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Offline Waccoon

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Re: Apple go G5
« on: June 24, 2003, 10:34:33 PM »
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AMDzone:
"No one pays $2,000 to $3,000 for a desktop computer. "

Of course not.  It's not a desktop computer so much as a workstation.   :-)

I have to admit, the G5 is probably the first Mac tower I actually like.  It should definately have more drive bays, though.  That's the whole reason PC's are more cluttered, after all.  Nobody would buy a PC tower without extra drive bays.

I also wish it came with a better video card.  I mean, the ultra-high-end G5 only comes with a Radeon 9600 Pro, and the 9800 Pro is "$300 extra".

That's sort of like getting automatic transmission for "$1000 extra".  Remember, you're paying for the old graphics chip PLUS the new one.  Overall, the Mac 9800 Pro holds a $200 premium over the PC version.  Custom drivers can't be *that* expensive to make!

PCI-X is really nice, though.  I wish there were some S-ATA optical drives for the PC, too.