Gadgetopia

... to a brand new G5! At work we're looking at installing a new archive server that will run on a shiny new Mac G5 (woohoo!) Since the server closet is getting a little crowded I was thinking that it would work nicely to put the thing in a rack. ...

Apple Computer introduced today a G5 tower with a single 1.8GHz processor in it, which adds a new lower rung on the G5 lineup. Priced at $1,500, it's aimed directly at those who need a bit more power and more expansion possibilities than the G5 eMac or G5 iMac, but ...

Create a Hoax, Earn Damnation: Turns out the "kid" who gutted a G5 and turned it into a PC was a hoax. Andy, a PC technician in his 20s who lives on the East Coast, said he was given an empty G5 case by a buddy (he declined to explain ...

A NewsFactor article has lots of good things to say about Apple's new G5 machines. "According to results on industry standard benchmark tests, the G5 is not only faster than comparable machines, but quite a bit faster." And it looks like the tech writers might finally be understanding what many ...

Turns out the Macarazzi rumormongers were right: Apple Computer today announced a new lineup of G5 computers, all sporting dual processors. The $2999 top of the line machine has a pair of 2.5Ghz G5 processors, but also needs liquid-cooling. Liquid cooling is by no means new, but this is the ...

Apple has started shipping its brand-spankin new iMac G5 computers. Some geek out there has taken delivery of one and apparently tore the thing apart before he even booted it up, and he even took pictures. As is usual for Apple these days, the arrangement of the innards is about ...

Virginia Tech recently announced their intentions to build a new supercomputer using dual 2GHz G5 Macs. Yesterday they presented some of the details of the project. Of particular interest is that it will cost $5.2 million and they want it in place by October in order to qualify for the ...

While we re waiting for the first round of iMac G5 reviews to hit the net, MacMinute found Apple s Developer Note on the new system. I found a few interesting tidbits amidst the technical stuff. Available as a fully-integrated, build-to-order option, Bluetooth is an open specification that enables short-range wireless connections ...

Sounds like Apple may be having some difficulty with the high-end G5 machines, and has revised shipping estimates to the end of September. The 1.6GHz units are apparently being shipped readily, but the 1.8 and dual 2GHz models (with the faster frontside bus) are only rarely being seen in showrooms ...

You can now buy a piece of the history-making Virginia Tech Supercomputer. MacMall is selling refurbished Apple G5 computers that came from Virginia Tech. In my opinion the Apple-refurbished systems are priced a bit high at $2799, which is only $200 less than a new G5, but they do come ...

Apple just released the latest iteration of the iMac with faster processors, a built-in iSight camera for easy video conferencing, an 8X dual-layer DVD writer (and CD-RW combined), among other spiffy new features. The new software featured on the iMac is FrontRow, a new multimedia interface that can be controlled ...

How I PC'd an Apple G5: Mac users will cry over this one, complete with pictures. I got a shiny new Apple G5 for Christmas. I loved the case, but I’m no Mac user. So I....Get a brand new dual processor G5, then...Rip out everything...Cut out the back of the ...

Apple - iMac G5: Well, as much as I dislike the all-in-one computer concept, I imagine that one of these new iMacs will become the household computer in a couple of months. Apple squarely plugged the hole in their product line that I mentioned a few months ago, and these ...

Gizmodo had this snapshot of what is reportedly Apple's new iMac G5. It's supposed to be released next week, but somebody got a sneak peek in an elevator at Charles DeGaulle Airport. Looks to be little more than a thick flat panel monitor, with the computer's guts tucked behind ...

No Windows Emulator for G5s "Apple Computer Inc. began shipping its Power Mac G5 desktop this month, but the new system will be incompatible with the Mac's top Windows emulator, Microsoft Corp. confirmed Wednesday. Virtual PC, which Microsoft acquired from Connectix Corp. in February, will not run on the G5, ...

