One important factor to me in the upgrade to the G5 (Mid level - single processor) is the quiet. You'll be so relieved when you realize how much energy the noise of the G4 is draining from your work environment. It's a real improvement - you get speed and quiet.
Chuck
On Dec 8, 2004, at 11:05 AM, Paul Hayden wrote:
That is exactly why I am having difficulty deciding what to do about my aging PowerMac G4 (AGP, 500 MHz, 832 MB RAM, OS X 10.3.5). Finale 2004c is annoyingly slow, and Garritan Personal Orchestra "probably won't work at all" (Gary Garritan) with Digital Performer 4 on this Mac. (I haven't even bothered trying yet.)Chuck Israels
So, the choices are: a dual-G4 (ca. 1.3 GHz) upgrade for ca. $680, or a new PowerMac G5 dual-processor (ca. 2 - 2.5 GHz) for ca. $2500 - $3000. Digital Performer will clearly perform better regardless of which I choose, since it takes advantage of dual processors. But Finale? I'm not sure what kind of real-world improvement I can expect with the upgrade.
Right now, my wallet says the upgrade is the way to go.
Paul Hayden
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