Apple G5 Dual 2.7GHz Desktop Computer
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Dual 2.7GHz processors, 512MB DDR400 SDRAM, 250GB Serial ATA harddrive
Overview
Professionals need superior tools to produce designs, music, high-definition video or the next scientific breakthrough. The new Power Mac G5 line extends as far as you require. Two 64-bit G5 processors reaching top speeds of 2.7GHz, room for up to 8GB of main memory, pro performance graphics cards and ultrahigh-bandwidth system architecture will give you more results than systems costing twice as much.
Supersonic Speed
This Power Mac G5 2.7GHz model packs so much power into tight quarters that Apple designed a liquid cooling system for it, resulting in a cool tower that runs Photoshop nearly two times faster than a Pentium 4-based system. In fact, for most creative endeavors, the Power Mac G5 simply has no competition in its class.
A 64-bit OS for Your 64-bit Machine
Every Power Mac G5 comes with Tiger, the latest release of Mac OS X. Search your entire Power Mac in a single click with Spotlight, access up-to-the-second information with Dashboard and run all of your software faster. With its 64-bit features, Tiger also provides access to as much physical memory as you can install in your PowerMac G5. Even 32-bit applications benefit from the system's ability to access large amounts of RAM: The system can manipulate data in multiple applications entirely in RAM for maximum performance.
Double-layer Drive
The 16x SuperDrive built into every dual-processor Power Mac G5 now supports double-layer (DVD+R DL) discs. While single-layer DVD-R discs hold up to 4.7GB of data, double-layer… read more discs have two layers of data, allowing the SuperDrive laser to read and write on either layer, almost doubling the storage to 8.5GB. Using iDVD - included on every Power Mac G5 - or DVD Studio Pro, you can author discs with over three hours of MPEG-2 video on one DVD+R DL disc. If you work with high-definition video, use the SuperDrive to burn double-layer discs with more room for high-bit-rate H.264 video.
High-performance Graphics
The Power Mac G5 comes with a graphics card installed in an AGP 8X Pro slot for a maximum bandwidth of 2.1GB per second. That's a good thing, because the Power Mac G5 uses its graphics card to accelerate the entire system. Powerful graphics give Quartz Extreme the power to display Mac OS X features - such as drop shadows and ripple effects - seamlessly. Your graphics card does the heavy lifting so the G5 processor can crunch numbers at the same time. This Power Mac's configuration features the ATI Radeon 9650 graphics cards, which provide excellent all-around performance. The 9650 supports a 30-inch Apple Cinema HD Display right out of the box.
Exquisitely Advanced Technology
With 64-bit power and high-bandwidth architecture, this groundbreaking system alleviates the limitations and bottlenecks of the traditional PC - opening up a wealth of possibilities for 2D and 3D designers, video and audio producers, scientists, researchers and game developers and players. A dual-independent frontside bus architecture, an advanced system controller and high-speed, high-capacity memory combine to make the Power Mac G5 one of the fastest PCs ever built.
Connect Wisely
The Power Mac G5 product line all features a 16x SuperDrive (DVD+R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW) as standard equipment. And of course they come with one FireWire 800 port, two FireWire 400 ports, three PCI-X or PCI expansion slots, three USB 2.0 ports, analog audio in, analog audio out, optical S/PDIF in, optical S/PDIF out, front headphone and speaker jack and built-in Gigabit Ethernet - all as standard equipment. All are AirPort Extreme-ready.
Does It Faster
The PowerPC G5 processor dramatically accelerates performance in real world applications. When compared head-to-head against PCs in a series of Photoshop tests, the dual 2.7GHz Power Mac G5 systems ran the 45 filters 98% faster than the 3.6GHz Pentium 4-based system, and 72%, faster than the dual 3.6GHz Xeon-based system.(2)
Quiet Operation
The Power Mac G5's enclosure houses four discrete thermal zones to compartmentalize the primary heat-producing components. Fans in the zones spin at very low speeds, resulting in a system two times quieter than the Power Mac G4.
Bandwidth to Burn
The ultrahigh-bandwidth system architecture of the Power Mac G5 features dual-independent frontside busses running at up to 1.35GHz - one on each processor - for maximum throughput from the system to the G5 processors. And a point-to-point system controller lets data move directly between subsystems, without affecting processor function.
PCI-X Expansion
The dual 2.7GHZ Power Mac G5 comes with three PCI-X slots, giving you the benefit of fast PCI technology. The PCI-X protocol supports high-performance PCI devices, increasing speeds from 33MHz to 133MHz and throughput from 266 Mbps to 2 GBps. So you can customize your Power Mac G5 to your creative use, with video capture cards, pro audio tools, fibre channel networking and high-speed disk drives.
