On Nov 28, 2004, at 10:51 AM, Bonnie wrote:
I've been saving my nickels and dimes and I will soon have enough to upgrade to a new machine :-) I am trying to decide which G4 I need, so maybe you all can help. I don't do games, but I do use graphic programs (photoshop, indesign, illustrator etc.). Also I am going to need to run VPC (some of my jobs are for the unenlightened). I understand VPC is painfully slow, so what should I get to reduce the pain? I'll be running OS X (10.2.8 to start, but will probably switch to Panther soon). Will a dual processor help with this? If so, which one? What I have now is a G3 266 MT upgraded with a Sonnet G4/500 zif.Well the simple answer is the best you can afford. <G> (Not helpful I know.) The last MDD FW 800 versions in 2003 had the fastest bus of any G4's. The Dual 1.25 GHz was the top of the line. Whatever those are going for now on the used market would establish the upper end. All of the MDD models (came out in fall 2002) were dual processor. If you are doing a lot with applications that can use dual processors (Photoshop 7 and above for example) then there are some definite advantages.) Otherwise not automatically. My daughters 17" FP iMac is the 1.25 GHz single processor and it runs things nicely. (Especially if you are coming from the reference point of a G3 MT, even an upgraded one).
The "sweet spot" for used appears to be the Quick Silver models looking at flea bay. Mostly going to be a budget consideration. Don't overlook the possibility of a cheap new G4. The eMac. It's a lot of computer for the buck.
Jack Russell
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