New power cords for Dual Core Power Mac G5s?

This is assanine - surely someone will make an adapter - if not I will.

Right. Apple introduced new computer that draws more current. Apple thus uses cable designed for machines that draw more current. What, exactly, were they meant to do?

It's possible to lose a power cable to your computer. If you move around a lot, it's quite possible to lose all sorts of cables. The benefit of using a single style of power cable on all power supplies is that a replacement is readily at hand. I think I have three or four power cords in a drawer from switching out power supplies and computers over the years.

This site has some more photos of a dual core 2.0 G5 that we unpacked this morning showing the new power cables. It is a little annoying that we now have to have yet another set of cables for our service benches. http://www.powermax.com/articles_reviews/power_mac_g5.html

"I was wondering if there was a limit to anything you people at tuaw would complain about. Today I got my answer and it is no." Glad we were able to satisfy your curiosity :) Seriously, though... those of you who are convinced that this is a trivial issue for Mac support pros are simply not exposed to what we deal with day in, day out. For the average home user (who isn't exactly the target market for this machine), my complaint (which many others share, I assure you) is much ado about nothing. But professional colleagues far and wide will sympathize. Is it a deal breaker? Hell no! But it's one more thing that can jam us up in a pinch if we don't stay on top of it.

I was wondering if there was a limit to anything you people at tuaw would complain about. Today I got my answer and it is no.

People across the US are going to have fun with this. If you're home is older than say 1984 or so, and you only have 15 or 20 amp circuits for your outlets, you'll have to run a dedicated circuit *just* for the G5. Either that or see what happens when you turn on your 32" TV and G5 at the same time

As mentioned here, standard 16A cables as found in real machines everywhere :) Big IBM Servers, Big Dell Servers, Big HP Servers, IBM Bladecenters (4 of these cables on those suckers) they're pretty standard.

"That image is so easy to fake, since you cant see the entire cord continuosly, for all we know it could be two seperate cords." Um, look at the socket on the G5. That's a bit tougher to fake. (Though not, of course, impossible. But who would?)

it never ceases to amaze me that when apple drops something new, some one some where ALLWAYS manages to find something to bitch about.... who gives a fuck about a new power port connector thingy... wwwaaaa... new connector... waaaa....