Visit our Business Solutions website >>

Apple Power Mac G5

Apple Power Mac G5
Apple Power Mac G5Apple Power Mac G5Apple Power Mac G5Apple Power Mac G5Apple Power Mac G5Apple Power Mac G5Apple Power Mac G5Apple Power Mac G5Apple Power Mac G5Apple Power Mac G5
alaScore 89

518 reviews

May, 2024

alaTest has collected and analyzed 518 reviews of Apple Power Mac G5. The average rating for this product is 4.0/5, compared to an average rating of 4.1/5 for other Desktops for all reviews. Reviewers are impressed by the size. The design is also mentioned favorably, whereas there are mixed comments on the price and reliability.

usability, design, size

We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Desktops the Apple Power Mac G5 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 89/100 = Very good quality.

Review analysis

(Based on 518 reviews)

Expert Reviews  

User Reviews  

Review Ratings

  (52% of reviews)
Show all 5 star reviews   (23% of reviews)
Show all 4 star reviews   (7% of reviews)
Show all 3 star reviews   (5% of reviews)
Show all 2 star reviews   (12% of reviews)
Show all 1 star reviews

Features

reliability
  Show positive (46%)Show negative (54%)(Show all)
usability
  Show positive (77%)Show negative (23%)(Show all)
price
  Show positive (50%)Show negative (50%)(Show all)
design
  Show positive (96%)Show negative (4%)(Show all)
size
  Show positive (71%)Show negative (29%)(Show all)

Showing 371 review(s)

Expert Reviews User Reviews

Disclaimer:

Below is a list of reviews for this or similar products. If you think this grouping is wrong please click here to flag.
Read more on our FAQ’s page.
Showing 1 - 274 of 371 Show Reviews: in English | in other languages (147)

Consumer review (amazon.co.uk)

Amazon.co.uk review summary for Apple Power Mac G5

 

alaTest has collected and analyzed 3 user reviews of Apple Power Mac G5 from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 5.0/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.2/5 for other Desktops on Amazon.co.uk. People are impressed by the reliability. The usability also gets good views.

usability, reliability

100% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

May, 2024

Consumer review (amazon.com)

Amazon.com review summary for Apple Power Mac G5

 

alaTest has collected and analyzed 261 user reviews of Apple Power Mac G5 from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 3.8/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.0/5 for other Desktops on Amazon.com. People are impressed by the size and design. The price and usability are also appreciated. There are some mixed comments about the reliability.

usability, price, design, size

75% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

May, 2024

Expert review by : Ian Brogan (trustedreviews.com)

Apple Dual G5 Desktop

 

Apple produces fantastic looking high-performance laptops, with innovative features. However, until recently its desktop range was hampered by inherent performance problems with the G4 processor family, produced by Motorola.

Jan, 2004
Read the full review

Expert review by (macformat.co.uk)

Apple Power Mac G5 Dual 2.7 GHz

 

A month or two ago we would all have been drooling over this latest Power Mac with its 2.7GHz twin PowerPC processors. It's a real monster of a Mac and at the top of Apple's tree

Fastest Mac yet, Double-layer DVD, Liquid cooling

Relatively noisy, PowerPC architecture

The Dual 2.7GHz Power Mac is brawny, bold and blazing - even if there's no Intel inside

Dec, 2006
Read the full review

Expert review by : Yuval Kossovsky (techadvisor.co.uk)

Power Mac G5 Quad

 

Apple's brand-new flagship supercomputer is just that: super. While we average PC users may baulk at the cost and wonder why some of the base specifications are so 2003, regular Power Mac users will be salivating at the prospect.

The Power Mac G5 Quad may seem expensive, but it's a bargain considering the additional processor cores. There's no reason for any professional facility not to upgrade because the equipment cost will quickly be recouped in the form of higher...

Feb, 2006
Read the full review

Expert review by : Yuval Kossovsky (digitalartsonline.co.uk)

Power Mac G5 Quad 2.5GHz

 

Apple's first dual-processor, dual-core (DDC) Mac workstation offers many architecture improvements over its predecessor, and delivers huge leaps in performance. The G5 Quad matches its DDC AMD Opteron-based PC rivals, and in many cases the Mac costs...

