According to one person at an educational institution looking to build a new grid/cluster, upon repeated questioning of Apple, they were told that they would have to wait 4-5 months before a 1U G5 solution was available.
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Xserve G5s? When?
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Which if true, means that it will probably be announced at MWSF to ship in Feb or March. Of course, if we are really lucky, we'll get a speed bump for the wait 
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That was another (arguably silly and unsubstantiated) rumor. Likely someone came up with it because that is about the same size as the PowerMac G5 if you put it on it's side and shoved it in a rack - but there is no way in heck that Apple would do that for the Xserve.
ouch... that's a long wait. I'm in the need for a new server but this is out of my timeframe.
You can also read this as "a taller one will be available earlier"...
How much could you cram into a 1U?
16 G5's?
4 Infiniband ports?
dual power supplies?
Fiber optic server-to-server connects?
opti-memory modules? (IBM has those)
HDTV custom chips? 4096 line SGI type reality engines?
256 bit support chips (NVidia, Tranmeta,..even gasp..Intel?)
Steve needs to check his wallet...we may have a big "custom characters" list...
WW
16 G5's?
4 Infiniband ports?
dual power supplies?
Fiber optic server-to-server connects?
opti-memory modules? (IBM has those)
HDTV custom chips? 4096 line SGI type reality engines?
256 bit support chips (NVidia, Tranmeta,..even gasp..Intel?)
Steve needs to check his wallet...we may have a big "custom characters" list...
WW
"are we there yet "no", are we there yet? "no" are we there yet? "no"are we there yet? "
You get the picture...These things take time I am sure apple is hard at work on these puppies. Do remember that we have had faster Pmacs than Servers before, but they always get updated. I think we can expect to see them at MWSF. Then again what do I know
You get the picture...These things take time I am sure apple is hard at work on these puppies. Do remember that we have had faster Pmacs than Servers before, but they always get updated. I think we can expect to see them at MWSF. Then again what do I know
G5 XServes
Okies I have a customer (I work for a education store) that are after some 64-bit rack mount servers... They are hoping that Apple can release the g5 Xserve soon although as they don't exist I can really talk about it.
Just off the record (and just here) I am predicting that it may be announced around end of Jan early March. Poss with another announcement with G5 speed bumped or new ipod but this is just a feeling... My Feeling was right about the new iBook...
maybe I should by an Xserve at home since I am already running 5 macs
eMac
iMac G3
G4 Cube
PB G4 15"
iBook (Clam Shape)
Plus there is my iPod and my good old first mac Performa 580 I use as a mail server. I might sell the Performa on eBay any takers??
Okies I have a customer (I work for a education store) that are after some 64-bit rack mount servers... They are hoping that Apple can release the g5 Xserve soon although as they don't exist I can really talk about it.
Just off the record (and just here) I am predicting that it may be announced around end of Jan early March. Poss with another announcement with G5 speed bumped or new ipod but this is just a feeling... My Feeling was right about the new iBook...
maybe I should by an Xserve at home since I am already running 5 macs
eMac
iMac G3
G4 Cube
PB G4 15"
iBook (Clam Shape)
Plus there is my iPod and my good old first mac Performa 580 I use as a mail server. I might sell the Performa on eBay any takers??
I can see it now, I have a home network set up with a G5 Xserve system, 16 G5 processors, Apple flat panel displays in every room.....gasp.....
No, maybe not. No TV's in the bedroom now, ya hear?
No, maybe not. No TV's in the bedroom now, ya hear?
Wow, I thought they'd be out before Christmas.
An announcement at MWSF sounds reasonable then,
hopefully with DT G5 speedbumps, too, and updated displays.
But they need to announce *something* between now and Christmas, right?
Which of the iapps are due for an update?
An announcement at MWSF sounds reasonable then,
hopefully with DT G5 speedbumps, too, and updated displays.
But they need to announce *something* between now and Christmas, right?
Which of the iapps are due for an update?
If rack mounts were not that far out and were 1U I think that new huge cluster they setup with G5's would have gotten the 'word' and waited. That would have saved $$$ in space big time for their huge cluster.
Jobs might annouce the Xserve G5's but it will probably be stated eariler availability but then not until Q3 of 05 before we actually see it. And if they are going with any kind of Powerbook G5 solution, liquid cooled they might opt to use this in the 1U sleek design Xserve G5's which would delay these with the laptops even more.
