Apple Power Mac G5 (M9590LLA) Mac Desktop Reviews

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Strengths: * processing power * nice look/design * quiet * expandibility * easily accesible usb/firewire ports in front Weaknesses: * size (it's pretty big) * lack of extra ports (firewire/usb) * expansion cards (PCI-express) are still expensive Summary: First of all, I just have to say that I love this machine. I upgraded from a 867mhz powermac g4 quicksilver and going to this machine is a extremely noticible difference. from Pricegrabber.com I have waited to buy a new work horse and I will never regret purchasing this Apple product. Along with Tiger and my G5 I breeze through all my projects in AI, PS, Dreamweaver, and Flash. from Pricegrabber.com G5 Dual Core 2ghz Strengths: I fly with this Mac Weaknesses: None Summary: I have waited to buy a new work horse and I will never regret purchasing this Apple product. Along with Tiger and my G5 I breeze through all my projects in AI, PS, Dreamweaver, and Flash. from Pricegrabber.com 18 months ago, I needed to replace four 433MHz G4 machines (running OS-9), knowing that the new machines would have to last at least 5 years. This ruled out 32-bit machines. from Pricegrabber.com Strengths: - unburstable, unflappable, effortless power - zero down-time, OS-X - quiet, solid, pretty cheap for a dual CPU 64-bit machine Weaknesses: - seems to run hot, but has shown no instability - sings with 1GB RAM, ships with 512MB - racking my brains.. nothing else, really Summary: 18 months ago, I needed to replace four 433MHz G4 machines (running OS-9), knowing that the new machines would have to last at least 5 years. from Pricegrabber.com "Compared with their predecessors, the Power Mac G5 Dual models offer an array of new workstation-class capabilities, including impressive improvements in graphics, advanced networking, enormous memory capacity, and state-of-the-art expansion slots." from Macworld.com "The Mac is back with a killer G5, improved from the ground up...# Top Mac performance Stem-to-stern improvements; 64-bit ready for the future" from Shopping.com "I'd say that at the moment Apple has the edge in the high end graphics market. With a case already designed to handle faster and hotter chips with ease, and a motherboard able to handle the fastest components on the horizon, the G5 is a temping proposition for the graphic artist." from Trustedreviews.com This is the 4th Power Mac G5 I've owned, and must say, by far the best. It's extremely quit. from Amazon.com Ever since Apple introduced the Power Mac G5, in 2003, it has been the top dog, when it comes to Macs. Every Mac fan, geek, or professional wants one. from Amazon.com

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Released	over 3 years ago
Processor Speed	2 GHz
Expansion Bays	2 x 3.5" Third-Height (Internal Access) 2 x 3.5" Third-Height (Internal Access)
Hard Drive Capacity	160 GB
Installed RAM	512 MB
Audio Input	Line In Line In (3.5mm) Microphone Optical Digital In
Audio Output Type	Headphones Sound card Speaker(s) Analog Audio Optical Digital
Bus Speed	1000 MHz
CD / DVD Type	DVD±R Dual Layer
Capacity	1 GB
Data Link Protocol	Ethernet Fast Ethernet Gigabit Ethernet
Depth	18.7 in.
ECC / Registered	Non-ECC
Expansion Slots	PCI Express x16 x 1 PCI Express x4 x 2 PCI Express x8 x 1 PCI Express x16 x 1 PCI Express x4 x 2 PCI Express x8 x 1
Form Factor	Tower
Hard Drive Interface	Serial ATA
Hard Drive Rotation Speed	7,200 RPM
Height	20.1 in.
Installed Cache Memory	2048 KB
Installed Memory	512 MB (DDR2 SDRAM)
Installed Qty.	1
Installed Video Memory	128 MB
Integrated Input/Output Ports	USB 2.0 x 4 USB 1.1 x 2 RJ45 Lan Port x 2 FireWire (IEEE1394a) x 2 FireWire (IEEE1394b) x 1
MPN	M9590LLA
Max Supported RAM	16 GB
Max. Video Resolution	2560 x 1600
Networking Type	Integrated 10/100/1000 Network Card Integrated Wireless LAN
Number of Memory Slots	8 x 240 Pin DIMMs
OS Certified	Apple MacOS X
On Board Graphic Processor	NVIDIA GeForce 6600 LE
Operating System	Apple MacOS X 10.4
Optical Drive ReWrite Speed	24x (CD-RW)
Optical Drive Read Speed	16x (DVD) 32x (CD)
Optical Drive Write Speed	24x (CD) 16x (DVD+R) 16x (DVD-R) 6x (DVD+R DL)
Other Features	64bit Ready
Processor	IBM PowerPC G5 2 GHz PowerPC G5 2 GHz
Processor Manufacturer	IBM
Processor Type	PowerPC G5
RAM Technology	DDR2 SDRAM
Storage Controller Type	IDE Serial ATA
Supported RAM speeds	533 MHz
UPC	718908730652
Video Out Ports	DVI x 2
Video Output Interface	PCI Express
Warranty	1 Year
Weight	44.5 lb.
Width	8.1 in.

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