On 7-Dec-08, at 9:18 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > I'm thinking of upgrading from my bulging G4 Digital Audio with a dual > 800 processor. I need to decide between a fairly fast G5 tower dual > or an Intel iMac (probably reconditioned), somewhere in the $1000- > $1500 price range. I'm a little conflicted since getting a tower G5 > would make an easy transition since all my drives and pci boards would > just plug in. And I have a pair of nice LCD monitors which could be > used with an iMac but are set up for a tower. So the intel would > require reconfiguring drives onto several firewire boxes or larger > drives and a new backup strategy. All expenses beyond the basic > machine. > > The Intel is tempting as current technology but I am put off a bit by > the one piece built in monitor and no pci slots. Still, they are > powerful and versatile with pretty powerful video boards, some of them > upgradeable, I hear.. And I've heard rumors that the next OS upgrade > will exclude Motorola machines. One doesn't want to be left too far > behind. > > I do graphics and video, so the relative strengths in these fields of > these two choices are of concern. > > Thoughts? > > Rich For graphics and video work in your budget range, I would recommend the iMac. Your multiple drives could all be handled by a single Drobo unit (www.drobo.com), which now offers a fast Firewire 800 interface (available on the iMac). The next version of OS X, Snow Leopard, is expected to be Intel-only, offering no new features aside from a significant speed boost in optimized code. And the blow of losing all those PCI interfaces is softened by the fact that just about every piece of add-on hardware these days has a USB or Firewire equivalent. Having said all that, I would also recommend waiting until after January's Macworld, since it's right around the corner. Tony --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
