Power Mac G5s: Two brains, one chip
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- Nov 7, 2005 12:00 AM
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At a Glance
Apple adds a dual-core processor -- two processing units on a single chip -- to its Power Mac line. The new desktops also add PCI Express, a high-performance interface that's particularly appealing to video pros. (To that end, the Power Mac line offers several video card build-to-order options above the Nvidia GeForce 6600 that comes standard on this model.) Also new: a double-layer SuperDrive, two Gigabit Ethernet ports, and faster DDR2 RAM.
| Price when rated: | $2,499 |
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Pros
- Very good performance
- Excellent graphics capabilities
- PCI Express slots
- Huge memory capacity
Cons
- No backward compatibility with PCI or PCI-X cards
- No improvement in performance compared with dual-processor model

At a Glance
Apple adds a dual-core processor -- two processing units on a single chip -- to its Power Mac line. The new desktops also add PCI Express, a high-performance interface that's particularly appealing to video pros. (To that end, the Power Mac line offers several video card build-to-order options above the Nvidia GeForce 6600 LE that comes standard on this model.) Also new: a double-layer SuperDrive, two Gigabit Ethernet ports, and faster DDR2 RAM.
| Price when rated: | $1,999 |
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Pros
- Solid performance
- PCI Express slots
- Huge memory capacity
Cons
- No backward compatibility with PCI or PCI-X cards
- No improvement in performance compared with dual-processor model








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