Apple G5.As the second biggest market in the world for Apple, Japan is bound to get all excited about this one--the new Power Mac G5. Just in case you're not really a Mac man (or woman, of course), here's the skinny: it's the world's fastest PC (that's personal computer, folks, and not some damning insult against Mac fans) and the first one in the world to "break the 4 gigabyte barrier." It does this by running two 2GHz processors in tandem and, thanks to the adoption of AGB AGB Game Boy Advance AGB Allgemeine Geschäftsbedingungen (German: General terms and conditions / Standard business conditions) AGB Ice Breaker (USCG) AGB Asymptotic Giant Branch and PCI-X (PCI eXtended) An enhanced PCI bus technology originally developed by IBM, HP and Compaq that is backward compatible with existing PCI cards. PCI and 32-bit PCI-X slots are physically the same, and PCI cards can plug into PCI-X slots. for massive bandwith (PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). speeds from 33MHz-133MHz and throughput from 266MBps-2GBps), this machine doesn't just look mean; it plays mean, too. Said to outpace any Pentium 4 Intel can chuck at it, the new G5 desktop's AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) A high-speed 32-bit port from Intel for attaching a display adapter to a PC. It provides a direct connection between the card and memory, and only one AGP slot is on the motherboard. 8X Pro bus allows throughput of 2.1GB/sec, allowing Apple to stick mega-powered graphics cards, such as the ATI Radeon 9800 Pro and NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 Ultra, in the systems. The connections are souped up too, with a FireWire 800, three USB USB in full Universal Serial Bus Type of serial bus that allows peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, digitizers, data gloves, etc.) to be easily connected to a computer. 2.0, a Gigabit Ethernet and optical digital and analog audio ports. There are three models available (1.6GHz, 1.8GHz and that dual 2GHz model), all boasting the DVDR/CD-RW Superdrive, three PCI slots, and ADC (1) See A/D converter. (2) (Apple Display Connector) A peripheral connector from Apple that combines digital video display, USB and power in one cable. and DVI connectors ready for Airport Extreme that can also be configured to chat with your Bluetooth gadgets if you like. More impressively still, the G5 is a study in design. It looks amazing; it's impressively efficient in the use of space inside the box, and it's easy to upgrade. Who isn't going to want one? More info: www.apple.com/www.apple.co.ip |
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