the Bear builds a fantasy computer...
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THE ULTIMATE MACHINE!!
Two dual-core 2.5GHz PowerPC G5 processors
1.25GHz frontside bus per processor
1MB L2 cache per core
512MB memory (533MHz DDR2 SDRAM)
250GB Serial ATA hard drive
16x SuperDrive (double-layer)
Three open PCI Express expansion slots
NVIDIA GeForce 6600 with 256MB of GDDR SDRAM
cost = S$6,188.00
Power Mac G5 Systems support up to 16GB of 533MHz DDR2 main memory. A new memory interface provides up to 8.5GBps of memory throughput for fast application performance.
cost = additional S$21,241.50
The Power Mac G5 supports up to two 500GB Serial ATA hard drives for up to 1 Terabyte of storage.
cost = additional $1,564.50
The latest PCI Express graphics cards from NVIDIA supports dual-display modes and include a DVI to VGA adapter. NOTE: The NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500 occupies the 16-lane PCI Express graphics slot and the adjacent PCI Express slot.
cost = additional S$2,865.00
Power Mac G5 with AirPort and Bluetooth technology to take advantage of connecting without wires.
cost = $178.50
Apple Wireless Keyboard and Apple Wireless Mouse, which require AirPort and Bluetooth technologies.
cost = additional S$196.00
Add a second all-digital Apple flat panel display to your Power Mac G5 to double the size of your workspace and increase your productivity. Note: The NVIDIA GeForce FX 4500 is required to drive two 30" displays from one graphics card.
cost = $4,588.00 x 2 = $9,176.00
Total damage = S$ 41,409.49
man.. that's almost the cost of my car!
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whr r the flashing neon lights n the disco ball?
n dont forgot a cup holder for a can of guiness and also a food tray attachment like drive-ins of the past -
for that price, i want the damned thing to teleport a keg of the freshest Guinness into my room, by my sideOriginally posted by skeujin:whr r the flashing neon lights n the disco ball?
n dont forgot a cup holder for a can of guiness and also a food tray attachment like drive-ins of the past -
you must be joking..
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For that price, I can travel to several continents - Europe, Africa, the Americas, and perhaps even countries down south.
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it doesnt even make a decent cup of ezpresso.....Originally posted by the Bear:for that price, i want the damned thing to teleport a keg of the freshest Guinness into my room, by my side -
uh huh.. that's why it will remain a fantasy...
however, i think the movie industry is using something like that.. that machine WILL process anything they throw at it
here's a more affordable one.. if my notebook dies, i'll be getting something like this..
The 20" iMac
20-inch widescreen LCD
2.1GHz PowerPC G5 processor
512MB memory (533MHz DDR2 SDRAM)
250GB Serial ATA hard drive
Slot-load 8x double-layer SuperDrive
ATI Radeon X600 XT graphics with 128MB DDR memory
cost = S$3,088.00
add:
RAM
to 1GB 533 DDR2 SDRAM
cost = additional S$178.50
HDD
to 500GB HDD Serial ATA Drive
cost = additional S$535.50
Other Accessories
Apple Wireless Keyboard and Mouse and OS X (Tiger)
cost = additional S$105.00
Total Damage = $3,907.00 -
With that kind of price, I rather get a few mid range PCs and trash them
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reading the specs puts a wet sticky stain in my pants ....
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OMG!?!?! That's one hell of a sexy beast!!!
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sorry but the fact is.....
as you are reading this post.....
the technology posted is getg obselete... -
Bear has better be wearing pants if he uses one of this.Originally posted by Fatum:reading the specs puts a wet sticky stain in my pants ....
Or else..
http://www.sgforums.com/?action=thread_display&thread_id=160614 -
too ex for me.
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i wonder who around here can afford it?Originally posted by kops21:too ex for me.
i can beg him or her to be my godma/godpa/godbro/godsis/sugarmum/sugardad/sugarbro/sugarsis
delete all that is not applicable... -
Originally posted by the Bear:
Hey bear.. $4k is still very ex... would you settle for a DIY one (not apple) at half the cost?
uh huh.. that's why it will remain a fantasy...
however, i think the movie industry is using something like that.. that machine WILL process anything they throw at it
here's a more affordable one.. if my notebook dies, i'll be getting something like this..
