Macrumors posting of Apple announcements @ NAB at DVinfo.net

Kurth Bousman · April 1st, 2005, 05:26 PM

Macrumors is posting the possiblity of Apple announcing 3GHz powermacs w/blu-ray , 32gigs of ram + HD powerbooks at NAB

Boyd Ostroff · April 1st, 2005, 05:48 PM

<<<-- Originally posted by Kurth Bousman : Macrumors is posting the possiblity of Apple announcing 3GHz powermacs w/blu-ray -->>>

Since I just bought a dual 2.5ghz G5, I think that pretty much guarantees that Apple will introduce the dual 3ghz machine and that it will cost the same... ;-)

Gary McClurg · April 1st, 2005, 06:06 PM

Boyd are you saying your just like me.

I buy something and a week later the bigger model comes out for the same price.

I wonder what the rumored quad is going to cost?

Boyd Ostroff · April 1st, 2005, 06:23 PM

Such is our lot in life :-) But I need to gear up for some big projects, and I'm glad I've made the switch to the new machine now so I can start getting down to work with a bunch of new software. I really couldn't wait the extra month for NAB, then wait for whatever they show to actually ship, then deal with all the bug fixes. As our Kennelmaster Chris likes to say, buy what you need now.

Chris Hurd · April 1st, 2005, 07:37 PM

Now is always the best time to buy.

I should trademark that statement.

Kurth Bousman · April 2nd, 2005, 10:33 AM

Chris - that's my philosophy also but ... that's why I'm always broke !
Boyd - I have no sympathy - I do , on the other hand , have a dose of jealousy. I'm more intereted in the HD powerbooks since I can carry those across borders with ease. Maybe I'll get a g5 PM as g6s' are being introduced so I can get that 3.5ghz for 1200 bills and not pay alot of tax to get it in- and did you see 36g's of ram ! They've got some new reason for needing that kind of ram. Maybe it's because of the scientific community and not us lowly imagemakers that's in that kind of ram-need or maybe.....Jobs did say it's the year of hd. Maybe fcp5 has some new uprezzing feature that changes vhs to hd that's better than varicam footage. It's on the horizon. K

Rhett Allen · April 2nd, 2005, 01:58 PM

re: "36G of RAM"

Look at the advances Apple is making with OpenGL and CoreVideo and combine that with the new OS, new G5's, rumored Quad processor machines or Dual core Processors and cluster configurations and you have the makings of a real contender to some of the entry level IRIX based SGI machines. That's where massive RAM comes in. Industrial applications, Servers, and visualization workstations. Some of these configurations currently hold hundreds of Gigabytes of RAM and a few dozen processors! But take out a second and third mortgage because they don't come anywhere near cheap!

April 1st, 2005, 05:26 PM	#1
Kurth Bousman Major Player Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: san miguel allende , gto , mexico Posts: 644	Macrumors posting of Apple announcements @ NAB Macrumors is posting the possiblity of Apple announcing 3GHz powermacs w/blu-ray , 32gigs of ram + HD powerbooks at NAB

April 1st, 2005, 05:48 PM	#2
Boyd Ostroff Wrangler Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Mays Landing, NJ Posts: 11,802	Re: Macrumors posting of Apple announcements @ NAB <<<-- Originally posted by Kurth Bousman : Macrumors is posting the possiblity of Apple announcing 3GHz powermacs w/blu-ray -->>> Since I just bought a dual 2.5ghz G5, I think that pretty much guarantees that Apple will introduce the dual 3ghz machine and that it will cost the same... ;-)

April 1st, 2005, 07:37 PM	#5
Chris Hurd Obstreperous Rex Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: San Marcos, TX Posts: 27,368 Images: 513	Now is always the best time to buy. I should trademark that statement. __________________ CH Search DV Info Net \| 20 years of DVi \| ...Tuesday is Soylent Green Day!

April 1st, 2005, 06:06 PM	#3
Gary McClurg Major Player Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Springfield, MO, USA Posts: 389	Boyd are you saying your just like me. I buy something and a week later the bigger model comes out for the same price. I wonder what the rumored quad is going to cost?

April 1st, 2005, 06:23 PM	#4
Boyd Ostroff Wrangler Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Mays Landing, NJ Posts: 11,802	Such is our lot in life :-) But I need to gear up for some big projects, and I'm glad I've made the switch to the new machine now so I can start getting down to work with a bunch of new software. I really couldn't wait the extra month for NAB, then wait for whatever they show to actually ship, then deal with all the bug fixes. As our Kennelmaster Chris likes to say, buy what you need now.

April 2nd, 2005, 10:33 AM	#6
Kurth Bousman Major Player Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: san miguel allende , gto , mexico Posts: 644	Chris - that's my philosophy also but ... that's why I'm always broke ! Boyd - I have no sympathy - I do , on the other hand , have a dose of jealousy. I'm more intereted in the HD powerbooks since I can carry those across borders with ease. Maybe I'll get a g5 PM as g6s' are being introduced so I can get that 3.5ghz for 1200 bills and not pay alot of tax to get it in- and did you see 36g's of ram ! They've got some new reason for needing that kind of ram. Maybe it's because of the scientific community and not us lowly imagemakers that's in that kind of ram-need or maybe.....Jobs did say it's the year of hd. Maybe fcp5 has some new uprezzing feature that changes vhs to hd that's better than varicam footage. It's on the horizon. K

April 2nd, 2005, 01:58 PM	#7
Rhett Allen Major Player Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Plano, TX Posts: 607	re: "36G of RAM" Look at the advances Apple is making with OpenGL and CoreVideo and combine that with the new OS, new G5's, rumored Quad processor machines or Dual core Processors and cluster configurations and you have the makings of a real contender to some of the entry level IRIX based SGI machines. That's where massive RAM comes in. Industrial applications, Servers, and visualization workstations. Some of these configurations currently hold hundreds of Gigabytes of RAM and a few dozen processors! But take out a second and third mortgage because they don't come anywhere near cheap!