[SQLDba]

I have a chance to buy a new "old" Dual 2.0 Power Mac. I am comparing it to the current revision and just want to ensure I have my specs right.

Compared to the newest revision - the old dual has:

256m v. 512m ram
8gb max v. 4gb
8x DVD single layer burner v. 16x DVD Dual layer
modem v. no modem
160gb HD v. 250gb
64mg video v. 128mg video

Just confirming that the differences are all pretty minor - and all user upgradeable right?

Front Side Bus is the same
Same number of USB and Firewire ports etc.

so a $500 difference between "old" and new (with the same 1yr warranty) might be a pretty good deal.

Thanks for any info here.

[asergi]

Check that ram again--I think it might actually be 512, but I might be wrong on that.
The old DP 2Gigger has PCI-x slots, the new doesn't. Also, I think I read somewhere that the new machines have slightly better harddrive performance. Check out this link at barefeats.com (good info at bottom of page): http://www.barefeats.com/g527.html.

I just bought myself a leftover DP 2Ghz. Picking it up Sunday at Apple store.

[Gregory]

the new model is the same Northbridge as the 1.8DP.
comparing G5 models

[flanders]

Personally, I don't think you're giving up anything by going with the old. I just received my "old" 2.0DP this morning and I couldn't be happier. I like having the extra memory slots and virtually everything is the same as the current 2.3DP. I don't think I'll use the PCI-X, but it's there if I want it. That, and it was $100 less than a new one to boot.