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Apple Power Macintosh G4 (M7232LL/A) Mac Desktop
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Price Range $0 - $0 Product Description Buckle up - the Power Mac G4 is here. It features the revolutionary PowerPC G4 with Velocity Engine, which crunches multimedia data at blazing-fast speeds. The Velocity Engine uses true independent vector processing - a technology originally developed for use in scientific supercomputers. It gives you the power you need to create and manipulate even the most complex graphics files. The result is unprecedented productivity for creative professionals - in the arts as well as the sciences.??Apple designed the Power Mac G4 for creative professionals who use computers as the pivotal tool of their trade, setting the pace of their work, their productivity, even their success. With its blazing-fast speed and convention-crushing design, the Power Mac G4 picks up where the best-selling Power Macintosh G3 left off. The Power Mac G4 is so powerful that its speed is measured in gigaflops, or billions of floating-point operations per second, just like supercomputers. At the heart of this system ...
Cube thoughts; August 2000 New Mac Keyboard & Mouse
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Written By daviddennis Date Written Aug 11 2000 Summary This is not a complete review of the G4, but I thought my impression of the new Mac keyboard and mouse might be of interest. Strength The mouse is fantastic ... Weakness but the keyboard is still cheesy. An Ordinary Person's Realistic Review
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Written By anyamashiro Date Written May 16 2000 Summary After reading all the glowing opinions here about the G4's, I decided to take the plunge and buy one. Since I already had a Mac, I figured I could use my old monitor and printer and save a little money that way, justifying the higher cost of buying the... Strength fast, great graphics, lots of memory and space, great tech support Weakness connecting old equipment hassles, little software, no printed manuals Bottom Line This is a great computer, but not a perfect one. The best thing out there
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Written By eljuanbobo Date Written May 21 2000 Summary Apples resurgence was not only one of a series of powerful processors, but one of design. Beige was out, Blue was in. And now its graphite. I have used both Windows NT based systems and Macintosh for a variety of video post, 3d modeling/rendering, web... Strength big memory, lots of space, kickin graphics, and a sexy machine. Weakness only 3 PCI slots, needs external speakers things have changed
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Written By cnielsen Date Written Dec 11 2000 Summary I hate computers. Unfortunately, I depend on them. I design websites during the day, and produce dance music at night. I do love the software, I just hate the computer. Strength fast, runs very clean, no headaches from crashes despite the amount of multitasking going on Weakness most apps dont use dual-processor functionality yet Power Mac Dual Processor 533mhz G4
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Written By ortica Date Written Feb 21 2001 Summary I have wanted to purchase a new computer for the last eight months and finally took the plunge. I have made the transition from an iMac revision b, 466mhz 160mb ram, to a new Power Mac Dual G4 533mhz with an ATi Radeon graphics card. The G4 feels much... Strength Great speed and ease of use, upgradability, and price performance ratio. Weakness Apple tech support is only average. No sound in port or option for dvd/cd-rw Bottom Line I would not hesitate to recommend this computer to any professional or prosumer seeking a powerful, and upgradable, computer. Graphics Greatness!!!
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Written By cridite Date Written Dec 17 1999 Summary If you are in the market for a graphics workstation this is it! Strength Fast, Easy to Use, Great Price Performance Ratio Weakness ill designed mouse I can't Find Anything I Don't Like About my G4!
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Written By chilliwi Date Written Jun 11 2001 Summary
Strength Very fast, easily expandable, CD-RW, easy to operate Weakness not compatible with older equipment. Bottom Line I recommend this for graphics work or for families that need the ease of use this machine offers. The G4- Gigaflop or Mega-Bite
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Written By Eimaj Date Written Oct 03 2000 Summary First things first- I would ask that all readers keep in mind that I am trying to take an objective point of view- I am an Apple loyalist, but I also feel that Apple could be doing some things much better than they currently are. Strength Fast, sexy, efficient Weakness Poor graphics acceleration, slow in terms of MHz WOW, fast, but needs better speakers
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Written By aliasfox Date Written Jan 24 2000 Summary You don't know the word speed in reference to computers unless you've tried this computer. Absolute amazing graphics, and AMAZING speed. I do not doubt Appl's claims on this machine. And the OS is the thing that can't support re than 1.5 gigs of RAM, but... Strength Beautiful case, AWESOME power, great graphics Weakness bit pricey, slighly choppy DVD, no speakers Zippy and Nice Looking, Too!
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Written By suebee277 Date Written Jun 08 2000 Summary I am a graphic designer. I am a Mac freak. Therefore, I had to have a G4. Strength fast, reliable, stylish, runs MacOS Weakness no free drive bays, puck mouse, small keyboard |
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