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EganMedia wrote:
remember the fanless G4 Cube which cooked itself to death in the name of style? Been running two of those for a goodly while now and while one did go down under warranty, no problems since Apple fixed it. They are mercifully quiet. -- ha |
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EganMedia wrote:
remember the fanless G4 Cube which cooked itself to death in the name of style? Been running two of those for a goodly while now and while one did go down under warranty, no problems since Apple fixed it. They are mercifully quiet. -- ha |
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Ty Ford wrote:
Hmm, internal power supply. How's that going to work for S/N if it's used for audio? Apple already took a hit for how poorly they implemented the power supply in the G5 tower (one of which I own). Yeah, they could blow it there, but if a Lynx card can deliver what it does, Apple, at least in theory g, could get the power circuitry under control vis a vis audio. -- ha |
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Ty Ford wrote:
Hmm, internal power supply. How's that going to work for S/N if it's used for audio? Apple already took a hit for how poorly they implemented the power supply in the G5 tower (one of which I own). Yeah, they could blow it there, but if a Lynx card can deliver what it does, Apple, at least in theory g, could get the power circuitry under control vis a vis audio. -- ha |
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On Fri, 10 Sep 2004 17:41:33 -0400, andrewunix wrote
(in article ): Fri, 10 Sep 2004 15:19:31 -0400, suggested: On Thu, 9 Sep 2004 22:26:53 -0400, Philip Perkins wrote (in article ) : The guts of the IMac G5 are all behind the screen. The optical drive is mounted vertically and ejects out the side. All the connectors are on the back. There are no electronics in the stand. The Apple people told me that there were no fans in it at all. Philip Perkins Hmm, internal power supply. How's that going to work for S/N if it's used for audio? Apple already took a hit for how poorly they implemented the power supply in the G5 tower (one of which I own). Would that affect anything other than the built-in audio device? I wouldn't exactly call that pro-quality, anyway. Well on the G5 tower, the power supply I first got was so noisy that it was tossing computer hash down either the power line or Firewire cable (or both) to the digi 002 so much that it was coming out of the 002 analog outputs. It's still spewing out of the Mac unbalanced outs and a little from the 002 unbalanced outs, but the new power supply is a lot better. Mine was not an early G5, I bought it at the end of last year. Regards, Ty Ford -- Ty Ford's equipment reviews, audio samples, rates and other audiocentric stuff are at www.tyford.com |
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I haven't had any problems with noise but when I first bought the G5,
it wouldn't boot up after the first few days. I brought it to the Apple store, and it turned out to be the power supply. They replaced and it has been working super since then. Perhaps Apple shipped out a bunch of G5's with bad power supplies? -- Jordan Well on the G5 tower, the power supply I first got was so noisy that it was tossing computer hash down either the power line or Firewire cable (or both) to the digi 002 so much that it was coming out of the 002 analog outputs. It's still spewing out of the Mac unbalanced outs and a little from the 002 unbalanced outs, but the new power supply is a lot better. Mine was not an early G5, I bought it at the end of last year. Regards, Ty Ford -- Ty Ford's equipment reviews, audio samples, rates and other audiocentric stuff are at www.tyford.com |
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I haven't had any problems with noise but when I first bought the G5,
it wouldn't boot up after the first few days. I brought it to the Apple store, and it turned out to be the power supply. They replaced and it has been working super since then. Perhaps Apple shipped out a bunch of G5's with bad power supplies? -- Jordan Well on the G5 tower, the power supply I first got was so noisy that it was tossing computer hash down either the power line or Firewire cable (or both) to the digi 002 so much that it was coming out of the 002 analog outputs. It's still spewing out of the Mac unbalanced outs and a little from the 002 unbalanced outs, but the new power supply is a lot better. Mine was not an early G5, I bought it at the end of last year. Regards, Ty Ford -- Ty Ford's equipment reviews, audio samples, rates and other audiocentric stuff are at www.tyford.com |
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Eric Desrochers wrote:
Marc Heusser alid wrote: http://www.apple.com/imac the whole computer is behind the screen, 2 inches deep total - including Superdrive, loudspeakers etc. ...and power supply. Yep. Amazing! That computer shows how much Apple is cuting edge compared to the average Wintel box. PC's biggest design change was going from horizontal desktops to vertical towers, back in the early 90s... Nothing particularly particular about that. The old GRiD computers were like that. The copmpany sank like a stone... -- Les Cargill |
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Eric Desrochers wrote:
