Apple Power Macintosh G5

• alaTest.co.uk

  9 out of 10

Summary: alaTest has collected and analyzed 960 reviews of Apple Power Mac G5 from international magazines and websites.

Conclusion: The average review rating is 8.2/10. Comparing these reviews to 115379 other Desktop Computers reviews gives this product an overall alaScore 81/100 (or 8.1 out of 10) = Very Good Quality.

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• macformat.co.uk

  8 out of 10

Summary: A month or two ago we would all have been drooling over this latest Power Mac with its 2.7GHz twin PowerPC processors. It's a real monster of a Mac and at the top of Apple's tree

Conclusion: The Dual 2.7GHz Power Mac is brawny, bold and blazing - even if there's no Intel inside

Pro : Fastest Mac yet, Double-layer DVD, Liquid cooling

Cons : Relatively noisy, PowerPC architecture

• techradar.com

  8 out of 10

Summary: This newest Power Mac G5 doesn't look all that different from previous models

Conclusion: Power Macs need memory adding in pairs, so you'll have to buy a couple of 512MB sticks or two 256MBs. The stock Serial-ATA hard drive jumps from 160GB to 250GB, while the SuperDrive is now rated at 16x and can burn double-layer DVDs

Pro : Fastest Mac yet, Double-layer DVD, Liquid cooling

Cons : Relatively noisy, PowerPC architecture

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• goodgearguide.com.au

  9 out of 10

Summary: The Power Mac G5 Quad may seem expensive, but it's a bargain considering the additional processor cores. There's no reason for any professional facility not to upgrade because the equipment cost will quickly be recouped in the form of higher...

Conclusion: The Power Mac G5 Quad may seem expensive, but it's a bargain considering the additional processor cores. There's no reason for any professional facility not to upgrade because the equipment cost will quickly be recouped in the form of higher productivity

Pro : Aesthetically pleasing design, Huge increase in speed, PCI Express Support

Cons : Paltry one year warranty

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• goodgearguide.com.au

  9 out of 10

Summary: Apple's brand-new flagship supercomputer is just that: super. While we average PC users may baulk at the cost and wonder why some of the base specific...

Conclusion: The Power Mac G5 Quad may seem expensive, but it's a bargain considering the additional processor cores. There's no reason for any professional facility not to upgrade because the equipment cost will quickly be recouped in the form of higher...

Pro : Aesthetically pleasing design, Huge increase in speed, PCI Express Support

Cons : Paltry one year warranty

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