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Is it smart to buy now ?
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Is it smart to get a Dual 2GHz G5 now ? I've been reading here on MacNN that there could be a Rev C coming out soon. Anyone know more about this ? What's the timetable ? What's your advice ?
Depending on response here, I might order the G5 today ...
Thanks in advance ...
(I'm sorry if these has been discussed in another thread, I did not find it)
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Rev C, ye gods?!?!
Where will it end?!
Yes, it is safe to buy now! 
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It'll be quite some time till Apple can actually deliver the G5s that have been ordered. If you want to buy a new Mac, now is a good time. If you wait 6-10 months, there will always be new gear 
No, but now is one of the `safest' time to buy. No chance that Apple will update their PowerMac line-up anytime soon
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Originally posted by d.fine:
Is it smart to get a Dual 2GHz G5 now ? I've been reading here on MacNN that there could be a Rev C coming out soon.
The newly announced 2.5 hasn't even shipped yet, so I wouldn't worry. In fact Revision B. isn't even a month old.
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the ONLY thing that the current G5 lacks is PCI-Express
but since that's only just been ratified and very very few pc's actually use , i doubt it will really matter until another year or so
if that
the agp 8x bus can handle the utterly amazing geforce 6800 ultra - so why worry ?
i think the whole 16 x hype over pci-e is daft
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Originally posted by d.fine:
Is it smart to get a Dual 2GHz G5 now ? I've been reading here on MacNN that there could be a Rev C coming out soon.
Rev B came out two weeks ago! I don't think we'll see a Rev C till January (MacWorld). Check the MacRumors Buyers Guide to see statistics on this.
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well well well 
I just ordered :
Dual 2 GHz PowerPc G5
2 GB DDR400 (PC3200)
250 GB HDD
SuperDrive
ATI Radeon 9600 XT 128 MB
Airport Extreme
... the rest is standard
Now the wait, not too long they told me, maybe 1.5 weeks ?
i'll post pics of the unpacking, hahaha 
Thanks for the info everyone ...
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You bought 2 gigs of RAM from Apple?! 
Egads, you could've saved hundreds 
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Be happy.
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Congrats and enjoy.  We'll look forward to your pics.
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Yes, I bought the RAM from Apple, I've to many problems with non-Apple RAM that I'm prepared to pay a little more in order to not have go go back and forth a couple of times with the machine to get it to work that way it should ... you get my point.
THX Cube-dude ! Of course, I can't wait !!! but then who could.
It will be my second Mac. I got a Alu PB 4 months ago, and I'm soooooo happy with Mac and OS X that I just had to get a G5 desktop machine ... if this thread is still alive in 2 weeks I might post pics here ...
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