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Title: New eMac 1,25 Ghz G4 Post by: th.Sentinel on April 13, 2004, 03:44:44 pm Apple quietly announced a new eMac (http://www.apple.com/emac/).
Biggest improvements: USB 2.0 and an ATI 9200 graphics card. But the graphics card with its 32Mb still is a bit low from my point of view. But hey its a low-end machine and you can get one for only 999$!!! Now when are the new Powerbooks comming!! ;D Title: Re:New eMac 1,25 Ghz G4 Post by: Mr. Lothario on April 13, 2004, 04:04:50 pm Hey, that ain't too shabby. Especially the CD-RW model for $800. It's no G5, but come on--$800!
Title: Re:New eMac 1,25 Ghz G4 Post by: :MoD:Shade on April 13, 2004, 05:19:14 pm Now when are the new Powerbooks comming!! ;D I CAN'T WAIT!!! ;D ;D Do I buy a PB G4 now....or try to wait....hmm....I can't take this anymore!! Title: Re:New eMac 1,25 Ghz G4 Post by: Toxic::Joka on April 13, 2004, 05:29:14 pm If someone gets the new eMac it would be nice to hear how it runs all the "new" games.. . Like RvS, AA, UT2004 and CoD when it comes out.. . Or if anyone knows a link to a place where they tested games then that would be great too.. . :)
Title: Re:New eMac 1,25 Ghz G4 Post by: Mr.Mellow on April 13, 2004, 09:35:02 pm DAMMIT! lol. I just bought the 1ghz emac about two months ago. Oh well. :( Just for a bit of info, it runs AA just fine, but with all graphics set to ultra low and no graphical details on. This is with 1gb of ram. I must say, AA still looks pretty sexy with graphics all the way down.
Title: Re:New eMac 1,25 Ghz G4 Post by: crypt on April 13, 2004, 09:49:27 pm What about RvS Mellow?
Title: Re:New eMac 1,25 Ghz G4 Post by: the oNe on April 14, 2004, 01:07:39 am I'm sorry but a PC is more worth it for the price of an emac. The PC I'm getting is an HP Pavillion for $849 after a $50 rebate.
AMD Athlon XP 3200+(2.0ghz, 64-bit) 512mb DDR Ram nvidia 5200XT 8x w/128mb video ram USB 2.0, firewire 400 DVD-R/CD-RW in one slot CD-ROM in 2nd slot Yeah it's a sweet deal, I'd get the eMac if it had 64mb video ram, but it doesn't. Title: Re:New eMac 1,25 Ghz G4 Post by: alaric on April 14, 2004, 03:17:10 am HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
***gasps for breath HAWHAWHAWHAWHAWHAWHAW .... can't breathe.... ***cough, sputter, sputter... cough... Ok, now where was I? Oh yeah... HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA Ah, that felt good. Thanks one, I needed that.... Title: Re:New eMac 1,25 Ghz G4 Post by: Ace on April 14, 2004, 06:40:42 am I'm sorry but a PC is more worth it for the price of an emac. The PC I'm getting is an HP Pavillion for $849 after a $50 rebate. AMD Athlon XP 3200+(2.2ghz, 64-bit) 512mb DDR Ram nvidia 5200XT 8x w/128mb video ram USB 2.0, firewire 400 DVD-R/CD-RW in one slot CD-ROM in 2nd slot Yeah it's a sweet deal, I'd get the eMac if it had 64mb video ram, but it doesn't. I call bullshit. The unit you spec'd out costs $1384 from HP's website. (BTW, the 2.2 GHz 64 bit Athlon is called the Athlon 64 3400+.) I then went to the Apple store and spec'd the closest eMac I could find: 1.25 GHz G4 512 MB DDR RAM Radeon 9200 /w 32 MB VRAM and AGP 4x 2 FireWire 400 ports/3 USB 2.0 ports Superdrive 160 GB HD This came to a total of $1174. I bumped the eMac to the 160 GB HD because that was standard on the HP. When you look at it this way, for $200 more the HP gives you a better GPU*, an extra CD-ROM drive, and a better processor. However, you also lose 1 FireWire and 2 USB 2.0 ports and the ability to run OS X. To boot, I gave the HP the cheapest monitor and optical mouse I could find (both standard on the eMac). Are you willing to put some cheapo HP monitor and optical mouse up against the beautifully integrated eMac CRT and the elegant Apple mouse? Not to mention the additional desktop space you will require for both a tower and a monitor. In the end, the only real advantage to the HP is gaming. I'll readily admit that it is a superior gaming machine, but I think that only further makes my point that such a purchase would be folly. The Mac will be more enjoyable to work on, is less expensive, and will last far longer. If I were you, I would get the eMac and spend the $200 you just saved on a PS2**. Now you have awesome gaming and awesome computing. *Really only due to the added VRAM. AGP 4x vs 8x is irrelevent as neither card will saturate 4x. Also, the 9200 is pretty similar to the 5200 in terms of technical capabilities. **Insert your fanboy console of choice here. Title: Re:New eMac 1,25 Ghz G4 Post by: one too lazy to login on April 15, 2004, 01:03:59 am Sorry, was meaning the 2.0 ghz...go to fucking CompUSA or BestBuy alaric, the computer is 849 after the 50 dollar rebate. I think it's an HP Pavillion 540.
Title: Re:New eMac 1,25 Ghz G4 Post by: crypt on April 15, 2004, 01:07:34 am Do you think that the new emac would actually get a nice fps on all the new games?
I might have to get one if so, 800 is completely affordable for me. Title: Re:New eMac 1,25 Ghz G4 Post by: the oNe on April 15, 2004, 01:13:34 am only problem I see in the emac is the video ram Ace...and I don't have a console, but I do have like 350 dollars saved somewhere in my room, gotta get another 500 or so...
Title: Re:New eMac 1,25 Ghz G4 Post by: Civrock on April 15, 2004, 01:40:36 am Do you think that the new emac would actually get a nice fps on all the new games? most probably not cuz of the lame 32mb graphic card. |