ThinkSecret has what they claim are photos of the machine being shipped by Apple for Apple Developer Connection members; the Apple Development Platform ADP2,1. The machine's case is similar to the G5, but the cooling fans inside are arranged differently, and in place of the standard G5 processor it has ...

Alex Salkever of Business Week has written an open letter to Apple's Steve Jobs in a recent column that provides some interesting perspectives on where Apple should go next in terms of its computer business. Most of his points are awfully hard to argue with. You've been to Target, right? ...

Television Advertising Complaints Reports: A few months back, some people took Apple to task over the speed claims of the new G5 saying the tests were rigged in Apple's favor. Well, the U.K.'s Independent Television Commission just banned the G5 ads from airing in the U.K. over the same point ...

spl's soapbox apple powermac G5: Apparently Apple cooked the G5 test results. Bummer. More from Extreme Tech. "...it appears that Apple actually modified the CPU registers to enable an optimized special-case scenario, and one that is not indicative of real-world performance. Lionbridge's notes regarding the malloc library also indicate ...

The common perception is that because you can find PC's for under $500, a PC is a better value than an Apple Macintosh. I've always felt that you get what you pay for a cheap PC is just that and because of its ease of use, higher quality ...

Macintouch did a poll this week, asking Mac mini users about their experiences with the machines. Of those responding, a miniscule 3% reported having problems with their minis, compared to 11-12% for the rev. B iMac G5. And according to Consumer Reports, Apple desktops and portables have for years had ...

I know this is late, and you've probably already heard, but today Apple cut loose the new Mac Pro the successor to the G5 Power Macintosh. Prices start at $2,199 for a dual-processor, dual-core 2GHz machine. An extra $1,100 will replace the 2GHz Xeons with 3GHz processors. The exterior ...

Virginia Tech has started to assemble their new supercomputer comprised of 1100 new G5 Macs. Their site devoted the cluster has quite a bit of good information and some pictures taken during the early stages of installation. Our previous post on the subject is here.

On my drive to lunch today I flipped the radio over to Rush Limbaugh, just as the Big Loveable Fuzzball was going off on a rant about his brand spanking new 30' Cinema Display (probably attached to a liquid-cooled dual 2.5GHz G5 no less! I guess that's one of the ...

'Cool Hunters' Like Apple's Shine "During the summer, Apple became one of the coolest companies in America. At least that's what youth marketing experts who follow the tastes of teenagers say. Thanks to the iPod, the iTunes Music Store and the PowerMac G5, Apple is one of the hottest companies ...

How to pick up and carry your iMac G5 In case you couldn't figure this out for yourself Apple provides clear concise instructions. A couple of sad comments here. First, I have to believe that in order for Apple to take the time to write this up, more than one ...

With all of the Macarazzi watching for every little change, Apple seems to have a hard time keeping a lid on new products. This time it's leaked info on a new Power Mac G5. Adding to speculation that the launch of a new machine may be sooner rather than later, ...

...how about a $4,200 Alienware 4.2GHz gaming machine? An article on C-Net has details about the overclocked and liquid-cooled Pentium 4 Area-51 ALX desktop, which looks like it belongs on Captain Proton's spaceship. It could also be mistaken for a 1950's-era toaster. Somebody ought to fill Alienware in on the ...

Thinking Different, Saving Money: Apple finally beat someone on price. Of course, you need to buy 1,100 dual processor G5 with a healthy education discount, but the more you buy, the more you save. "Lockhart estimates the hardware cost $5.2 million, a reasonable price, he said, for a supercomputer that ...

Xbox-Linux - Run Linux on your Xbox!: I wait anxiously for the Xbox supercomputer cluster to put the G5 cluster to shame. An Xbox with Linux can be: a full desktop computer with mouse and keyboard, a web/email box connected to TV, a server or router, a node in a ...

