Power Mac G5 series upgraded; prices of displays reduced

Our Corporate Bureau
10 May 2005

Mumbai: Apple has unveiled the fastest Power Mac G5 desktop, featuring dual 64-bit PowerPC G5 processors running up to 2.7 GHz and including Mac OS X version 10.4 Tiger, the world's most advanced operating system. The company has also announced a reduction in the prices of its wide screen flat panel cinema displays by reducing the price of the 20 inch model to just Rs 53,300 and the 23 inch HD model to just Rs 96,600. In addition, Apple's new 2.7 GHz, Power Mac G5s and 1.67 GHz 17-inch PowerBooks now feature built-in support to directly drive Apple's 30 inch cinema HD display.

The new Power Mac G5 line delivers higher performance graphics options with more memory and built-in support for Apple's breakthrough 30 inch cinema HD display on the 2.7 GHz model. The new line also includes larger hard drives, a faster 16X SuperDrive with double-layer support and 512MB of memory across the line.

"The Power Mac G5 continues to deliver the ultimate performance for our most advanced customers running bandwidth and compute-intensive applications," said Philip Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of worldwide product marketing. "With dual 2.7 GHz 64-bit G5 processors, dual 1.35 GHz front side buses, ATI Radeon 9650 graphics, 16X SuperDrive with double-layer support and Mac OS X Tiger, the new Power Mac G5 is the most powerful and advanced Mac we have ever made."

Powered by dual 64-bit PowerPC G5 processors, the Power Mac G5 provides 128-bit memory architecture, delivers expansion of up to 8GB of fast 400 MHz DDR SDRAM and supports graphics cards with up to 256MB of video memory. The top model features two 2.7 GHz processors, each with an independent 1.35 GHz front-side bus for an amazing bandwidth of up to 21.6 GBps.

These new Power Mac G5 models are equipped with dual-display support with either the ATI Radeon 9600 graphics card with 128MB of video memory or the ATI Radeon 9650 with 256MB of video memory. The new Power Mac G5 line gives users new graphics options to drive Apple's gorgeous 30 inch cinema HD display.

The dual processor 2.7 GHz Power Mac G5 features built-in support to drive Apple's breakthrough 30 inch cinema HD display right out of the box. Available as a build-to-order option on every model, the NVIDIA GeForce 6800 Ultra DDL high-performance graphics card can drive up to two 30 inch Apple Cinema HD Displays.