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Apple Power Macintosh G4 (M7232LL/A) Mac Desktop
Apple Power Macintosh G4 (M7232LL/A) Mac Desktop

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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.



I was in Fry's today (August 11th, 2000), and the first of the new iMacs and multi-processor G4s are in at long last...

Strength

The mouse is fantastic ...

Weakness

but the keyboard is still cheesy.

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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.

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The best thing out there
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Written By
eljuanbobo

Date Written
May 21 2000

Summary

Apple’s resurgence was not only one of a series of powerful processors, but one of design. Beige was out, Blue was in. And now it’s 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

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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.



For hating computers, the Macintosh has been my least-hated one. I have...

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

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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.

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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!

I purchased this machine from the Apple online store the first day it was announced and have had nothing but good things to say about it since it arrived at my door. I use it to run...

Strength

Fast, Easy to Use, Great Price Performance Ratio

Weakness

ill designed mouse

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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



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Pros: Very fast, easily expandable, CD-RW, easy to operate

Cons: not compatible with older equipment.

The Bottom Line I recommend this for graphics work or...

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.

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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.



Let me...

Strength

Fast, sexy, efficient

Weakness

Poor graphics acceleration, slow in terms of MHz

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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

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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.



Before I begin, I need to add a note about my system. My Mac falls neither into the Multimedia or the Professional category; it is somewhere in between. I purchased it...

Strength

fast, reliable, stylish, runs MacOS

Weakness

no free drive bays, puck mouse, small keyboard

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