Apple Logic Pro /LogicExpress Discussion

And while I'm reporting *RUMOURS* (NOT facts), here's a juicy one from 
http://www.thinksecret.com/ that I reckon many Logic users'd be 
interested in. Note the possibility of dual-core processors.

I sent a less detailed version of this rumour to the LUG about 2 or 3 
weeks ago; not only did it not make it to the list, but the moderator 
didn't even bother to tell me why. (Not that I need to be told, but they 
usually do out of politeness.) Oh well...

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April 14, 2005 - Highly reliable sources have confirmed the 
specifications of Apple's forthcoming revisions to its Power Mac G5, 
iMac G5 and eMac systems, expected to start shipping within a few days 
of Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger's April 29th release.
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New Power Mac G5 systems, code-named Q87, will top out at 2.7GHz, 
sources said, while video cards are being upgraded with double the 
SDRAM. All models will feature SuperDrives offering dual-layer DVD+R 
support, as well as DVD\ufffdRW/CD-RW compatibility.

Three primary configurations will be offered with the following 
specifications:

     * Dual-2GHz
           o 512K L2 cache per processor
           o Dual 1GHz frontside buses
           o 512MB PC3200 DDR SDRAM (4GB max.)
           o 160GB Serial ATA Hard Drive
           o 128MB DDR SDRAM ATI Radeon 9600 video card

     * Dual-2.3GHz
           o 512K L2 cache per processor
           o Dual 1.15GHz frontside buses
           o 512MB PC3200 DDR SDRAM (8GB max.)
           o 250GB Serial ATA Hard Drive
           o 128MB DDR SDRAM ATI Radeon 9600 video card

     * Dual-2.7GHz
           o 512K L2 cache per processor
           o Dual 1.35GHz frontside buses
           o 512MB PC3200 DDR SDRAM (8GB max.)
           o 250GB Serial ATA Hard Drive
           o 256MB DDR SDRAM ATI Radeon 9650 video card

Sources were unable to confirm at this time whether the systems will 
sport the dual-core PowerPC 970MP processor or the single-core PowerPC 
970GX, although unconfirmed notes point to the PowerPC 970MP. The second 
core would deliver performance gains far greater than the 200-300MHz 
bumps each processor is receiving alone with the update.

Also uncertain is whether a more affordable single-processor Power Mac 
G5 system will continue to be offered. After axing the model with last 
June's Power Mac G5 revision, Apple re-introduced the less expensive 
1.8GHz single-processor system in October 2004.