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    Andreas_Wolf
    Posts: 12085 from 2003/5/22
    From: Germany
    > iPad5 points like a dual G5/1.8ghz

    Yes, minator already mentioned this in another thread.

    > where do I plugin various SATA HDs?

    I don't know about "various", but SATA isn't necessarily a problem any more:

    https://morph.zone/modules/newbb_plus/viewtopic.php?forum=3&topic_id=7675&start=272

    That was 4 months ago, so there's probably even more by now.

    > can I fit a modern PCIe gfx card?

    While there're various ARMv7 SoCs with integrated PCIe controller, I've yet to come across a board with ARMv7 SoC and PCIe slot.

    > can I have an ATX board that beats or even emulates last QuadG5?

    To quote myself from this thread:

    "Today's fastest ARM CPUs are still slower than the PPC970 CPUs in most (i.e. 2.0+ GHz) G5 desktop machines."

    > it should be easy to find a dozen of boards that can be
    > bought in almost all european countries, right?

    Right. You could try to start there:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_single-board_computers#ARM_based
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