The creative class needs superior tools to produce designs, music, high-definition video or the next scientific breakthrough. The new Power Mac G5 range spans as far as you... more
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Advantages: Powerful, Aesthetically Gorgeous Disadvantages: Price, Soon to be out of date, Big
...in as opposed to Intel, Apple are currently upgrading thier product range to Intel chips and PowerMacs appear to be the last of the range to get upgraded. The obvious benefits of Intel Macs are enhanced speed, but more importantly for consumers loking to move from Windows to Mac OS X, the Intel PowerMacs will support BOTH Operating Systems, and might make the transition painless, the current PowerMac only runs Mac OS X. If you need a fast Mac now ... ...Pro.
They have 64-bit processors (generally faster than 'current' standard computers), dual screen graphics card outputs (allowing for 2 monitors to be connected if you wish), firewire 400 and 800 (a dying connection now but good for old ipods and fast external devices), 3 USB 2.0 ports (absolute standard external device connection interface) and a network card (for connecting to your own LAN or via cable to the internet) as standard.
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Hard Drive: 1 x 160 GB - standard - Serial ATA-150 - 7200 rpm
Optical storage
Type: CD-RW / DVD-R
Read Speed: 32x (CD) / 10x (DVD)
Write Speed: 24x (CD) / 8x (DVD)
CD / DVD Rewrite Speed: 10x
Monitor
Monitor Type: None
Graphics controller
Type: AGP 8x - plug-in card
Graphics Processor / Vendor: NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 Ultra
Video Memory: DDR SDRAM
Installed Size: 64 MB
Digital Video Standard: Digital Visual Interface (DVI)
Max Monitors Supported: 2
Audio output
Type: Sound card - integrated
Input device
Type: Mouse, keyboard
Telecom
Modem: Fax / modem - integrated
Max Transfer Rate: 56 Kbps
Protocols & Specifications: ITU V.92
Manufacturer's product description
The creative class needs superior tools to produce designs, music, high-definition video or the next scientific breakthrough. The new Power Mac G5 range spans as far as you require. Its dual 64-bit G5 processors, room for up to 4GB of main memory, 8X SuperDrive and ultrahigh-bandwidth system architecture, will give you more results than systems costing twice as much.
Networking
Networking: Network adapter - integrated
Data Link Protocol: Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
Features: AirPort Extreme ready
Expansion / connectivity
Expansion Bays Total (Free):
1 ( 0 ) x front accessible
2 ( 1 ) x internal - 3.5" x 1/3H
Expansion Slots Total (Free):
8 ( 6 ) x memory - DIMM 184-PIN
2 ( 0 ) x processor
1 ( 0 ) x AGP Pro 8x
1 ( 1 ) x AirPort Extreme
2 ( 2 ) x PCI-X / 100 MHz - full-length
1 ( 1 ) x PCI-X / 133 MHz - full-length
Interfaces:
1 x modem - phone line - RJ-11
1 x network - Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T - RJ-45
1 x display / video - DVI-Analog/Digital - 29 pin combined DVI
1 x display / video - Apple Display Connector (ADC) - 35 PIN ADC
1 x display / video - VGA - 15 pin HD D-Sub (HD-15)
1 x audio - SPDIF input - TOSLINK
1 x audio - SPDIF output - TOSLINK
1 x audio - line-In - mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm
1 x audio - line-out - mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm
1 x headphones - output - mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm
Miscellaneous
Included Accessories: AirPort aerial
Cables Included:
DVI-VGA adapter
USB cable
Modem cable
Compliant Standards: EPA Energy Star
Power
Device Type: Power supply
Voltage Required: AC 120/230 V ( 50/60 Hz )
Operating system / software
OS Provided: Apple MacOS X 10.3
Software: Apple QuickTime, Apple Mac OS X Mail, GraphicConverter, OmniOutliner, OmniGraffle, Apple iCal, Art Directors Toolkit, Apple DVD Player, Apple iLife, Apple iSync, Apple Address Book, Apple Safari, Apple Sherlock, Apple iChat AV
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