Plugged In
It's easy to plug printers, scanners and other devices into the Power Mac G5. In addition to sporting a full complement of ports on the back, the front panel of the Power Mac G5 offers FireWire 400 and USB 2.0 ports, as well as a headphone jack. Gigabit Ethernet, FireWire, USB 2.0 and optical digital and analog audio are integrated through an 800MHz bi-directional HyperTransport bus.
A Symphony of Capabilities
The Power Mac G5 supports more audio tracks and plug-ins than any previous Power Mac, giving audio professionals a wealth of creative options - all in a native environment. And the built-in optical S/PDIF connects professional as well as consumer audio hardware such as surround sound integrated amplifiers and speaker systems.
Pulse Music Productions in New York City has designed a collaborative, parallel music production workflow using a dual-processor Power Mac G5, Apple Cinema HD display, Logic and ProTools in each of its seven recording studios. All of the rooms are connected to a shared file system, allowing engineers to pass files, session data and tracks instantaneously. This solution puts the same powerful collection of sophisticated instruments and tools into the hands of whomever is working in each room.
Pulse Music loses no time recreating a complicated recording session because it all lives in the Power Mac G5 - ready at a moment's notice - making the process more about the music and less about the gear and setup. This incredibly flexible solution promotes better collaboration because it enables several people to work on different elements of the same production at the same time, resulting in better creativity, better productivity and better music.
Now included on every Power Mac G5, Mac OS X Tiger turns your tower into a finely tuned instrument that lets you focus on the tasks at hand, whether you're creating a workout soundtrack for your iPod, publishing a paper on the human genome or perfecting special effects for the next blockbuster film.
In the Box
Power Mac G5
Apple Keyboard
Apple Mouse
USB keyboard extension cable
DVI to VGA adapter
AirPort antenna
Power cord
Backup/installer DVDs
Printed and electronic documentation
Mac OS X v10.4 Tiger
Tiger delivers 200+ new features and improvements, such as the amazing Spotlight search technology and handy Dashboard widgets. Tiger also includes all-new versions of the following system applications:
Safari 2
Mail 2
Address Book 4
iChat AV 3
Font Book 2
DVD Player 4.5
Preview 3
Xcode 2 Developer Tools
More Software
In addition, the Power Mac G5 comes with an incredible bundle of software:
iLife, which includes the latest versions of iTunes, iPhoto, iMovie, iDVD and GarageBand
Art Directors Toolkit X
GraphicConverter
Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac Test Drive
OmniGraffle and OmniOutliner
QuickBooks for Mac New User Edition
Zinio Reader read less
Supersonic Speed
This Power Mac G5 2.7GHz model packs so much power into tight quarters that Apple designed a liquid cooling system for it, resulting in a cool tower that runs Photoshop nearly two times faster than a Pentium 4-based system. In fact, for most creative endeavors, the Power Mac G5 simply has no competition in its class.
A 64-bit OS for Your 64-bit Machine
Every Power Mac G5 comes with Tiger, the latest release of Mac OS X. Search your entire Power Mac in a single click with Spotlight, access up-to-the-second information with Dashboard and run all of your software faster. With its 64-bit features, Tiger also provides access to as much physical memory as you can install in your PowerMac G5. Even 32-bit applications benefit from the system's ability to access large amounts of RAM: The system can manipulate data in multiple applications entirely in RAM for maximum performance.
Double-layer Drive
The 16x SuperDrive built into every dual-processor Power Mac G5 now supports double-layer (DVD+R DL) discs. While single-layer DVD-R discs hold up to 4.7GB of data, double-layer… read more discs have two layers of data, allowing the SuperDrive laser to read and write on either layer, almost doubling the storage to 8.5GB. Using iDVD - included on every Power Mac G5 - or DVD Studio Pro, you can author discs with over three hours of MPEG-2 video on one DVD+R DL disc. If you work with high-definition video, use the SuperDrive to burn double-layer discs with more room for high-bit-rate H.264 video.
High-performance Graphics
The Power Mac G5 comes with a graphics card installed in an AGP 8X Pro slot for a maximum bandwidth of 2.1GB per second. That's a good thing, because the Power Mac G5 uses its graphics card to accelerate the entire system. Powerful graphics give Quartz Extreme the power to display Mac OS X features - such as drop shadows and ripple effects - seamlessly. Your graphics card does the heavy lifting so the G5 processor can crunch numbers at the same time. This Power Mac's configuration features the ATI Radeon 9650 graphics cards, which provide excellent all-around performance. The 9650 supports a 30-inch Apple Cinema HD Display right out of the box.
