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1. #POWER MAC G5 KEYNOTE HOW TO#
2. #POWER MAC G5 KEYNOTE FOR MAC#
3. #POWER MAC G5 KEYNOTE MAC OS X#
4. #POWER MAC G5 KEYNOTE SERIAL#
5. #POWER MAC G5 KEYNOTE FULL#

But did you know that you could save over a Gigabyte of hard disk space, and reduce overall installation time when installing Mac OS X (specifically 10.3)? And even when you find yourself reinstalling the operating system, it's really quite a painless affair requiring little configuration or user interaction. One of the most popular aspects of the Macintosh for creative professionals is the fact that it runs fine for most tasks pretty much straight out of the box.

#POWER MAC G5 KEYNOTE FULL#

Look out for full coverage of the new iMac next month, when I'm hoping to be able to get my hands on a unit, to see if this is the musical Mac for those who want the power of the G5 processor without the cost of a G5 Power Mac. For £1049 you'll get a 1.8GHz G5 with 600MHz system buss and a Superdrive, while the third model adds a 20-inch screen and 160GB SATA drive for the hike up to £1349.

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You also get 256MB PC3200 DDR SDRAM (the new iMac can be upgraded to 2GB), an 80GB Serial ATA drive, Nvidia GeForce FX 5200 Ultra graphics with 64MB DDR SDRAM and AGP 8X support, and a slot-loading Combo drive. The pricing of the new iMac is going to make it immediately attractive, with the entry-level model costing £919 and featuring a 17-inch screen and a 1.6GHz G5 processor with a 533MHz system buss. The connections, along with the power button, are located on the back, which makes sense in that it could have been messy to have cables hanging out of the side of the unit, although to have the headphone socket in such an awkward place seems a shame.

However, for those of us who need to attach MIDI and audio devices, the iMac offers three USB 2.0 and two Firewire 400 connections, modem, 10/100 Ethernet, a mini VGA connector for VGA, S-Video and composite video output, a headphone output (which doubles as an optical output) and an audio input. Schiller pointed out that if you choose the internal Bluetooth option and a suitable wireless keyboard and mouse, along with an AirPort card, the power cord is the only cable you'll need to plug into the new iMac. However, having seen the new iMac G5 in a computer store, I can say that it didn't seem to be too noisy, although it's impossible to tell when the CPU isn't working hard and the three computer controlled fans in the case aren't having to spin too fast. Apple have a slogan on their web site that asks "where did the computer go?" But given that there's a huge flat area beneath the monitor, I think this is probably a question that doesn't need to be asked - although, joking aside, fitting a G5 processor into such a slim enclosure is quite a feat given the cooling requirements of the Power Mac G5.Īccording to Schiller, the iMac is "quieter than a whisper", a claim they apparently substantiated by measuring a whisper in decibels, which seems a little variable.

However, unlike the original iMac, the new G5 iMac looks more like a slightly bulky LCD display, at around two inches thick, and floats on an aluminium stand in front of the user. Rather than attaching the screen to a base unit, as in the previous G4 iMac, Apple have returned quite literally to an all-in-one design with the G5 iMac, building the screen and computer into the same enclosure, much like the original G3 iMac. And so, at the recent Apple Expo, Schiller got to announce a new and highly-anticipated G5-based iMac that breaks from the previous desk-lamp styling of the iMac with a slim, all-in-one design. After supplies of Apple's Anglepoise G4 iMac ran out, the company were forced into making an uncharacteristic forward-looking statement about the availability of a newer model in September. "There's one other thing I'd like to talk about today," stated Apple's Senior Vice President of Worldwide Product Marketing, Phil Schiller, an hour and a half into his Apple Expo Paris keynote speech, continuing "I'm not sure how interested you are," as a slide appeared behind him displaying just one word: iMac.

#POWER MAC G5 KEYNOTE HOW TO#

We discuss Apple's brand-new iMac, investigate how much power a musician can really expect from the latest Powerbooks, and explain how to save some hard disk space when installing Mac OS X.

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Could this be the ultimate machine for Mac musicians looking for a G5 on a budget? The new all-in-one iMac is available with either a 17- or 20-inch screen and features a G5 processor running at either 1.6 or 1.8GHz.