Apple enhances Power Mac G5 line

All Power Mac G5 models now feature dual-core processors, a new PCI Express architecture and higher performance graphics options including NVIDIA's Quadro FX 4500, bringing the industry standard for workstation graphics to the Mac. With two 2.5 GHz dual-core processors, each with 1MB of L2 cache, the Power Mac G5 Quad delivers breakthrough performance on applications used extensively by creative professionals and scientists.

"Our professional customers, across many creative and scientific markets, have been impressed with the extraordinary performance of the latest Power Mac G5,"

said Dr. Elias Abou Rustom, General Manager of Arab Business Machines (ABM), Apple's Independent Marketing Company in the Middle East. "This new Power Mac G5 line possesses quad-core processing to deliver even higher performance for our pro customers who need it. Definitely, with computing limitations out of the way, graphic artists, designers and even research professionals in the Middle East can now be more creative and work faster with the new Power Mac G5. "

The Power Mac G5 line offers leading-edge expansion with industry standard PCI Express architecture, providing four expansion slots to support high-performance video and audio devices and multiple standard graphics cards to drive an array of up to eight displays. The Power Mac G5 delivers up to 16GB of 533 MHz DDR2 SDRAM and now features two Gigabit Ethernet ports—ideal for customers working in an Xsan® environment.

Providing industry-leading connectivity and high-performance I/O, every Power Mac G5 also includes one FireWire® 800 port, two FireWire 400 ports, four USB 2.0 ports, two USB 1.1 ports, optical and digital audio input and output, and built-in support for AirPort® Extreme and Bluetooth 2.0+EDR. The new Power Mac G5 line also includes Apple's next generation mouse, Mighty Mouse, featuring up to four programmable buttons and an ingenious Scroll Ball that lets users scroll in any direction—vertically, horizontally and even diagonally.

The new Power Mac G5 comes standard with either the NVIDIA GeForce 6600 LE with 128MB of video memory or the NVIDIA GeForce 6660 with 256MB of video memory, both provide support for dual-displays and Apple's breakthrough 30-inch Cinema HD Display. The NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GT with 256MB of video memory and the NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500 with 512MB of video memory are both available as build-to-order options. The Quadro FX 4500 is ideal for demanding animation, special effects and scientific visualization applications such as Alias' Maya and DeLano Research's PyMol. The Quadro FX 4500 can drive up to two 30-inch Apple Cinema HD Displays and includes a stereo 3D port to connect goggles for stereo-in-a-window applications.

The latest Power Mac G5 models are currently available in the Middle East through Arab Business Machines and authorized Apple resellers.