While a faster Mac will not get you faster downloads, it WILL render pages faster. Using the speed tests at dslreports.com, I got the same up and download speeds on both my beige G4 533 as I got on a Digital Audio 933. This was using a a dLink 802.11b wireless network and I got the same speed with a pc directly wired to the router, so I know the wireless network was not the bottleneck. The best I've ever tested was 2.5Mb download and 700Kb up.
However, the pages rendered on my screen much faster so it APPEARED that my surfing had sped up. This is particularly noticeable on complex or large pages, like the pgatour.com stats pages where there are over 200 golfers listed, most with hyperlinks to other pages.
I have to agree with the above. When I first got my iMac G3 and cable modem I could work online like I was working from the hard drive - fast, no errors or delays and really easy. After 3 years, it had slowed to where I was tapping my fingers waiting for the ebay listing pages to load.
I got a new G5 iMac and it is back to like working on my hard drive when I am online. Pages POP and are there almost immediately. Whatever the change is, it is really faster! I am very happy with my decision to upgrade...my old iMac had been on 24/7/365 for almost 4 years and lived a good, hard life. It was time to retire it - for me anyway!
Michele
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