Sorry mods. I didn't realize the similar thread below, but you don't give us mere mortal users the power to delete threads.
I am looking to get my first PowerMac (I have owned several PowerBooks, iBooks, iMacs and others). I am trying to decide right now between getting the 1.6 Ghz G5 and a dual processor G4. While I may still spring for a dual 2 GHz G5 on impulse (which would probably be a dumb idea) I think I am more realistically looking at either the dual 1.25 GHz G4 or the 1.6 GHz single processor G5.
These are the specs that I am comparing. Note: these are ADC prices - as I student member I get a one time discount that I would like to use before my senior year (since afterwards I will no longer qualify):[list=G4][*]Dual 1.25GHz w/ 2MB L3 Cache per processor[*]256MB DDR333 SDRAM (PC2700) -1 DIMM[*]80GB Ultra ATA drive[*]Optical 1 - Combo Drive (DVD/CD-RW)[*]Optical 2 - None[*]ATI Radeon 9000 Pro dual-display w/64MB DDR[*]56K internal modem[*]$1,279.00[/list=G4]
or[list=G5][*]1.6GHz PowerPC G5[*]256MB DDR333 SDRAM (PC2700) - 2x128[*]80GB Serial ATA - 7200rpm[*]NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 Ultra[*]56k V.92 internal modem[*]SuperDrive (DVD-R/CD-RW)[*]$1,599.00[/list=G5]
I am going to most likely get more RAM from somewhere cheaper and for the G4 I would most likely look for a fast CD-ROM drive for the second bay. I like the 4 drive bays for the G4 because I have a few hard drives laying around I like the idea of being able to incrementally add storage when I need it instead of spending a lot on one or two large drives. Also, the G5 is a lot cheaper. And the OS 9 booting ability is good for me because I use free pro tools sometimes and it may never be available for OS X in free form.
Any ideas?
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