G5 specs out? In the wild? [G5 pic link added]


The Inquirer reports that specifications for the Apple's upcoming PowerMac revision, which is expected to include the long-awaited "G5" processor (ie IBM 970), were available for a short time on the Apple Store. Here are the salient "facts:"

o 1.6, 1.8 or dual-2GHz PowerPC processors
o Up to 1GHz processor bus
o Up to 8GB of DDR SDRAM
o Fast Serial ATA hard drives
o AGP 8X Pro graphics options from NVIDIA or ATI
o Three PCI or PCI-X expansion slots
o Three USB 2.0 ports
o One Firewire 800, two FireWire 400 ports
o Bluetooth & Airport Extreme ready
o Optical and analog audio in and out

The above specs are prefaced by the tag line, "The world's fastest personal computer," which may be true if the mothership has indeed managed to integrate a 1GHz processor bus.

The Inquirer reader who reported the information "grabbed" the page before it was removed and has posted it here.

[Update] A Taiwanese website, Frosty Place, has posted a rendering claimed to be the new PowerMac.

Editor's note: As the font and formating appear noticeably different than that currently used at the Apple Store, my first impression is that this is a ruse. Honestly, with just days to go before the WWDC, we're primed to be duped.

[The "world + dog" seems to have published this story]

However, if the above specs are accurate, I have but one word to express my reaction -- whoa!