'Big Mac' supercomputer one of world's fastest: Fast and cheap the Pam Anderson of supercomputers. "A supercomputer built by Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University from 1,100 dual-processor Macintosh G5 PCs looks likely to rank with the five fastest machines in the world, despite costing a relative pittance. In ...

Dreaming of a new G5 iMac but you want something a little more like the fruit flavored iMacs of a few years ago? Fear not, ColorWare has you covered. For about $500 extra you can order an iMac in any of the 20 shades they offer. Not insterested in an ...

ColorWare is an outfit that specializes in customizing Apple products (and lots of others) with most any color you can wish for. Recent reports suggest that they're gearing up to do the Mac mini in color as well! Some of their colors like Wet, Lilac, Envy & Mystique sound ...

I saw something yesterday about a new computer that Sony just released the VIAO VA TV-PC and my first thought was, "Great. Another cheap iMac G5 knockoff." Then I saw the price. $1,999.99 for the 17" model and $2,199.99 for the 20". Crimony! Compare that to the iMacs ...

On the heels of their Mac mini reliability survey, Macintouch today published the results of the PowerMac G5 reliability survey. While the numbers aren't as good as for the mini, they are still good; of the 6817 respondents to their unscientific web poll, only 10.17 percent reported having problems. Anyone ...

Apple's new dual-core Power Macs. My dream machine has arrived. Too bad I'll have to continue dreaming about it. I piled on the options to a new quad 2.5Ghz Power Mac G5 and I came up with a price of $22,930. The bulk of which is the premium paid for ...

Apple Computer posted it's fourth quarter earnings results today, and it was chock full of good news: For the quarter, the Company posted a net profit of $106 million, or $.26 per diluted share. These results compare to a net profit of $44 million, or $.12 per diluted share, in ...

A Month with a Mac: A Die-Hard PC User's Perspective: This is an exhaustive (15-page) review of OS X by a diehard PC user. In the first few paragraphs he explains that he uses and enjoys PCs, but he'll give the Mac a shot. He spent a month with ...

Mac users froth, while Linux users befriend: Here's a pretty funny story about a USA Today writer, Andrew Kantor, who penned a piece about the supercomputer at the University of Virgina that's made out of G5 Macs. We've talked about this computer several times. A Mac site took offense at ...

An InfoWorld article by Chad Dickerson tells of his accidental conversion from Windows and Linux to Mac OS X. "On a recent Friday, weary from shopping for a new PC, I grabbed the 3-year-old G4 at my desk and took it home to see what all the Mac and OS ...

Judging by the number of websites detailing the strange ways of case modding PC's, there must be a huge number of geeky individuals that enjoy rolling their own hardware. And yes, there are those (me included) that like to tinker with case mods for Macs, despite Apple's relatively small market ...

The MacWorld Expo is going on this week, and Steve Jobs gave the big keynote address this morning. Highlights of what he had to say are... The first Intel-powered Macs will be the iMacs. They'll sport a either a 1.83GHz or 2GHz dual-core Intel chip, with an integrated 17 or ...

The Apple Store has a Special Deals section where they sell refurbished hardware, and there are some sweet deals going on (don't let the word "refurbished" scare you off; you get what is basically new hardware and the standard warranty without the new hardware price.) For instance, you can pick ...

Here's a question on blogging practice: what do you do for follow-up posts or updates to an existing post? Do you make a new post? Update the original post? Post a comment? I have examples of all three options so far, and I have yet to figure out which one ...

I must admit I wasn't expecting anything earth-shattering from Steve Jobs yesterday and for the most part I wasn't disappointed. While unveiling some pretty cool toys, both hardware and software, he failed to deliver anything that on it's surface will immediately sway a consumer to purchase a Mac over a ...

Here s a side-by-side test I ll bet you thought you d never see; a Mac Plus running System 6.0.8 up against a mighty AMD Athlon Dual-Core running Windows XP. (link) We focussed on running tests that reflect how the user perceives the computing experience. After all, most users don t know or care ...