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hello all MacNN members im new when it comes to mac my dad is offering me a hand me down as a early Xmas gift. a iMac G5 20 inch 2.1 ghz G5 1gb DDR2 isight since he's gettin the new Mac Pro im just wondering if its a good idea to get one now or should i wait for my birthday and get a macbook with intel my birthday is about 5 months away (march 22)?
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I'd go for it. PPC will be supported for the next 3+ I believe.
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how much faster is the new imac C2D from the G5? im guessing a lot im afraid ill get this G5 and in one year it will be ancient  anybody else have any suggestions?
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I have the MacBook Core Duo 2.0 and the iMac G5 2.0.
The MacBook is much faster in video encoding and stuff, and of course is portable. However, the iMac is much better for most general desktop usage because of the large screen, and it doesn't hurt that stuff like Office is native on the iMac but not on the MacBook.
ie. It really depends on what you want. 20" desktop or 12" portable?
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i dont HAVE to get a notebook i can get the new imac's with C2D but ill have to wait much longer and ill end up gettin it bone stock  how long do you think a G5 will last in terms of operating system's?
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Originally Posted by mike322 
i dont HAVE to get a notebook i can get the new imac's with C2D but ill have to wait much longer and ill end up gettin it bone stock how long do you think a G5 will last in terms of operating system's?
Yes. It is a very hardy machine. Max the RAM and it will work just as good.
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thanks for the advice....the ram is at 1gb which is blazing ill try to up it on Xmas with money from my family members  if anyone else has suggestions say it now or forever hold your peace
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Originally Posted by mike322
i dont HAVE to get a notebook i can get the new imac's with C2D but ill have to wait much longer and ill end up gettin it bone stock how long do you think a G5 will last in terms of operating system's?
2011 at least:
2007: 10.5
2009: 10.6
2011: 10.7
I betcha more like 2013 actually.
I have a Cube, released 6 years ago, and it is supported in 10.5 Leopard.
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