Looks like no G5's in January

[jag]

According to Maccentral it looks like the Apollo G4 processor will be shipping in january,
with G5's coming out sometime later next year.

[uoba]

of them naming the new g4s G5s!

On www.theregister.co.uk there's an article about this.

[ulrik]

I actually never understood why the G4+ (introduced with the digital audio G4s) was not named G5. It had enough differences to the G4 to name it G5 if you ask me.

[gerbick]

bleh.

maybe it's just me, but I'm starting to get a bit weary of all of the guessing and hoping that seems to go on in the Mac Rumor arena. It's not as bad in the Wintel side of things - too much case modding, adding watercooling, overclocking, going on, to care about what's down the line.

All the speculation, and ultimately the disappointments just sets people up, with higher than high expectations, then all it does is leave people hanging high and dry, and a bit bitter. Some people could not even enjoy the iPod because they listened to every single word Apple's PR machine said... guess people are still upset because it's not as "revolutionary" or "mind-altering" as they said it would be perhaps.

It separates the community and computer users into either zealots that are willing to bite off the head of anybody that says otherwise of Steve Jobs or any mac rumor, or turns them into embittered and harsh speakers against Apple - but they still buy the product because they hate Microsoft that much more, or it turns some people into realists and they are the worst kind. They may be actual able to see through the rumors and PR attempts, and are willing to be patient and want Apple to come out with a machine that is truly indeed, worthy of a purchase, and hopefully embodies the newer technologies.



just my 2 cents worth

[swizcore]

Originally posted by gerbick
bleh.

maybe it's just me, but I'm starting to get a bit weary of all of the guessing and hoping that seems to go on in the Mac Rumor arena. It's not as bad in the Wintel side of things - too much case modding, adding watercooling, overclocking, going on, to care about what's down the line.

All the speculation, and ultimately the disappointments just sets people up, with higher than high expectations, then all it does is leave people hanging high and dry, and a bit bitter. Some people could not even enjoy the iPod because they listened to every single word Apple's PR machine said... guess people are still upset because it's not as "revolutionary" or "mind-altering" as they said it would be perhaps.

It separates the community and computer users into either zealots that are willing to bite off the head of anybody that says otherwise of Steve Jobs or any mac rumor, or turns them into embittered and harsh speakers against Apple - but they still buy the product because they hate Microsoft that much more, or it turns some people into realists and they are the worst kind. They may be actual able to see through the rumors and PR attempts, and are willing to be patient and want Apple to come out with a machine that is truly indeed, worthy of a purchase, and hopefully embodies the newer technologies.



just my 2 cents worth

...and a damn fine 2 cents if you ask me gerbick

[FaRuvius]

Its fun to speculate and all, but people are always going to be disappointed.

Why?

'cause they always want this:
4x 5.5ghz G10 processors
2GB Ram
GeForce 5 with 1 GB VRAM
800 GB hard disk
22" Flat screen monitor

Cost: $999, shipping yesterday

These dreamers want all the toys but want to pay nothing for it. Yet at the same time, they probably want a job where they do nothing and get paid a ton.

FaRuvius
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"You get what you put into it"

[swizcore]

Originally posted by FaRuvius
Its fun to speculate and all, but people are always going to be disappointed.

Why?

'cause they always want this:
4x 5.5ghz G10 processors
2GB Ram
GeForce 5 with 1 GB VRAM
800 GB hard disk
22" Flat screen monitor

Cost: $999, shipping yesterday

These dreamers want all the toys but want to pay nothing for it. Yet at the same time, they probably want a job where they do nothing and get paid a ton.

FaRuvius
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"You get what you put into it"

... can I get that with lippycorn injection and rotary-gerters?

[gerbick]

I agree FaRuvius... speculation is fun. But when people start assuming that at MacWorld they were going to show the new flat-panel iMacs, and it didn't happen... people ranted and raved. When Apple said they had the next big thing, it was something revolutionary... and it was just an iPod... people frothed at the mouth.

All I was saying that the speculation portion - heck, I'm IM'ing a friend that I would kill for a dual 1.6ghz g5 along side my dual 1.6ghz athlonMP box - but you know what? If it doesn't happen this upcoming MacWorld, I will not be upset.

Heck, they can come out with the iPod remote at MacWorld, and it'll be their only release, and I will not be upset.

now, if that dual g5 comes out, and sell out and I don't get one and I have to wait for a long time, then you will see me froth at the mouth