Marc Heusser alid wrote: http://www.apple.com/imac the whole computer is behind the screen, 2 inches deep total - including Superdrive, loudspeakers etc. ...and power supply. Yep. Amazing! That computer shows how much Apple is cuting edge compared to the average Wintel box. PC's biggest design change was going from horizontal desktops to vertical towers, back in the early 90s... Nothing particularly particular about that. The old GRiD computers were like that. The copmpany sank like a stone... -- Les Cargill |
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![]() Logan Shaw wrote: http://products.gateway.com/products...m_id=prf5mxl-d I just looked and got this message: Information for this product is temporarily unavailable. For information on products and services, please visit Gateway.com, or call 800-etc. Perhaps that's temporary. |
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Les Cargill wrote:
Nothing particularly particular about that. About what? The Apple design? Please feel free to post references to a current desktop PC design that enclose similar power and features in an enclosure of similar volume than the iMac G5 and at the same price point. -- Eric (Dero) Desrochers http://homepage.mac.com/dero72 Hiroshima 45, Tchernobyl 86, Windows 95 |
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Don Cooper wrote:
Logan Shaw wrote: http://products.gateway.com/products...m_id=prf5mxl-d I just looked and got this message: Information for this product is temporarily unavailable. I used to work for a company that collected data from these very sites (Gateway, Dell, HP, etc. -- all the major PC manufacturers), and we had to grab web pages from them on a regular basis. From that experience, let me tell you one thing: anything's possible with a PC manufacturer's web site! They had $10,000 server systems on for $100 sometimes (just for an hour or two), or they'd have things like a CD-ROM drive or printer or other accessory with a negative price. All kinds of crazy things. Aaaanyway, perhaps this link will work better: http://products.gateway.com/products...prf5xlc&seg=hm I don't think it's exactly the same machine, but it's pretty similar. By the way, if that link breaks too, then try just going to http://www.gateway.com/ and typing "profile 5" into the search field, which is how I got there in the first place. - Logan |
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http://products.gateway.com/products...sp?system_id=p
rf5xlc&seg=hm If you're brave, click the enlarged view - God, that thing is a beastie!! Time for Gateway to spend some of that shrinking cash reserve on some R & D before it's too late. Lucky for them, Apple just did it for them. Compare the beastie to this: http://www.apple.com/imac/gallery/front.html I do bet that in a couple years all desktop computers will look like the new iMac. Which begs the question: what can Apple do then?? David Correia Celebration Sound Warren, Rhode Island www.CelebrationSound.com |
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david wrote:
http://products.gateway.com/products...sp?system_id=p rf5xlc&seg=hm If you're brave, click the enlarged view - God, that thing is a beastie!! Time for Gateway to spend some of that shrinking cash reserve on some R & D before it's too late. I'm not saying I think the Gateway thing looks pretty. It looks almost like a plastic lighted vanity mirror for the bathroom counter with drawers for makeup. But, it is a pretty similar form factor, which was the point. Compare the beastie to this: http://www.apple.com/imac/gallery/front.html I've seen pictures of the new iMac several times, and while I can't say it's butt ugly, it's not really that attractive either. Certainly the more minimalist approach makes things look cleaner, but it takes a fair amount of desk space anyway, and all that space below the screen is totally wasted. Plus the thing is kind of thick and clunky looking to me. It's like they decided to really miniaturize it but stopped halfway. (Not that I wouldn't take a new iMac G5 if someone wanted to give me one. It's be a fair bit faster than the G4 tower I'm using to type this message.) - Logan |
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On Mon, 13 Sep 2004 04:02:43 -0400, Logan Shaw wrote
(in article ): david wrote: http://products.gateway.com/products...sp?system_id=p rf5xlc&seg=hm If you're brave, click the enlarged view - God, that thing is a beastie!! Time for Gateway to spend some of that shrinking cash reserve on some R & D before it's too late. I'm not saying I think the Gateway thing looks pretty. It looks almost like a plastic lighted vanity mirror for the bathroom counter with drawers for makeup. But, it is a pretty similar form factor, which was the point. Compare the beastie to this: http://www.apple.com/imac/gallery/front.html I've seen pictures of the new iMac several times, and while I can't say it's butt ugly, it's not really that attractive either. Certainly the more minimalist approach makes things look cleaner, but it takes a fair amount of desk space anyway, and all that space below the screen is totally wasted. Plus the thing is kind of thick and clunky looking to me. It's like they decided to really miniaturize it but stopped halfway. (Not that I wouldn't take a new iMac G5 if someone wanted to give me one. It's be a fair bit faster than the G4 tower I'm using to type this message.) - Logan Well folks, Also lets ask the question....what about drive noise? I have a combo studio/control room. Both of my Macs are cabled out to other areas where their noise can't be picked up by the mics. Regards, Ty -- Ty Ford's equipment reviews, audio samples, rates and other audiocentric stuff are at www.tyford.com |
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Ty Ford wrote in message ...
