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Ram vs Proc Speed
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Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Lincoln, NE
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Looking at a new Powermac. Am I better off buying a Dual 2.3 w/ 1gb of RAM or saving the $500 and buying a Dual 2.0 and filling it w/ 2+ gb of RAM?
This will be my last PPC machine - so it's gotta last till the Intel Macs are out, and stable. Do I combat obsolescence w/ RAM or Proc Speed?
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Join Date: Jan 2001
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Get the 2.3, then fill it up with 3rd party RAM later, as time and money afford. Don't buy extra RAM from Apple, like, ever.
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When a true genius appears in the world you may know him by this sign, that the dunces are all in confederacy against him. -- Jonathan Swift.
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Join Date: Jun 2005
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Get the Dual 2.3 and fill it up over time with Crucial or other third party RAM, exactly as chris v said.
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Join Date: Apr 2000
Location: Minneapolis, MN USA
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Order a dual 2.5 (like I did) and that ought to last you well into the MacTel era.
They're still around and the are fast and work well.
I ended up getting mine for around the price of a dual 2.3.
Look around, it's a good deal.
(Last edited by Todd Madson; Aug 12, 2005 at 10:40 AM.
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Join Date: May 2003
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Originally Posted by Todd Madson
Order a dual 2.5 (like I did) and that ought to last you well into the MacTel era.
They're still around and the are fast and work well.
I ended up getting mine for around the price of a dual 2.3.
Look around, it's a good deal.
I orginally wanted the 2.5 Ghz but decided on the 2.3 since it was the latest and not only did it ship with Tiger the Dual layer fast DVD Superdrive was the major selling point along with the option to BTO bluetooth 2.0 and wireless keyboard and mouse. If you want something to last you for a good while without the hassles of upgrading get the 2.3 Ghz.
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