Exquisitely Advanced Technology
With 64-bit power and high-bandwidth architecture, this groundbreaking system alleviates the limitations and bottlenecks of the traditional PC - opening up a wealth of possibilities for 2D and 3D designers, video and audio producers, scientists, researchers and game developers and players. A dual-independent frontside bus architecture, an advanced system controller and high-speed, high-capacity memory combine to make the Power Mac G5 one of the fastest PCs ever built.
Connect Wisely
The Power Mac G5 product line all features a 16x SuperDrive (DVD+R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW) as standard equipment. And of course they come with one FireWire 800 port, two FireWire 400 ports, three PCI-X or PCI expansion slots, three USB 2.0 ports, analog audio in, analog audio out, optical S/PDIF in, optical S/PDIF out, front headphone and speaker jack and built-in Gigabit Ethernet - all as standard equipment. All are AirPort Extreme-ready.
Does It Faster
The PowerPC G5 processor dramatically accelerates performance in real world applications. When compared head-to-head against PCs in a series of Photoshop tests, the dual 2.7GHz Power Mac G5 systems ran the 45 filters 98% faster than the 3.6GHz Pentium 4-based system, and 72%, faster than the dual 3.6GHz Xeon-based system.(2)
Quiet Operation
The Power Mac G5's enclosure houses four discrete thermal zones to compartmentalize the primary heat-producing components. Fans in the zones spin at very low speeds, resulting in a system two times quieter than the Power Mac G4.
Bandwidth to Burn
The ultrahigh-bandwidth system architecture of the Power Mac G5 features dual-independent frontside busses running at up to 1.35GHz - one on each processor - for maximum throughput from the system to the G5 processors. And a point-to-point system controller lets data move directly between subsystems, without affecting processor function.
PCI-X Expansion
The dual 2.7GHZ Power Mac G5 comes with three PCI-X slots, giving you the benefit of fast PCI technology. The PCI-X protocol supports high-performance PCI devices, increasing speeds from 33MHz to 133MHz and throughput from 266 Mbps to 2 GBps. So you can customize your Power Mac G5 to your creative use, with video capture cards, pro audio tools, fibre channel networking and high-speed disk drives.
Plugged In
It's easy to plug printers, scanners and other devices into the Power Mac G5. In addition to sporting a full complement of ports on the back, the front panel of the Power Mac G5 offers FireWire 400 and USB 2.0 ports, as well as a headphone jack. Gigabit Ethernet, FireWire, USB 2.0 and optical digital and analog audio are integrated through an 800MHz bi-directional HyperTransport bus.
A Symphony of Capabilities
The Power Mac G5 supports more audio tracks and plug-ins than any previous Power Mac, giving audio professionals a wealth of creative options - all in a native environment. And the built-in optical S/PDIF connects professional as well as consumer audio hardware such as surround sound integrated amplifiers and speaker systems.
Pulse Music Productions in New York City has designed a collaborative, parallel music production workflow using a dual-processor Power Mac G5, Apple Cinema HD display, Logic and ProTools in each of its seven recording studios. All of the rooms are connected to a shared file system, allowing engineers to pass files, session data and tracks instantaneously. This solution puts the same powerful collection of sophisticated instruments and tools into the hands of whomever is working in each room.
Pulse Music loses no time recreating a complicated recording session because it all lives in the Power Mac G5 - ready at a moment's notice - making the process more about the music and less about the gear and setup. This incredibly flexible solution promotes better collaboration because it enables several people to work on different elements of the same production at the same time, resulting in better creativity, better productivity and better music.
Now included on every Power Mac G5, Mac OS X Tiger turns your tower into a finely tuned instrument that lets you focus on the tasks at hand, whether you're creating a workout soundtrack for your iPod, publishing a paper on the human genome or perfecting special effects for the next blockbuster film.