On Mon, 13 Sep 2004 04:02:43 -0400, Logan Shaw wrote (in article ): david wrote: http://products.gateway.com/products...sp?system_id=p rf5xlc&seg=hm If you're brave, click the enlarged view - God, that thing is a beastie!! Time for Gateway to spend some of that shrinking cash reserve on some R & D before it's too late. I'm not saying I think the Gateway thing looks pretty. It looks almost like a plastic lighted vanity mirror for the bathroom counter with drawers for makeup. But, it is a pretty similar form factor, which was the point. Compare the beastie to this: http://www.apple.com/imac/gallery/front.html I've seen pictures of the new iMac several times, and while I can't say it's butt ugly, it's not really that attractive either. Certainly the more minimalist approach makes things look cleaner, but it takes a fair amount of desk space anyway, and all that space below the screen is totally wasted. Plus the thing is kind of thick and clunky looking to me. It's like they decided to really miniaturize it but stopped halfway. (Not that I wouldn't take a new iMac G5 if someone wanted to give me one. It's be a fair bit faster than the G4 tower I'm using to type this message.) - Logan Well folks, Also lets ask the question....what about drive noise? I have a combo studio/control room. Both of my Macs are cabled out to other areas where their noise can't be picked up by the mics. Regards, Ty i don't know how loud it'll be while not "idle" as i still haven't seen/heard one in person, but from apple.com: "Quieter than a whisper, the iMac G5 measures less than 25dB when idle (at the same distance of 50cm, a whisper in a quiet room measures more than 30dB)" |
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I guess if you don't want to buy one you could always try to win one.
check it out at http://prizewise.com/productDetails.asp?id=16554 |
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I guess if you don't want to buy one you could always try to win one.
check it out at http://prizewise.com/productDetails.asp?id=16554 |
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In article , Logan Shaw
wrote: david wrote: http://products.gateway.com/products...sp?system_id=p rf5xlc&seg=hm Compare the beastie to this: http://www.apple.com/imac/gallery/front.html the thing is kind of thick and clunky looking to me. It's like they decided to really miniaturize it but stopped halfway. (Not that I wouldn't take a new iMac G5 if someone wanted to give me one. It's be a fair bit faster than the G4 tower I'm using to type this message.) Thick and clunky?? It's 2" thick. It's the world's thinnest desktop computer, except for those used by all the alien living among us, their cool technology we never get to see cuz we're just backward, hillbilly humans living like cavemen in their eyes, if they really have eyes ... (I just finished an entire weekend working on a soundtrack for a horror movie ;) And inside that 2" is everything, screen, DVD burner, hard drive, even the power supply. No wall wart. The things supposed to be damn quiet as well. This form factor is what everyone will be shipping in a year or two except for the low priced spreads. David Correia Celebration Sound Warren, Rhode Island www.CelebrationSound.com |
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In article , Logan Shaw
wrote: david wrote: http://products.gateway.com/products...sp?system_id=p rf5xlc&seg=hm Compare the beastie to this: http://www.apple.com/imac/gallery/front.html the thing is kind of thick and clunky looking to me. It's like they decided to really miniaturize it but stopped halfway. (Not that I wouldn't take a new iMac G5 if someone wanted to give me one. It's be a fair bit faster than the G4 tower I'm using to type this message.) Thick and clunky?? It's 2" thick. It's the world's thinnest desktop computer, except for those used by all the alien living among us, their cool technology we never get to see cuz we're just backward, hillbilly humans living like cavemen in their eyes, if they really have eyes ... (I just finished an entire weekend working on a soundtrack for a horror movie ;) And inside that 2" is everything, screen, DVD burner, hard drive, even the power supply. No wall wart. The things supposed to be damn quiet as well. This form factor is what everyone will be shipping in a year or two except for the low priced spreads. David Correia Celebration Sound Warren, Rhode Island www.CelebrationSound.com |
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On Tue, 14 Sep 2004 07:42:48 GMT, david wrote:
