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alaTest.com
Editors' rating: 85
Summary: alaTest has collected and analyzed 830 reviews of Apple Power Mac G5 from international magazines and websites. Experts rate this product 81/100 and users 83/100. Comparing these reviews to 65046 other Desktops reviews gives this product an overall alaScore™ 85/100 = Very Good.
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machome.com
Editors' rating: 100
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computerarts.co.uk
Editors' rating: 100
Summary: On paper, the G5 Dual 2GHz looks like a winner. In the flesh, it's a stunner, with the hightest build quality of any computer we've ever seen. As far as performance is concerned, there's nothing to touch it. Boost your productivity with one - you'll ...
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macformat.co.uk
Editors' rating: 80
Summary: The Dual 2.7GHz Power Mac is brawny, bold and blazing - even if there's no Intel inside
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techradar.com
Editors' rating: 80
Summary: 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
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digitalartsonline.co.uk
Editors' rating: 80
Summary: These prices offer great value-for-money for the power on offer, though the lack of options between the base-plus-£240 7800 GT and the base-plus-£1,100 Quadro FX 4500 is irksome
CNET product brief
Description: The Apple Power Mac G5 - PPC G5 1.6 GHz is a PowerPC 970-based, budget desktop PC.Compared to other basic PCs on the market, it is relatively inexpensive at around $530.This desktop comes with 256 MB RAM, and a 80GB hard drive.
Pros: None noted, given available product data.
Cons: None noted, given available product data.
Suitability: A value-oriented PC, suited for basic computing tasks, such as word processing, e-mail, and web browsing.Also comes with advanced word processing software -- fine for most serious business or academic writers.However, comes with a DVD player for watching movies.This computer also has a CD writer, allowing you to compile your own audio CDs or video CDs.
Value: Given its relatively inexpensive price, this PC has good features for the money.
Suggestions: (1) Using this PC's Firewire (1394) port, you can connect to many digital camcorders and other equipment and rapidly upload data to the computer's hard drive.(2) If you plan to be playing the latest 3-D games, you may want to invest in a more powerful video card from NVidia or ATI, which are popular with the gaming community (requires an open AGP or PCIe slot).
CNET's Product Briefs are generated by a software tool that combines product specifications with knowledge of our editorial experts. They do not reflect hands-on assessment or labs testing. For more information about how we create Product Briefs, contact us.
