<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; "><DIV>Apple also announced new Power Macs today as well. Prices are for department orders from <A href="https://b2bstore.apple.com/mit/">https://b2bstore.apple.com/mit/</A>.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>The basics:</DIV><DIV>* dual-core processors now standard</DIV><DIV>* PCI Express expansion slots now standard</DIV><DIV>* memory expandable to 16 GB</DIV><DIV>* storage expandable to 1000 GB (1 terabyte)</DIV><DIV>* high performance video cards</DIV><DIV>* Mighty Mouse (<A href="http://www.apple.com/mightymouse/">http://www.apple.com/mightymouse/</A>) now standard</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>A dual-core processor is essentially two processors on one chip. That's why Apple is calls the high-end machine the Power Mac Quad, because it has two dual-core G5 processors, it has four processing units. See <A href="http://www.apple.com/powermac/processorcore.html">http://www.apple.com/powermac/processorcore.html</A> for more information.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>The Power Mac G5 Dual, with a price of $1,656 includes:</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV> - dual-core 2.0GHz PowerPC G5 processor;</DIV><DIV> - 512MB of 533 MHz DDR2 SDRAM expandable up to 16GB;</DIV><DIV> - 160GB Serial ATA hard drive running at 7200 rpm;</DIV><DIV> - NVIDIA GeForce 6600 LE with 128MB of GDDR SDRAM</DIV><DIV> - three open PCI Express expansion slots: two 4-lane slots and one 8-lane slot;</DIV><DIV> - dual Gigabit Ethernet ports;</DIV><DIV> - 16x SuperDrive™ with double-layer support (DVD+R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW); and</DIV><DIV> - ships with Mighty Mouse and Apple Keyboard.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>The Power Mac G5 Dual, with a price of $2,115 includes:</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV> - dual-core 2.3 GHz PowerPC G5 processor;</DIV><DIV> - 512MB of 533 MHz DDR2 SDRAM expandable up to 16GB;</DIV><DIV> - 250GB Serial ATA hard drive running at 7200 rpm;</DIV><DIV> - NVIDIA GeForce 6600 with 256MB of GDDR SDRAM</DIV><DIV> - three open PCI Express expansion slots: two 4-lane slots and one 8-lane slot;</DIV><DIV> - dual Gigabit Ethernet ports;</DIV><DIV> - 16x SuperDrive with double-layer support (DVD+R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW); and</DIV><DIV> - ships with Mighty Mouse and Apple Keyboard.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>The Power Mac G5 Quad, with a suggested retail price of $2,759 (US), includes:</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV> - two dual-core 2.5GHz PowerPC G5 processors;</DIV><DIV> - 512MB of 533 MHz DDR2 SDRAM expandable up to 16GB;</DIV><DIV> - 250GB Serial ATA hard drive running at 7200 rpm;</DIV><DIV> - NVIDIA GeForce 6600 with 256MB of GDDR SDRAM</DIV><DIV> - three open PCI Express expansion slots: two 4-lane slots and one 8-lane slot;</DIV><DIV> - dual Gigabit Ethernet ports;</DIV><DIV> - 16x SuperDrive with double-layer support (DVD+R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW); and</DIV><DIV> - ships with Mighty Mouse and Apple Keyboard.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV> -- Al</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><BR><BR><DIV> <SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Lucida Grande; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: auto; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Lucida Grande; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: auto; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Lucida Grande" size="3" style="font: 11.0px Lucida Grande">______________________________</FONT></P><P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Lucida Grande" size="3" style="font: 11.0px Lucida Grande">Albert Willis</FONT></P><P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Lucida Grande" size="3" style="font: 11.0px Lucida Grande">Macintosh Platform Coordinator - Software Release Team</FONT></P><P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Lucida Grande" size="3" style="font: 11.0px Lucida Grande">Information Services and Technology</FONT></P><P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Lucida Grande" size="3" style="font: 11.0px Lucida Grande">Massachusetts Institute of Technology</FONT></P><P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Lucida Grande" size="3" style="font: 11.0px Lucida Grande"><A href="mailto:awillis@mit.edu">awillis@mit.edu</A></FONT></P><BR class="Apple-interchange-newline"></SPAN></SPAN> </DIV><BR></BODY></HTML>