In the Box
Power Mac G5
Apple Keyboard
Apple Mouse
USB keyboard extension cable
DVI to VGA adapter
AirPort antenna
Power cord
Backup/installer DVDs
Printed and electronic documentation
Mac OS X v10.4 Tiger
Tiger delivers 200+ new features and improvements, such as the amazing Spotlight search technology and handy Dashboard widgets. Tiger also includes all-new versions of the following system applications:
Safari 2
Mail 2
Address Book 4
iChat AV 3
Font Book 2
DVD Player 4.5
Preview 3
Xcode 2 Developer Tools
More Software
In addition, the Power Mac G5 comes with an incredible bundle of software:
iLife, which includes the latest versions of iTunes, iPhoto, iMovie, iDVD and GarageBand
Art Directors Toolkit X
GraphicConverter
Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac Test Drive
OmniGraffle and OmniOutliner
QuickBooks for Mac New User Edition
Zinio Reader read less
Specs
Processing
Dual 2.7GHz 64-bit PowerPC G5 microprocessors
PowerPC processor architecture with 64-bit data paths and registers
Native support for 32-bit application code
512K on-chip L2 cache running at processor speed
Parallel data structure supporting up to 215 simultaneous in-flight instructions
Simultaneous issue of up to 10 out-of-order operations
Dual-pipeline Velocity Engine for 128-bit single-instruction, multiple-data (SIMD) processing
Two independent double-precision floating-point units
Advanced three-stage branch-prediction logic
Two 1.35GHz 64-bit DDR frontside busses supporting up to 21.6 GBps data throughput
Point-to-point system controller
Memory
128-bit data paths for up to 6.4-GBps memory throughput
512MB of PC3200 (400MHz) DDR SDRAM
Eight DIMM slots supporting up to 8GB of main memory
Support for the following DIMMs (in pairs):
o 128MB DIMMs (64-bit-wide, 128- or 256-Mbit)
o 256MB DIMMs (64-bit-wide, 128- or 256-Mbit)
o 512MB DIMMs (64-bit-wide, 256-Mbit)
o 1GB DIMMs (64-bit-wide, 256-Mbit)
Graphics and displays
AGP 8X Pro graphics slot supporting up to 2-GBps data throughput
ATI Radeon 9650 with 256MB of DDR SDRAM, one DVI port and one dual-link DVI port
Built-in support for digital resolutions up to 1920 x 1200 pixels. The ATI Radeon 9650 supports the 2560 x 1600-pixel resolution of the 30-inch Apple Cinema HD Displays.
Support for analog resolutions up to 1600 x 1200 pixels
Dual display support for extended desktop and video mirroring modes
Support for up to two Apple Cinema Displays(2)
Storage
Two 3.5-inch hard drive bays, each with a 150MBps Serial ATA controller
250GB 7200-rpm Serial ATA; 8MB memory buffer(1)
Optical drive bay with 16x SuperDrive (DVD+R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW) installed; writes DVD-R discs at 16x speed, writes DVD+R DL discs at up to 4x speed, reads DVDs at up to 16x speed, writes CD-R and CD-RW discs at up to 24x speed and reads CDs at up to 32x speed.
PCI expansion
One open full-length 133MHz, 64-bit PCI-X slot and two open full-length 100MHz, 64-bit PCI-X slots
Communications
10/100/1000BASE-T Ethernet (RJ-45)
Optional 56K V.92 modem (RJ-11) (3)
Expansion slot for optional 54 Mbps AirPort Extreme Card (based on IEEE 802.11g specification; 802.11b Wi-Fi certified) (4)
External AirPort Extreme antenna
Optional internal Bluetooth module and antenna
Peripherals and audio
One FireWire 800 port and two FireWire 400 ports (one on front panel, 15W total power)
Three USB 2.0 ports (one on front panel), two USB 1.1 ports on keyboard
Front headphone minijack and speaker
Optical digital audio input and output Toslink connectors
Analog audio input and output minijacks
Electrical and environmental requirements
Meets ENERGY STAR requirements
Line voltage: 100-125V AC or 200-240V AC
Frequency: 50Hz to 60Hz, single phase
Maximum current: 6.5A (low-voltage range) or 7.5A (high-voltage range)
Operating temperature: 50° to 95° F (10° to 35° C)
Storage temperature: -40° to 116° F (-40° to 47° C)
Relative humidity: 5% to 95% noncondensing
Maximum altitude: 10,000 feet
Size and weight
Dimensions (H x W x D): 20.1 x 8.1 x 18.7 inches (51.1 x 20.6 x 47.5 cm)
Weight: 44.4 pounds (20.2 kg) (5)
1. 1GB = 1 billion bytes; actual formatted capacity less.
2. Second Apple flat-panel display may require ADC to DVI Adapter, sold separately. Connecting two 30-inch Apple Cinema HD Displays requires NVIDIA GeForce 6800 Ultra DDL graphics card.
3. Actual rates will vary. Modem standard on single 1.8GHz systems and optional on dual-processor systems.
4. Wireless Internet access requires AirPort Extreme Card, wireless access point and Internet access (fees may apply). Achieving data rates up to 54 Mbps requires that all users have an AirPort Extreme Card and connect to an AirPort Extreme or AirPort Express Base Station. Some ISPs are not compatible with AirPort. Range may vary with site conditions.
5. Weight varies by configuration and manufacturing process.
* Internet access requires a compatible Internet service provider; fees may apply. Product contains electronic documentation. Backup copy of software is included.
