On Dec 7, 2008, at 6:58 AM, Tony Gamble wrote:
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> On 7-Dec-08, at 9:18 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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>> 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
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>
> 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
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I'm gonna have to agree with Tony here. Go iMac! Just sold my G5 dual
2ghz and bought a new macbook and the difference is overwhelming. I
can do all the crunching I used to do and have my portable too! Jeff
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