On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 2:43 PM, Kris Tilford <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Aug 23, 2010, at 8:22 AM, Dan Palka wrote: > > it really is time to move on. Snow Leopard on an Intel Mac is an amazing, >> highly-refined, ultra-powerful combination. I wouldn't downgrade for >> anything. >> > > Great, I think we all know this already, but most either already own PPC > Macs or can't afford a new Intel Mac. The name of this list is G3-5 list, > it's specifically for PPC Macs. Perhaps you should be moving on to one of > the Intel lists? Or I can stay here and give the best and most appropriate advice where necessary. G-Macs are great fun and all, and I probably own more of them than most people on this list, but when someone says they are "refusing" for whatever reason to upgrade to Snow Leopard and/or Intel Macs, there is clearly some misconception going there that needs to be cleared up. Early 2006 Intel Mac prices are free-falling. Someone here is talking about buying G5s and all kinds of nonsense just for the sake of Classic. I say don't waste your money. > I cannot emphasize how urgent and beneficial it is for you to jump into >> Intel and Snow Leopard, and the modern world of Mac applications. >> > > I agree with your premise that OS X applications can normally replace > Classic applications, and that using MacOS is probably not the best idea > these days. However, I disagree with the idea that Snow Leopard offers any > substantial improvements over Leopard, after all, the ONLY thing Snow > Leopard is doing is converting Leopard from 32-bit Universal Intel/PPC code > over to 64-bit Intel-only code. The idea of paying Apple $29 to clean-up and > purge their deadwood code seems a little far fetched to me. Leopard 10.5.8 > works perfectly for almost all applications, Intel or PPC. Snow Leopard > offers few improvements, and many minor growing headaches. > OK, fine. Time to upgrade from Mac OS 9 to Leopard if you need to nit-pick about your pennies that much. There is no reason for anyone to purposely refuse to upgrade to (Snow) Leopard which is what sounds like the OP was doing. > As I said above, if you believe "how urgent and beneficial it is for you to > jump into Intel and Snow Leopard" then you should also jump into one of the > Intel lists, and leave G3-5 list to us who still find value in G3-5 PPC > Macs. > > > On Aug 23, 2010, at 8:41 AM, Eric Herbert wrote: > > Upgrading to Snow Leopard on an Intel Mini is a MASSIVE leap forward. Not >> only is it a lot more stable and polished, but it's MUCH faster than Tiger >> on the Intels. Join us in the 21st century and make your life a little >> easier! >> > > > Comparing Snow Leopard on an Intel Mac to Tiger on a PPC Mac isn't a fair > comparison. The cost factor is just as MASSIVE as the performance increase, > perhaps larger? The "sweet spot" of price/performance ratio is still within > the PPC Mac range unless you're using a hackintosh. > > To reiterate, this list is for G3-5 PPC Macs. It most certainly is not. As I pointed out, early Intels are reaching new lows every month. You can spend $500 - $700 on a G5 that's been officially obsoleted by Apple for a year now, or you can spend the same money and get a decent Mac Mini that will run all the current software and be useful longer. It doesn't matter what list your on. The best advice applies everywhere. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, 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] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