Much more powerful than single-core predecessors. Great value compared to DDC AMD-based workstations.

Few 3D graphics options. Lacks support for SLI and CrossFire.

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

Jan, 2006
Read the full review

Expert review by : Neil Bennett (digitalartsonline.co.uk)

Power Mac G5 dual 2.7GHz

 

Apple's new G5 isn't nearly as groundbreaking as some of the new Windows PCs covered in our workstation group test in Digit 88, but it's still an extremely impressive machine that can more than match all but the newest of its rivals. It offers...

Superb 2D graphics performance coupled with excellent value for money makes this the ultimate desktop Mac.

It's not flexible enough to upgrade for 3D work, and the base supplied RAM is far too small. Supplied mouse still has only one button.

The Radeon 9650 graphics chip's performance was average in our Cinebench tests, but it will run Apple's 30-inch display and it's fine for 2D work. The £300 NVidia GeForce 6800 Ultra DDL card looks interesting, but the lack of PCI Express support and...

Jun, 2005
Read the full review

Expert review by : Yuval Kossovsky (goodgearguide.com.au)

Apple PowerMac G5 Quad

 

Apple's brand-new flagship supercomputer is just that: super. While we average PC users may baulk at the cost and wonder why some of the base specific...

Aesthetically pleasing design, Huge increase in speed, PCI Express Support

Paltry one year warranty

The Power Mac G5 Quad may seem expensive, but it's a bargain considering the additional processor cores. There's no reason for any professional facility not to upgrade because the equipment cost will quickly be recouped in the form of higher...

Feb, 2006
Read the full review

Expert review by : Yuval Kossovsky (goodgearguide.com.au)

Apple Power Mac G5 Quad (2.5GHz)

 

The Power Mac G5 Quad may seem expensive, but it's a bargain considering the additional processor cores. There's no reason for any professional facility not to upgrade because the equipment cost will quickly be recouped in the form of higher...

Aesthetically pleasing design, Huge increase in speed, PCI Express Support

Paltry one year warranty

The Power Mac G5 Quad may seem expensive, but it's a bargain considering the additional processor cores. There's no reason for any professional facility not to upgrade because the equipment cost will quickly be recouped in the form of higher productivity

Feb, 2006
Read the full review

Expert review by : Daniel Drew Turner (cnet.com)

Apple Power Mac G5 Quad

 

Apple's new relationship with Intel looms heavily over the Apple Power Mac G5 Quad, but if you need an Apple-based content-creation platform right now, this system and its pair of dual-core CPUs will give you heretofore unseen levels of performance.

Powerful, workstation-class graphics card on a PCI Express bus; excellent performance on multithreaded applications; fast system bus.

Wireless AirPort card not included in default configuration; external modem; poor AirPort reception; difficult to add second drive; no RAID option.

With two dual-core CPUs and workstation-level graphics, the Power Mac G5 Quad is the burliest, fastest Mac to date, but it may soon become obsolete because Apple's move to Intel CPUs is already underway.

Jan, 2006
Read the full review

Expert review by : Joel Santo Domingo (pcmag.com)

Apple Power Mac G5 Quad

 

The Apple Power Mac Quad is the latest and greatest in the Power Mac line. If the Apple iMac G5 isn't enough computer for your Mac OS needs, then the Power Mac Quad will blow you away.

Blazing multimedia performance for professionals. Two cores in two chips equal hiccup-free performance. 1TB of drive space. Future-proof PCIe and DDR2 technologies

nVidia Quadro graphics are overkill. Very expensive. Not compatible with DDR SDRAM and PCI/PCI-X expansion cards used in previous generations of Power Macs. Only 90 days of included tech support

Dec, 2005
Read the full review

Expert review by : Henry Norr (pcworld.com)

Apple Power Mac G5/Quad 2.5GHz

 

Speedy video card ; Dual Gigabit Ethernet jacks support advanced networking options ; Huge memory capacity ; PCI Express expansion slots ; Two dual-core processors deliver substantial performance gains in many applications

Cooling fans noisy when system is under heavy load ; Limited performance gains in many routine office and even Photoshop tasks

Nov, 2005
Read the full review
1
2
3
4
5

Price comparison for Apple Power Mac G5