ATA drive
10/100BASE-T Ethernet
56K internal modem
AirPort ready
Apple Pro Speakers

Fastest tech specs of the fastest g4 power mac:

Dual 1-GHz PowerPC G4
256K L2 cache
& 2MB L3 cache/processor
1.5GB SDRAM memory
2x80GB Ultra ATA drive
SuperDrive
NVIDIA GeForce4 Titanium
56K internal modem

bit of a differance

Gordon

iMacs are just as good as G4s for design, even video editing and audio recording etc. The new G4s are rock hard speed wise providing the applications are optimized for dual processing. But apart from the fact that a G4 is faster, the only other main difference is the expansionality factor. iMacs cannot be added to with extra cards etc whereas G4s can.

The maximum memory on an iMac isn't too shabby either.

iMac's rock!

Gordon

Actually the iMac is a bit cheaper than the G4s
...............G4............-................iMac..............
...933MHz PowerPC G4 - 800MHz PowerPC G4
256MB SDRAM memory - 256MB SDRAM
...60GB Ultra ATA drive - 60GB Ultra ATA drive
................SuperDrive - SuperDrive
.........$2,299 .......... -............. $1799

The only lesser quality with the iMac seems to be the 133 Mhz in processing speed, that's not worth $500 though surely.

timod

Originally posted by Gordon
Actually the iMac is a bit cheaper than the G4s
...............G4............-................iMac..............
...933MHz PowerPC G4 - 800MHz PowerPC G4
256MB SDRAM memory - 256MB SDRAM
...60GB Ultra ATA drive - 60GB Ultra ATA drive
................SuperDrive - SuperDrive
.........$2,299 .......... -............. $1799

The only lesser quality with the iMac seems to be the 133 Mhz in processing speed, that's not worth $500 though surely.

... and remember that you don't get a montior with the PowerMac either! The flat screen 15" on the iMac is probably worth about $300 if not more.

In the low end Mac market, the iMac is definitly better value.