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DESKTOP REVIEW

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Apple Power Mac G5 dual 2.5GHz review

Processor
Clock speed: 2.5 GHz
Motherboard
Data bus speed: 1250 MHz
Memory
RAM installed: 4096 MB
Number of memory slots: 8
RAM capacity: 8.192 GB
RAM type: DDR SDRAM
Memory specification compliance: PC3200
Interfaces & networking
USB: 3
FireWire (IEEE 1394): 3
Expansion slots (free): 3 (2)
Hard drive storage
Hard drive size: 160 GB
Rotation speed: 7200 rpm
Storage controller: Serial ATA
Optical storage
CD / DVD type: CD-RW
CD / DVD read speed: 32x CD
CD / DVD write speed: 24x CD
CD / DVD rewrite speed: 10x CD
Video
Graphics processor: ATI Radeon 9800 XT
Graphics RAM: 256 MB
Graphics card: ATI Radeon 9800 XT
Display
Display type: LCD
Display technology: TFT LCD
Display diagonal size: 23 in
Audio
Sound card: integrated
Cabinet (chassis)
Case form factor: tower
Tool-free access: yes
Internal bays: 1
OS & software
Operating system: MacOS X 10.3
Software included: Apple iCal, Apple iLife, Apple iSync, OmniGraffle, Apple Safari, OmniOutliner, Zinio Reader, Apple Sherlock, Apple QuickTime, Apple DVD Player, GraphicConverter, Apple Address Book, Apple Mac OS X Mail, Art Directors Toolkit, EarthLink TotalAccess, QuickBooks for Mac New User Edition
Service & support
Standard warranty: 1 year
Miscellaneous
Other: AirPort Extreme-ready, Bluetooth-ready, SP/DIF in/out
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Overview

Apple Power Mac G5 dual 2.5GHz

Editors rating
Rating: 7.8
Verdict

Creative pros and power users will salivate over the speed and the design of Apple's top-of-the-line Power Mac G5, but we wish it offered more expansion and better support.

Typical price

£ 5467

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