New 20" iMac and Dual 1.8GHz PowerMac G5 467
joekra writes "Today, Apple released a new 20" iMac and a Dual 1.8GHz PowerMac G5. Both were accurately rumored at the last minute by the usual suspects. In fact, the Dual 1.8GHz G5 configuration was rumored back in July to shift demand away from the popular 2.0GHz PowerPC G5s." I'm holding out for a couple rounds of price drops, but I think a G5 is definitely in my future.
20in of goodness (Score:4, Funny)
Ouch. (Score:5, Funny)
Apple is poo [slashdot.org], Apple is good. [slashdot.org]
Geez, where's my lithium...
20 inch LCD (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Ouch. (Score:4, Funny)
You forgot the "and here's what I, the editor who posted the story, think about it" part.
Real Men of Genius (Score:4, Funny)
"Mr. Goofy Looking PC Designer!"
Taking that tripped out table lamp and turning it in as a new computer design, and getting your boss to actually believe it and sell it? Hey, that's just part of the job.
"You were just stoned."
But wait! Why do better than that, when you can just start putting tackier and tackier large displays on the front? Why waste time away from your bong (which now looks suspicously like a new computer), when you can keep up your sumpin' sumpin'?
"Wow that's some good weed!"
Real men of genius.
Re:Big screen! (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Buying a Mac (Score:3, Funny)
Well hellthen... why not get the warez version of Virtual PC as well?
I knew this was coming (Score:4, Funny)
Because I just bought a 17" iMac less than a month ago. Apple always upgrades boxes a month after I buy them.
However, I don't feel too bad about this one. It's $400 more, they didn't upgrade any other features other than the screen, and they didn't slash the price of the old model. Usually at least one of those latter two criteria apply to me.
The dually 1.8 GHz model is looking pretty sweet, though. The only difference (other than clock speed, of course) between that and the 2 GHz model is the video card, and changing to the Radeon 9600 is only a $50 BTO option. So you get nearly the same Mac for $500 less. I think the dually 1.8 G5 will sell quite briskly. This also speaks well to IBM's ability to get chips out of the factory and into systems. Hopefully the inevitable speedbump in January will really kick some booty.
Arrggghh! Stoopid Dual 1.8 G5's (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Buying a Mac (Score:3, Funny)
You really shouldn't go out and buy expensive consumer products when drunk, you'll only regret it later on.
Re:Ouch. (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Not sure about the 20" iMac... (Score:5, Funny)
Imagine people doing things without consulting YOU first!
Why the very idea makes my blood boil!
Bonus feature (Score:5, Funny)
It now comes with new Netflix queue management software - at no extra charge!
Re:G5 mania (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Mid-Line Best-Deal (Score:3, Funny)
Of course, I'll still be paying my Apple Store order off when the quad G7 48" Plutoniums come out...
Re:Real Men of Genius (Score:3, Funny)
Re:IBM's deal is better (Score:3, Funny)
Re:crapple (Score:3, Funny)
Re:crapple (Score:3, Funny)
Re:crapple (Score:2, Funny)
*snickers*
Actually I like Macs but given that I'm a Linux/BSD-in-training type I'm rather hardware agnostic. My girlfriend is quickly becoming a Mac-o-holic... which increases the cost of technology based Christmas presents. It's the first time jewelry has looked cheap.
Blazing Fast Graphics? (Score:2, Funny)