Then again, they may just come out with a 5U Xserve G5 just do to it earlier so they can later come out with a 1U version later and get people to drop more money in upgrades.
It's all about turn over.
I think IBM has a prototype of a newer G5 chip specificly for servers maybe without the velocity component?
As far as a Christmass marketing hype, I would bet dollars to donuts we see a G5 campaign with a new 30" brushed LCD to go with the G5. Maybe a bundle deal. Maybe a brush metal colored iBook?
Jobs might annouce the Xserve G5's but it will probably be stated eariler availability but then not until Q3 of 05 before we actually see it. And if they are going with any kind of Powerbook G5 solution, liquid cooled they might opt to use this in the 1U sleek design Xserve G5's which would delay these with the laptops even more.
Then again, they may just come out with a 5U Xserve G5 just do to it earlier so they can later come out with a 1U version later and get people to drop more money in upgrades.
It's all about turn over.
I think IBM has a prototype of a newer G5 chip specificly for servers maybe without the velocity component?
As far as a Christmass marketing hype, I would bet dollars to donuts we see a G5 campaign with a new 30" brushed LCD to go with the G5. Maybe a bundle deal. Maybe a brush metal colored iBook?
IBM fits dual Opterons in a 1U space, so I suspect Apple can do the same considering the current G5 produces less heat than the Opterons. Apple is low-keying the xServe news to not hurt G5 sales until the xServe is actually released. I believe they are doing the same with the G5 Powerbooks. Considering that the iBooks are G4's now and really the 7447 chips are better notebook chips than the 7445s, I believe Apple will release Powerbook G5's sooner than later as well and update the iBooks, eMacs to 7447 processors.
Don't try this at home...
To anyone considering an XServe in the home...
These things are loud. I'm talking almost vacuum cleaner volume. Ours can be heard from the hall outside our server room.
Think about some soundproofing if you are planning to work or live near it. I've seen some nice soundproofed server cabinets but they aren't cheap.
To anyone considering an XServe in the home...
These things are loud. I'm talking almost vacuum cleaner volume. Ours can be heard from the hall outside our server room.
Think about some soundproofing if you are planning to work or live near it. I've seen some nice soundproofed server cabinets but they aren't cheap.
It is true that they are loud.. may be I should just buy a few Dual 2 gigs set them up in a cluster and use them just to run SETI...
By the way a customer came in to work today he did buy a dual 2 gig G5 as he was walking out the door his wife said wheres hers.. so he had to buy her one too.... God it was great... As you may of worked out I am in a Apple Retail Store.. (We just don't sell macs sadly) But I can tell you that macs sales are on the increase..
By the way a customer came in to work today he did buy a dual 2 gig G5 as he was walking out the door his wife said wheres hers.. so he had to buy her one too.... God it was great... As you may of worked out I am in a Apple Retail Store.. (We just don't sell macs sadly) But I can tell you that macs sales are on the increase..
I wouldn't think a business machine would be pushed out before the holidays. Most compaines I've worked for get real tight this time of year. They want to finalize all sales and cut back on spending.
January announce *and* ship. 1U form factor. VERY quiet fan cooling (compared to present Xserve). Single and dual 2.0GHz G5's.
Peace. MW
Peace. MW
I would think they are making it a higher priority since Virginia Tech did their G5 super computer thing and now other companies/universities/government are looking into doing the same...
VA Tech was able to put 24 G5 processors (12 dual processor machines into each rack), so their 1,100 machines took a lot of space (92 racks to be exact).
Dual G5s in a 1U Xserve would give a 84 CPUs per rack density, which could fit into 26 racks.
- Shawn
VA Tech was able to put 24 G5 processors (12 dual processor machines into each rack), so their 1,100 machines took a lot of space (92 racks to be exact).
Dual G5s in a 1U Xserve would give a 84 CPUs per rack density, which could fit into 26 racks.
- Shawn
I would thiknk they're coming soon...
Well, the Xserves haven't been updated for a long time now. Longest out of all of apple's products (correct me if I am wrong here). So that is my two ¢ here
Well, the Xserves haven't been updated for a long time now. Longest out of all of apple's products (correct me if I am wrong here). So that is my two ¢ here