Re: G5's approved

2003-07-31 Thread Mark Secker
Ha it's only $23,512.01 inc GST unless you include the iPod... think you could sneak that one past the purchasing officer eh? strage that the Airport extreme and blue tooth are both optional extras as is a "better graphics card" one would think this fruit would be standard on a "top of the lin

Re: G5's

2003-06-18 Thread ECU Account
ECTED]> > Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2003 12:26:17 +0800 > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: G5's > > on 18/6/03 10:05, Mark Secker at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> If you wait for the next new thing you'll never ever buy a computer >> bette

Re: G5's

2003-06-18 Thread Mark Secker
The PPC970 (aka G5 in Applespeak) is a 64 bit CPU. That's huge for several reasons that are long and detailed but basically (with the right OS) it'll kick the snot outta the current G4's. BUT it won't do it while you don't have it on your desk.. horses for courses of course but if your old

Re: G5's

2003-06-18 Thread DJ Grafix & Design
on 18/6/03 10:05, Mark Secker at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > If you wait for the next new thing you'll never ever buy a computer > better to buy the next best thing rather than THE NEXT BEST thing. I > purchased my PB G4 knowing that there was big news about a new > PowerBook less thatn 3 months aw

Re: G5's

2003-06-18 Thread Martin Hill
At 10:05 AM +0800 18/6/03, Mark Secker wrote: If you wait for the next new thing you'll never ever buy a computer I agree with this, but would think in this case it would be prudent to wait for the WWDC keynote on the 23rd *just in case* Steve sheds more light on the subject with shipping dat

Re: G5's

2003-06-18 Thread Matt Huitson
The only caveat to this discussion would be impending announcements from the horse's mouth itself - and with Apple's WWDC just 5 days away I'd be postponing any hardware purchases till I heard what Steve puts on the table at San Francisco. Regards, Matt. On Wednesday, June 18, 2003, at 10:15

Re: G5's

2003-06-18 Thread Greg Hosking
If you wait for the next new thing you'll never ever buy a computer i'd have to agree with this. i remember 2 years ago there was the promise of the first firewire multichannel audio interfaces coming out, i was thinking of waiting for such beasts, but decided to go for a PCI solution that wa

Re: G5's

2003-06-18 Thread Mark Secker
Does anyone know if these G5's will be out before September??? ~ yes, I'm sure some people know if these will (or won't) be out by September... BUT they're not telling us, yet. ;) If you wait for the next new thing you'll never ever buy a computer better to buy the next best thing r

Re: G5's

2003-06-17 Thread Onno Benschop
On Tue, 2003-06-17 at 13:49, ECU Account wrote: > Does anyone know if these G5's will be out before September??? Which G5's would that be, the ones that the rumour-mill is talking about? In that case, did you know that there's a rumour that Apple will sell all its stock to IBM, to strengthen i