Toastgrater.

LOL I think Cheesegrater is better! :D

"The Philishave"

(Dang, I need one of those puppies like my wife says I need a shave)

bzzzzzzzzzz.......

:D

Well, my birthday is in August, at least you all know what to get me! :) I might think it's ugly, but I still want one (gumby) damnit!

Good design makes you want to touch the product. This case is a good example, we're tactile and we touch what we crave. I just hope people don't lick the chassis in those Apple stores, my what a sight that would be.

Name: Bandwidth

Names: Zippo, the Radiator, Braun

Sorry Zeb, I'd just come from one of those 'the only way for Apple to survive is to port to x86' threads. ;)

I kinda like the comparison to an electric razor.

Have you guys seen this EE Times article that says the 970's (I assume the 2 gigs) dissipate 97 watts each? No wonder there are 9 fans. :eek:

Rusto, I like "The Radiator"..

Kinda sounds like a goofy super hero; The Radiator, able to heat your room to uncomfortable temperatures in 10 minutes!

Which given Craig's post above isn't so ha-ha funny. (Well it wasn't ha-ha funny to begin with)

Scene from a Minnesota winter:

"Honey, it's getting a little chilly in here. Turn up the thermostat."

"Don't worry, sweetie, I'll just go run that Mathematica benchmark suite again."

From the EE Times article:

Such computing power, however, comes with a price in terms of heat dissipation. Each G5 dissipates 97 watts, which generates so much heat that Apple had to design a new enclosure with four independently controlled thermal zones, each with its own fan. Even so, Apple says it makes half as much noise as its earlier G4 systems

9 fans?

9 fans.

Each of the four thermal zones is equipped with its own dedicated, low-speed fans. Apple engineered seven of the nine fans to spin at very low speeds for minimum acoustic output. And Mac OS X constantly monitors component temperatures in each zone, dynamically adjusting individual fan speeds to the appropriate levels for the quietest possible operation. As a result, the Power Mac G5 runs three times quieter than the previous Power Mac G4 enclosure.

I bet we can guess which two fans don't spin at very low speeds.

But, I'm guessing with Panther it will be easy to remotely monitor the state of each fan. :)

The more I look at the design, the better I like it. One thing I noticed, though, is that I don't believe this machine exists yet in its final physical form. Check the images on the website, watch the intro video, watch the keynote. I can't find a single image of a person and the computer in the same shot. I think everything we've seen so far is a (very nice) 3D rendering (courtesy of Pixar!? :-) of the final form factor.

Also, just as a note of interest ... in looking at the specs, this is a physically larger box than the current machines:

PowerMac G4: 17.0" High x 8.9" Wide x 18.4" Deep (2,784 cubic inches)
PowerMac G5: 20.1" High x 8.1" Wide x 18.7" Deep (3,045 cubic inches)

So it's taller by a few inches, a bit narrower, and a bit deeper. I think that will also help the aesthetic -- make it look a little less blob-like :-).

-rob.

I thought I saw Steve standing by it in the broadcast, but maybe he was just a rendering as well. Gotta love that Pixlet. :D

Heh, could be -- I didn't have time to watch the whole keynote, but thought I caught all of the roll-out G5 stuff ... maybe I need to re-visit it...

-rob.

Here's some.

Hmm, yeah - my gut reaction was "They haven't got one RUNNING in a case yet". I wasn't there, so I don't know, but has anyone actually SEEN a G5 case hooked up to a power supply/monitor/keyboard yet?

One word - mockup.

Notice that they didn't have any of the machines on display during the bakeoffs, and Steve just had a monitor on his desk during the keynote.

I suspect they'd have been running Panther on a G5, so they wouldn't want to give the game away early, but I find it hard to believe they'd miss the opportunity to indulge in a little "aesthetic bakeoff" between the Dell and the ol' Spaceheater.

Also, the big "G5" boxes inside look a bit suss to me... If I write "G5" on the side of my quicksilver, it ain't gonna start mowing through Mathematica like it wasn't there ;)

the new machines dont look all that good for a desktop, but it looks real cool for a G5. that is, it looks industrial strength. Kinda like a miniture renderman.

hubby:"honey, apple just released the new G5 can we get one?"
wife:" first why dont you build those model cars you got 4 years ago that are lying under the bed then we might talk about it. and flying that kyte you got would be something nice to see."

P.S where did they put the little speaker, and if you put two hard drives or a zip drive i guess you have to get a new front grill. ( i seemed to see only 1 narrow opening at the top.)

Zip drives would be external, and it only supports 1 optical bay, any others would also have to be external.


So, has anyone been to an Apple store yet to see if they have any on display?

They didn't at the Mall of America store, and weren't expecting any anytime soon either. I don't think there will be any demo models until the thing is finished and ready to ship.

djn1: I think I can stand by my original statement, at least based on those photos. I see two shots where you can see the machine, and in neither case, does it appear to actually be a functional unit. The clear-glass-side version is clearly a demo, and the one Steve is standing next to could easily be a production mock-up.

All the on-the-floor pictures just show monitors; the real interesting shot would be the "under the drape" shot to see what's powering them!

:-)

-rob.