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mmurray
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Mar 14, 2002, 03:33 AM
 
I am thinking about getting a new Powermac but the need is not desperate and I could wait awhile. What do people think of the various options:

(1) dual 1 gig now

(2) wait for G5

I am tempted to wait and then I am thinking that the first machine
with a new design and new chip is not necessarily the best to go for.

What do people think the wait will be for a G5 ?

Thanks - Michael
     
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Mar 14, 2002, 03:48 AM
 
Be prepared for a long wait if you decide to go the G5 route. My guess is it won't be ready until mid 2003. Apple has already said the G4 has a long way to go still.
     
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Mar 14, 2002, 05:41 AM
 
Originally posted by mmurray:
<STRONG>I am thinking about getting a new Powermac but the need is not desperate and I could wait awhile. What do people think of the various options:

(1) dual 1 gig now

(2) wait for G5

I am tempted to wait and then I am thinking that the first machine
with a new design and new chip is not necessarily the best to go for.

What do people think the wait will be for a G5 ?

Thanks - Michael</STRONG>
If you can...you can always wait. If you can buy... buy. The DP is hella fast.


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Mar 14, 2002, 10:50 AM
 
Originally posted by Danny Ricci:
<STRONG>Apple has already said the G4 has a long way to go still.</STRONG>
But they didn't say in the tower. It does have a long life left in it with the new iMac, PowerBook, and someday the iBook.
     
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Mar 14, 2002, 10:52 AM
 
If urgent : Buy G4 and upgrade to G5 when time comes ...

If not urgent : Wait until MacWorld Expo and see if there is any annoucement ...
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Mar 14, 2002, 11:06 AM
 
Originally posted by Pikachu_G4e�:
<STRONG>If urgent : Buy G4 and upgrade to G5 when time comes ...

If not urgent : Wait until MacWorld Expo and see if there is any annoucement ...</STRONG>
.....and if there's still no G5, go for whatever is there by that time (G4/1.3 or 1.4 or 1.5 or whatever).
     
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Mar 14, 2002, 12:11 PM
 
Originally posted by mmurray:
<STRONG>I am thinking about getting a new Powermac but the need is not desperate and I could wait awhile. What do people think of the various options:

(1) dual 1 gig now

(2) wait for G5
</STRONG>
I think this is like wondering if you should buy a new Lincoln now or hold out for a flying car.
     
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Mar 14, 2002, 01:05 PM
 
Wait for the flyin' car!
     
mmurray  (op)
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Mar 14, 2002, 04:25 PM
 
Originally posted by hyperizer:
<STRONG>

I think this is like wondering if you should buy a new Lincoln now or hold out for a flying car. </STRONG>
So you think the G5 is going to be like Flubber ?


Thanks everybody for the thoughts.


Michael
     
Bruce O'Neal
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Mar 16, 2002, 04:32 AM
 
i dunno guys ... technology keeps changing and you have to make a decision to get in the game at some point. you have to find that point (based on money, product announcements, etc.) and just make the jump.

you're going with apple, so it is kind of a no lose situation.
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Mar 18, 2002, 02:49 AM
 
I only buy a new comp when the speed of my old one REALLY starts to bug me. Still using my B&W G3........
speed starting to bug me a little.......
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Mar 18, 2002, 03:14 AM
 
Wait until after MacWorld. If you believe the rumor sites (such as http://www.spymac.com and others), many industry insiders think that Apple will release the G5 at MacWorld.

Evidence of this is the fact that the iMac just moved up to a G4, and at 800MHz it's very close to G4 mini-tower performance. Moving the mini-tower to the G5 will differentiate the consumer/professional Mac lines once more.
     
   
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