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Is $2000 a good deal for a G5 SP 1.8?
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Junior Member
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Columbus, Ohio
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Should I spend $400 more (for a DP 1.8), or save $400 (for a SP 1.6)? I have been using an iMac DV SE 400 for 5 years (it has been a remarkable machine), and I am ready to upgrade. I do not need an extreme machine, as I will be using it for the iApps, Internet browsing, some webpage/graphic design (real basic stuff).
I love everyone�s� opinions on these forums, so I appreciate any replies.
Thanks�
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Join Date: Jul 2003
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My opinion would be to save the $400 and get a 1.6, or spend an extra $400 (if you have it) and get the DP 1.8.
The single 1.8 doesn't offer significant performance over the 1.6, so it's probably not worth the extra money to you (it wasn't to me). But the DP 1.8 is well worth the money.
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Junior Member
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So the decision is $800 more. But doesn't the PCI architecture or memory make a big difference in the 1.6 and the 1.8?
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Mac Elite
Join Date: Jul 2003
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If you look at the benchmarks, no the 100mhz difference in bus speed does not seem to translate into much of a difference in performance. Not a $400 worth difference, not to me, anyway.
I can't speak for PCI-X, as I've never seen any sort of comparison between it and standard PCI devices.
I feel pretty safe saying that a 1.6 with an additional $400 worth of ram will outperform a stock SP 1.8 for most things.
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Clinically Insane
Join Date: Dec 2000
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Get the G5 1.6, with a Radeon 9600 Pro and 256 MB RAM, and add another 1 GB RAM from Crucial.
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Mac Enthusiast
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: In my own little world
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I am selling my SP G5 1.8 with 1.5GB RAM for $1,900 shipped anywhere in the contiguous U.S. if you are interested. I am upgrading to the Dual 2.0.
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Mac Pro 8-Core 2.26GHz Xeon | 12GB RAM | 2.5TB HDD | ATI Radeon HD 4870 | 24" LED Cinema Display
Mac mini [Unibody] 2.4GHz Core 2 Duo | 8GB RAM | 500GB Seagate Momentus XT Hybrid HDD | 24" LED Cinema Display
MacBook Air 1.6GHz Core 2 Duo | 4GB RAM | 256GB SDD
Too many accessories to list...
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Dedicated MacNNer
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: CT
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Originally posted by ///Milien:
I am selling my SP G5 1.8 with 1.5GB RAM for $1,900 shipped anywhere in the contiguous U.S. if you are interested. I am upgrading to the Dual 2.0.
If you haven't, post that in the market place. More people will see it. 
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