On Dec 7, 2008, at 12:35 PM, g3-5-list group wrote: > == 1 of 7 == > Date: Sun, Dec 7 2008 6:18 am > From: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > > > 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.
The 24 inch iMac is just beyond your price range. But for your kind of work, you may be unhappy with the 20 inch version. It is best that you compare the two side by side. You will find the 20 LCD quickly changes contrast and color depending on where you position your head and on the tilt of the machine. One quick test is to note what happens with listings in the Finder windows where the white and pale blue backgrounds alternate line by line. The G5 solution looks like the easiest and least expensive transition. But then you are buying hardware with mileage and no warranty. You have waited many years to move off the G4 which suggests your needs do not demand the latest and greatest. The G5 would give a dramatic improvement in performance. But you may need to consider whether you might feel behind the power curve with the G5, say only a year or two after Snow Leopard comes out and vendor applications catch up with that. Al Poulin --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