Dual 2.7GHz 64-bit PowerPC G5 microprocessors
PowerPC processor architecture with 64-bit data paths and registers
Native support for 32-bit application code
512K on-chip L2 cache running at processor speed
Parallel data structure supporting up to 215 simultaneous in-flight instructions
Simultaneous issue of up to 10 out-of-order operations
Dual-pipeline Velocity Engine for 128-bit single-instruction, multiple-data (SIMD) processing
Two independent double-precision floating-point units
Advanced three-stage branch-prediction logic
Two 1.35GHz 64-bit DDR frontside busses supporting up to 21.6 GBps data throughput
Point-to-point system controller
Memory
128-bit data paths for up to 6.4-GBps memory throughput
512MB of PC3200 (400MHz) DDR SDRAM
Eight DIMM slots supporting up to 8GB of main memory
Support for the following DIMMs (in pairs):
o 128MB DIMMs (64-bit-wide, 128- or 256-Mbit)
o 256MB DIMMs (64-bit-wide, 128- or 256-Mbit)
o 512MB DIMMs (64-bit-wide, 256-Mbit)
o 1GB DIMMs (64-bit-wide, 256-Mbit)
Graphics and displays
AGP 8X Pro graphics slot supporting up to 2-GBps data throughput
ATI Radeon 9650 with 256MB of DDR SDRAM, one DVI port and one dual-link DVI port
Built-in support for digital resolutions up to 1920 x 1200 pixels. The ATI Radeon 9650 supports the 2560 x 1600-pixel resolution of the 30-inch Apple Cinema HD Displays.
Support for analog resolutions up to 1600 x 1200 pixels
Dual display support for extended desktop and video mirroring modes
Support for up to two Apple Cinema Displays(2)
Storage
Two 3.5-inch hard drive bays, each with a 150MBps Serial ATA controller
250GB 7200-rpm Serial ATA; 8MB memory buffer(1)
Optical drive bay with 16x SuperDrive (DVD+R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW) installed; writes DVD-R discs at 16x speed, writes DVD+R DL discs at up to 4x speed, reads DVDs at up to 16x speed, writes CD-R and CD-RW discs at up to 24x speed and reads CDs at up to 32x speed.
PCI expansion
One open full-length 133MHz, 64-bit PCI-X slot and two open full-length 100MHz, 64-bit PCI-X slots
Communications
10/100/1000BASE-T Ethernet (RJ-45)
Optional 56K V.92 modem (RJ-11) (3)
Expansion slot for optional 54 Mbps AirPort Extreme Card (based on IEEE 802.11g specification; 802.11b Wi-Fi certified) (4)
External AirPort Extreme antenna
Optional internal Bluetooth module and antenna
Peripherals and audio
One FireWire 800 port and two FireWire 400 ports (one on front panel, 15W total power)
Three USB 2.0 ports (one on front panel), two USB 1.1 ports on keyboard
Front headphone minijack and speaker
Optical digital audio input and output Toslink connectors
Analog audio input and output minijacks
Electrical and environmental requirements
Meets ENERGY STAR requirements
Line voltage: 100-125V AC or 200-240V AC
Frequency: 50Hz to 60Hz, single phase
Maximum current: 6.5A (low-voltage range) or 7.5A (high-voltage range)
Operating temperature: 50° to 95° F (10° to 35° C)
Storage temperature: -40° to 116° F (-40° to 47° C)
Relative humidity: 5% to 95% noncondensing
Maximum altitude: 10,000 feet
Size and weight
Dimensions (H x W x D): 20.1 x 8.1 x 18.7 inches (51.1 x 20.6 x 47.5 cm)
Weight: 44.4 pounds (20.2 kg) (5)
1. 1GB = 1 billion bytes; actual formatted capacity less.
2. Second Apple flat-panel display may require ADC to DVI Adapter, sold separately. Connecting two 30-inch Apple Cinema HD Displays requires NVIDIA GeForce 6800 Ultra DDL graphics card.
3. Actual rates will vary. Modem standard on single 1.8GHz systems and optional on dual-processor systems.
4. Wireless Internet access requires AirPort Extreme Card, wireless access point and Internet access (fees may apply). Achieving data rates up to 54 Mbps requires that all users have an AirPort Extreme Card and connect to an AirPort Extreme or AirPort Express Base Station. Some ISPs are not compatible with AirPort. Range may vary with site conditions.
5. Weight varies by configuration and manufacturing process.
* Internet access requires a compatible Internet service provider; fees may apply. Product contains electronic documentation. Backup copy of software is included.
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