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The Need for Speed (7/28/98)
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On the other hand, if you're slightly more of a "power user" who needs a few PCI slots, or you already have a sizeable investment in peripherals that wouldn't work on an iMac without some costly and unwieldy conversion products, you might be interested in a new Power Mac G3 instead. As we mentioned earlier, Apple's taking an axe to prices on the current G3 systems this weekend, so soon you can expect to pay several hundred dollars less for a seriously fast machine. But if you need even more speed, MacNN and other sources are reporting that Apple plans to release new G3's based on Motorola's just-announced low-voltage 300, 333, and 366 MHz processors.
The good news is that all reports show that the speed-bumped G3 systems will make their debut sometime between August 12th and 14th. If true, that should eliminate most concerns about a G3 system shortage; the reported mid-August release date makes these machines a couple of weeks earlier than the previous earliest guess about a G3 product refresh. Note, however, that the new systems will first be available only in limited quantities, so talk to your dealers now if you have to have one in August.
So mid-August is gearing up to be one of the most exciting times in Apple's history. Between the iMac's release, the expected availability of these new super-charged G3's, and the lower prices on existing G3 systems introduced only last November, it sure looks like Apple's pushing hard for the holy grail of increasing market share and revenue this quarter. It used to be all about profit. Now it's all about growth-- and kick-ass products.
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 | | The above scene was taken from the 7/28/98 episode: July 28, 1998: CompUSA has plans to get a little less lame when it comes to iMac marketing. Meanwhile, the rest of the Power Mac G3 line is due for a speed injection at about the same time as the iMac's release, and speculation runs rampant regarding that mysterious knockout panel observed on every single iMac shown publicly to date...
Other scenes from that episode: 892: Success Despite Lameness (7/28/98) Miffed by the offer of a free coupon book stuffed with deals on non-iMac-compatible equipment? Irked by the lack of reasonable space for the iMac in the Sunday newspaper circulars? Following massive customer dissatisfaction over the nature of CompUSA's half-assed iMac promotions thus far, representatives of that superstore chain are clarifying things to the good folks over at MacCentral... 894: Little iMac Expands? (7/28/98) Hmmm, what's all this buzz over at Mac OS Rumors about the iMac possibly having PCI expansion capabilities? Apparently the little blue lump does in fact rely on the PCI bus in order to shuttle data between the main processor and the USB and graphics subsystems...
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