In article , Logan Shaw wrote: david wrote: http://products.gateway.com/products...sp?system_id=p rf5xlc&seg=hm Compare the beastie to this: http://www.apple.com/imac/gallery/front.html the thing is kind of thick and clunky looking to me. It's like they decided to really miniaturize it but stopped halfway. (Not that I wouldn't take a new iMac G5 if someone wanted to give me one. It's be a fair bit faster than the G4 tower I'm using to type this message.) Thick and clunky?? It's 2" thick. It's the world's thinnest desktop computer, except for those used by all the alien living among us, their cool technology we never get to see cuz we're just backward, hillbilly humans living like cavemen in their eyes, if they really have eyes ... (I just finished an entire weekend working on a soundtrack for a horror movie ;) And inside that 2" is everything, screen, DVD burner, hard drive, even the power supply. No wall wart. The things supposed to be damn quiet as well. This form factor is what everyone will be shipping in a year or two except for the low priced spreads. David Correia Celebration Sound Warren, Rhode Island www.CelebrationSound.com Everything in one box? You have no idea of the deep joy you will experience when one little bit of that goes wrong. You will stand gazing at your one box, and wishing earnestly that you could - please - just unplug the offending bit and replace it. You will go to your local PC store and see all those replacement hard drives, power supplies, cases and other bits costing almost no money and you will think "but it is only two inches thick; that makes me a winner, surely?". Of course, if you really have so little space available... Still, the choice is yours. d Pearce Consulting http://www.pearce.uk.com |
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On Tue, 14 Sep 2004 07:42:48 GMT, david wrote:
In article , Logan Shaw wrote: david wrote: http://products.gateway.com/products...sp?system_id=p rf5xlc&seg=hm Compare the beastie to this: http://www.apple.com/imac/gallery/front.html the thing is kind of thick and clunky looking to me. It's like they decided to really miniaturize it but stopped halfway. (Not that I wouldn't take a new iMac G5 if someone wanted to give me one. It's be a fair bit faster than the G4 tower I'm using to type this message.) Thick and clunky?? It's 2" thick. It's the world's thinnest desktop computer, except for those used by all the alien living among us, their cool technology we never get to see cuz we're just backward, hillbilly humans living like cavemen in their eyes, if they really have eyes ... (I just finished an entire weekend working on a soundtrack for a horror movie ;) And inside that 2" is everything, screen, DVD burner, hard drive, even the power supply. No wall wart. The things supposed to be damn quiet as well. This form factor is what everyone will be shipping in a year or two except for the low priced spreads. David Correia Celebration Sound Warren, Rhode Island www.CelebrationSound.com Everything in one box? You have no idea of the deep joy you will experience when one little bit of that goes wrong. You will stand gazing at your one box, and wishing earnestly that you could - please - just unplug the offending bit and replace it. You will go to your local PC store and see all those replacement hard drives, power supplies, cases and other bits costing almost no money and you will think "but it is only two inches thick; that makes me a winner, surely?". Of course, if you really have so little space available... Still, the choice is yours. d Pearce Consulting http://www.pearce.uk.com |
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![]() david wrote: And inside that 2" is everything, screen, DVD burner, hard drive, even the power supply. No wall wart. So it's gotta have AC, huh. And it looked so good. Heavy sigh. Bob -- "Things should be described as simply as possible, but no simpler." A. Einstein |
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![]() david wrote: And inside that 2" is everything, screen, DVD burner, hard drive, even the power supply. No wall wart. So it's gotta have AC, huh. And it looked so good. Heavy sigh. Bob -- "Things should be described as simply as possible, but no simpler." A. Einstein |
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![]() Don Pearce wrote: Everything in one box? You have no idea of the deep joy you will experience when one little bit of that goes wrong. You will stand gazing at your one box, and wishing earnestly that you could - please - just unplug the offending bit and replace it. That's just what I said back about '67 when we saw those utterly impossible big integrated circuits coming down the pike of ideas. How in the hell would you ever debug one, test one or fix anything. Silly idea. Bob -- "Things should be described as simply as possible, but no simpler." A. Einstein |
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![]() Don Pearce wrote: Everything in one box? You have no idea of the deep joy you will experience when one little bit of that goes wrong. You will stand gazing at your one box, and wishing earnestly that you could - please - just unplug the offending bit and replace it. That's just what I said back about '67 when we saw those utterly impossible big integrated circuits coming down the pike of ideas. How in the hell would you ever debug one, test one or fix anything. Silly idea. Bob -- "Things should be described as simply as possible, but no simpler." A. Einstein |
