G5 the fastest?

MadKowDZsMadKowDZs U.S.A.
edited November 2003 in Hardware
Is the Macintosh G5 still the "world's fastest PC computer"?

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  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited November 2003
    It never was.
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited November 2003
    :Pwned:
  • GnomeWizarddGnomeWizardd Member 4 Life Akron, PA Icrontian
    edited November 2003
    and sure as hell never will be!
  • JBJB Carlsbad, CA
    edited November 2003
    http://apple.slashdot.org/apple/03/11/10/2047209.shtml?tid=107&tid=126&tid=181&tid=187
    :Pwned:
  • a2jfreaka2jfreak Houston, TX Member
    edited November 2003
    < facetious >
    WHAT?!?!?!?!

    Of course it's the fastest personal computer. Apple said so!
    Sheesh, you guys are dense!
    < /facetious >
  • MadKowDZsMadKowDZs U.S.A.
    edited November 2003
    I didnt think it was!
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited November 2003
    But ze geshtapo was all veady to roughen you up. :sad2:
  • Geeky1Geeky1 University of the Pacific (Stockton, CA, USA)
    edited November 2003
    Never was
    Isn't now
    Never will be.

    It's another piece of crap that apple is pushing as the greatest thing since sliced bread. The G3 sucked, the G4 sucked, the G5 sucks. Hell, even the PowerMacs sucked. Apples haven't been competitive (speed-wise) with PCs since the early '90s, if not before...
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited November 2003
    ...
  • Geeky1Geeky1 University of the Pacific (Stockton, CA, USA)
    edited November 2003
    Your point?

    Dead horse make funny squeaky noise. :D
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited November 2003
    Are you sure it's dead, dude?
  • Geeky1Geeky1 University of the Pacific (Stockton, CA, USA)
    edited November 2003
    If it ain't now, it will be by the time I get done... ;D
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited November 2003
    :skeptic: Sometimes I wonder about you man... I wonder.
  • WuGgaRoOWuGgaRoO Not in the shower Icrontian
    edited November 2003
    mac=suk....they r both three letters...coincidence...i think not
  • a2jfreaka2jfreak Houston, TX Member
    edited November 2003
    Wugs: With logic like that I don't see how anyone, not even the most vehement Mac supporter, can argue.
  • Al_CapownAl_Capown Indiana
    edited November 2003
    WuGgaRoO had this to say
    mac=suk....they r both three letters...coincidence...i think not


    Ahh I feel so enlightened!
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited November 2003
    ah HA! You're wrong! Mac is spelled M-A-C-B!
  • drasnordrasnor Starship Operator Hawthorne, CA Icrontian
    edited November 2003
    I don't see how Apple can call it a "personal computer" by any stretch of the imagination. It's a workstation, priced to compete with the IBM RS/6000's and Dell Precision xeon workstations. It's not a bad workstation all things considered, though it could use a few more expansion slots and bays.

    Comparing Mac's to x86's is like comparing apples and oranges. I think they both taste good but I'm not going to mistake one for the other and I won't be getting my regular dose of Vitamin C (games) from the apple.

    As far as Mac's sucking, it's a matter of personal preference. Apple has made quite a few lemons in its time, but their machines will perform if you upgrade their crappy stock components to decent hardware (CL3->CL2 RAM, UltraATA100 controller, 8MB cache hard drive, M-Audio Revolution 5.1 sound, etc.) Just like Dell, Compaq, HP, or any other OEM, don't expect it to pwn out of the box.

    Incidentally, I hate apple and their terrible marketing schemes.

    -drasnor :fold:
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited November 2003
    For the prices Apple charges, they better WELL ****ing pwn out of the box.
  • drasnordrasnor Starship Operator Hawthorne, CA Icrontian
    edited November 2003
    Like I said, same story with Dell and all the other OEM's. They charge a fortune for their "good" machines, but they all suck compared to anything white box. That's why I build my Mac's one piece at a time ;)

    -drasnor :fold:
  • BlackHawkBlackHawk Bible music connoisseur There's no place like 127.0.0.1 Icrontian
    edited November 2003
    But they are so purdy... happylove.gif
  • DisvengeanceDisvengeance
    edited November 2003
    Cant they get in trouble for false advertising? But then again they probably figured noone would beleive their add campaign:o

    And thats all they are is purdy:(
  • mondimondi Icrontian
    edited November 2003
    Apple G5 Advert Banned in the UK
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