[Cialug] Apple Store

[David Champion]

Here's the pics...

http://mactree.sannet.ne.jp/~kodawarisan/imacg5/imacg501.html

-dc

David Champion wrote:

> The review I saw showed a picture the nVidia chip surface-mounted right 
> on the mainboard. How are you gonna upgrade that?
> 
> -dc
> 
> Chris Van Cleve wrote:
> 
>> The Vid Card is also upgradable. A Mac Genius can help you with that, 
>> or your local Mac Guru. Gotta love MacWorld UK. They aren't afraid to 
>> try anything on spec hardware. ;)
>>
>> Chris VC
>>
>> On Nov 5, 2004, at 3:30 PM, Bryan Baker wrote:
>>
>>> No, the iMac itself doesn't retail for that much, the MSRP of the 
>>> whole package that they're giving away, which includes a Digital 
>>> Camera, Camcorder, etc. -From the blurb:
>>>
>>> "The winner will receive a 17-inch flat-panel iMac G5 with Combo 
>>> drive (DVD-ROM/CD-RW), an iPod mini, a Canon PowerShot S410 digital 
>>> camera, a Canon ZR80 digital camcorder, and an Epson Stylus R200 
>>> printer."
>>>
>>> I think the iMac in question runs ~ $1299 the rest of that "value" is 
>>> in the MSRP of the other junk. Specs on that machine are probably:
>>>
>>>  17-inch widescreen LCD
>>>  1.6GHz PowerPC G5
>>>  512K L2 cache
>>>  533MHz frontside bus
>>>  256MB DDR400 SDRAM
>>>  NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 Ultra
>>>  64MB DDR video memory
>>>  80GB Serial ATA hard drive
>>>  Slot-load Combo Drive
>>>
>>> SO, while not TOTL the vid card ain't too shabby at this price point. 
>>> And getting to the things you can upgrade (RAM, HD) has definitely 
>>> never been easier in an all-in-one, and is easier than most laptops 
>>> as well.
>>>
>>> On Nov 5, 2004, at 1:51 PM, David Champion wrote:
>>>
>>>> It costs $2350, but is it really worth that much? :p
>>>>
>>>> I admit that the new G5 iMac thing is neat looking, but it's 
>>>> essentially a laptop with external keyboard. I'd rather have the 
>>>> laptop and plug in a usb keyboard when I need it. If I bought a 
>>>> desktop PC for that much money, I would expect to be able to update 
>>>> the video card so it's not obsolete in a year.
> 
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