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From the press release: Complementing the existing lineup of dual 2.5 GHz, dual 2.0 GHz and dual 1.8 GHz Power Mac G5 models, the new 1.8 GHz Power Mac G5 provides customers with a powerful and expandable tower configuration at an affordable price. "The new 1.8 GHz Power Mac G5 is a great entry-level system that lets prosumers and professionals tap the incredible performance benefits of the 64-bit PowerPC G5 processor at a very… Read More

ATI Technologies Inc. today announced that its RADEON 9800 PRO Mac Special Edition is now shipping. Announced at MacWorld in January, the first 256MB retail card available for the Mac marketcontinues ATI's commitment to providing built in and upgrade card options for Mac enthusiasts. New and existing Power Mac G5 users can now upgrade to realize graphics performance improvements to meetthe demanding requirements of high end… Read More

From Apple's press release: The top model, featuring two 2.5 GHz processors, the industry's fastest front-side bus running at 1.25 GHz per processor, and advanced liquid cooling starts at $2,999. The entry model, featuring dual 1.8 GHz processors, starts at just $1,999. "Our professional customers, across many creative and scientific markets, have been impressed with the extraordinary performance of the dual processor Power… Read More

Released yesterday, the new version addresses a fan control issue, which “improves performance and reliability of the Fan Control system of the Power Mac G5,” according to Apple. This update delivers enhanced functionality and improved reliability for Mac OS X v10.3

The Inquirer reported over the weekend that the software development kits (SDKs) featured dual-CPU Apple Power Mac G5 systems with ATI Radeon 9800 Pro graphics solutions – effectively making them into high end Mac systems, but running a modified version of the Windows operating system core. Although the final specification of the console is thought to be still under discussion at Microsoft – with issues such as the amount of RAM… Read More

Designed exclusively for use with the high end Power Macâ„¢ G5, the RADEON 9800 PRO Mac Special Edition continues ATI's commitment to responding to the needs of Macintosh users. The RADEON 9800 PRO Mac Special Edition has a leading edge 256 MB of ultra fast DDR memory, with 680 MHZ data rate and a core engine speed of 380 MHZ. To facilitate a trouble free upgrade, this new graphics card is supported by drivers included within Macintosh… Read More

Alienware systems outperformed the Power Mac G5 systems in six out of seven head-to-head comparisons, including tests using Adobe Premiere, MP3-encoding, Microsoft Word, and Quake III. Mac Worldopined, "The PCs beat the Macs soundly." The triumph of the Alienware PCs over the Mac G5 systems prompted Mac World to state, "We're surprised at how thoroughly the PCs clobbered the Macs..." The Mac World benchmarks clearly… Read More

The new version 4.1 of Apple's Emmy award-winning Final Cut Pro now delivers simultaneous playback of seven fully uncompressed standard definition (SD) video streams with real-time effects using adual 2.0 GHz processor Power Mac G5 and Xserve RAID. The new G5-optimized Final Cut Pro 4.1, Shake 3.0.1 and DVD Studio Pro 2.0.2, with the new Compressor 1.1 update, are immediately available forcurrent Final Cut Pro 4, Shake 3 and DVD Studio Pro… Read More

The Power Mac G5 lineup now includes three models: dual processor 2.0 GHz, dual processor 1.8 GHz and single processor 1.6 GHz. Featuring the world's first 64-bit desktop processor with theindustry's first 1 GHz front-side bus, the Power Mac G5 offers unprecedented memory expansion of up to 8GB and advanced 64-bit computation, while running existing 32-bit applications natively. "Our customers told us loud and clear that they… Read More

The dual 2.0 GHz Power Mac G5 will ship late this month, as planned. Apple also announced that it has received orders for over 100,000 Power Mac G5s since its introduction on June 23. "The Power Mac G5 is a big hit with customers and developers," said Philip Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. "The two single processor Power Mac G5 models are available now, so we wanted to get those into… Read More

Also, heralding a new era of cinematic-quality 3D graphics for Mac OS X, the RADEON 9800 PRO visual processing unit (VPU) will be available as a build-to-order option on the Power Mac G5, while theRADEONâ„¢ 9600 PRO will be included in Apple's highest-end Power Mac G5 desktop. The RADEON 9800 PRO Mac Edition delivers all the performance and power of the RADEONâ„¢ 9800 PRO with the added feature of VERSAVISIONâ„¢ display rotation, the new… Read More

Safari has become the browser of choice for millions of Mac® users and will be the default browser for all newly introduced Macintosh® computers, starting with the Power Mac® G5 announced today.Apple also released a software development kit that allows developers to embed the Safari HTML rendering engine directly into their applications. The fastest web browser ever created for the Mac, Safari re-energizes the browser category through… Read More

Powered by the revolutionary PowerPC G5 processor designed by IBM and Apple, the Power Mac G5 is the first personal computer to utilize 64-bit processing technology for unprecedented memory expansion(up to 8GB) and advanced 64-bit computation, while running existing 32-bit applications natively. "The 64-bit revolution has begun and the personal computer will never be the same again," said Steve Jobs, Apple's CEO. "The new Power Mac… Read More