[b]The 20" iMac
20-inch widescreen LCD
2.1GHz PowerPC G5 processor
512MB memory (533MHz DDR2 SDRAM)
250GB Serial ATA hard drive
Slot-load 8x double-layer SuperDrive
ATI Radeon X600 XT graphics with 128MB DDR memory
cost = S$3,088.00
add:
RAM
to 1GB 533 DDR2 SDRAM
cost = additional S$178.50
HDD
to 500GB HDD Serial ATA Drive
cost = additional S$535.50
Other Accessories
Apple Wireless Keyboard and Mouse and OS X (Tiger)
cost = additional S$105.00
Total Damage = $3,907.00[/b]
Or nothing but apples? -
sugardad, sugarbro?Originally posted by laurence82:i wonder who around here can afford it?
i can beg him or her to be my godma/godpa/godbro/godsis/sugarmum/sugardad/sugarbro/sugarsis
delete all that is not applicable...
wow didnt know lau is kinked that way -
i rather get a laptop...
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tao yan lar, tall dark handsome....Originally posted by DriftingGuy:sugardad, sugarbro?
wow didnt know lau is kinked that way -
Originally posted by the Bear:
lol..i DIY also can do something SIMILAR at about 1/2 - 3/4 the cost of your apple..
[b]THE ULTIMATE MACHINE!!
Two dual-core 2.5GHz PowerPC G5 processors
1.25GHz frontside bus per processor
1MB L2 cache per core
512MB memory (533MHz DDR2 SDRAM)
250GB Serial ATA hard drive
16x SuperDrive (double-layer)
Three open PCI Express expansion slots
NVIDIA GeForce 6600 with 256MB of GDDR SDRAM
cost = S$6,188.00
Power Mac G5 Systems support up to 16GB of 533MHz DDR2 main memory. A new memory interface provides up to 8.5GBps of memory throughput for fast application performance.
cost = additional S$21,241.50
The Power Mac G5 supports up to two 500GB Serial ATA hard drives for up to 1 Terabyte of storage.
cost = additional $1,564.50
The latest PCI Express graphics cards from NVIDIA supports dual-display modes and include a DVI to VGA adapter. NOTE: The NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500 occupies the 16-lane PCI Express graphics slot and the adjacent PCI Express slot.
cost = additional S$2,865.00
Power Mac G5 with AirPort and Bluetooth technology to take advantage of connecting without wires.
cost = $178.50
Apple Wireless Keyboard and Apple Wireless Mouse, which require AirPort and Bluetooth technologies.
cost = additional S$196.00
Add a second all-digital Apple flat panel display to your Power Mac G5 to double the size of your workspace and increase your productivity. Note: The NVIDIA GeForce FX 4500 is required to drive two 30" displays from one graphics card.
cost = $4,588.00 x 2 = $9,176.00
Total damage = S$ 41,409.49
man.. that's almost the cost of my car![/b] -
yeah .... but it won't be an APPLE .....Originally posted by Lance_han:lol..i DIY also can do something SIMILAR at about 1/2 - 3/4 the cost of your apple.. 
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yeah that would be some awesome machine,but i wonder on the practicality of getting 16 gb of ram.
There are applications that take up so much ram? -
i prefer PEAR le...Originally posted by Fatum:yeah .... but it won't be an APPLE ..... -
i've had enough of windoze...
linux is tempting.. but nowhere as tempting as an Apple.. Apple Computers are sexierOriginally posted by DriftingGuy:Hey bear.. $4k is still very ex... would you settle for a DIY one (not apple) at half the cost?
Or nothing but apples? -
Sexier den ladies?Originally posted by the Bear:i've had enough of windoze...
linux is tempting.. but nowhere as tempting as an Apple.. Apple Computers are sexier -
question is..wat do use it for? analyse for earthquakes?