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![]() Well folks, Also lets ask the question....what about drive noise? I have a combo studio/control room. Both of my Macs are cabled out to other areas where their noise can't be picked up by the mics. Regards, Ty i don't know how loud it'll be while not "idle" as i still haven't seen/heard one in person, but from apple.com: "Quieter than a whisper, the iMac G5 measures less than 25dB when idle (at the same distance of 50cm, a whisper in a quiet room measures more than 30dB)" My G5 is one of the quieter Macs I've heard, but it's still too loud to be in the same room with mics. Ty Ford -- Ty Ford's equipment reviews, audio samples, rates and other audiocentric stuff are at www.tyford.com |
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![]() Well folks, Also lets ask the question....what about drive noise? I have a combo studio/control room. Both of my Macs are cabled out to other areas where their noise can't be picked up by the mics. Regards, Ty i don't know how loud it'll be while not "idle" as i still haven't seen/heard one in person, but from apple.com: "Quieter than a whisper, the iMac G5 measures less than 25dB when idle (at the same distance of 50cm, a whisper in a quiet room measures more than 30dB)" My G5 is one of the quieter Macs I've heard, but it's still too loud to be in the same room with mics. Ty Ford -- Ty Ford's equipment reviews, audio samples, rates and other audiocentric stuff are at www.tyford.com |
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Don Pearce wrote:
Everything in one box? You have no idea of the deep joy you will experience when one little bit of that goes wrong. You will stand gazing at your one box, and wishing earnestly that you could - please - just unplug the offending bit and replace it. You will go to your local PC store and see all those replacement hard drives, power supplies, cases and other bits costing almost no money and you will think "but it is only two inches thick; that makes me a winner, surely?". Of course, if you really have so little space available... Still, the choice is yours. Might want to look further into service accessibility on that there thing, Don, because word is that it's shockingly easy to get into and at. -- ha |
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Don Pearce wrote:
Everything in one box? You have no idea of the deep joy you will experience when one little bit of that goes wrong. You will stand gazing at your one box, and wishing earnestly that you could - please - just unplug the offending bit and replace it. You will go to your local PC store and see all those replacement hard drives, power supplies, cases and other bits costing almost no money and you will think "but it is only two inches thick; that makes me a winner, surely?". Of course, if you really have so little space available... Still, the choice is yours. Might want to look further into service accessibility on that there thing, Don, because word is that it's shockingly easy to get into and at. -- ha |
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Bob Cain wrote:
david wrote: And inside that 2" is everything, screen, DVD burner, hard drive, even the power supply. No wall wart. So it's gotta have AC, huh. And it looked so good. Heavy sigh. Well, Apple does also offer laptops. g But, yes, it does use electricity. -- ha |
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Bob Cain wrote:
david wrote: And inside that 2" is everything, screen, DVD burner, hard drive, even the power supply. No wall wart. So it's gotta have AC, huh. And it looked so good. Heavy sigh. Well, Apple does also offer laptops. g But, yes, it does use electricity. -- ha |
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hank alrich wrote: Bob Cain wrote: david wrote: And inside that 2" is everything, screen, DVD burner, hard drive, even the power supply. No wall wart. So it's gotta have AC, huh. And it looked so good. Heavy sigh. Well, Apple does also offer laptops. g But, yes, it does use electricity. How much? Is a 120 watt inverter enough? --scott -- "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis." |
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hank alrich wrote: Bob Cain wrote: david wrote: And inside that 2" is everything, screen, DVD burner, hard drive, even the power supply. No wall wart. So it's gotta have AC, huh. And it looked so good. Heavy sigh. Well, Apple does also offer laptops. g But, yes, it does use electricity. How much? Is a 120 watt inverter enough? --scott -- "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis." |
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