On Mar 2, 11:20 pm, Kris Tilford <[email protected]> wrote: > On Mar 2, 2011, at 10:13 PM, Jane, (Portland, OR) wrote: > > > Can this Mac handle 10.5 without a lot of slowdown? > > The slowdown averages about 15% or so, you can check out the Xbench or > Geekbench archives for exact numbers for your specific Mac:
The 15% slowdown may be significant if one wants to work with processor intensive applications. Then again one may want to play processor or graphics intensive games. A slowdown may not really matter. By today's expectations, the iMac would be slow whether with 10.4 or 10.5. Aside from a slowdown, it may be more significant to consider how the teenager will use the machine and what applications one gains by using 10.5 which cannot be used on 10.4. One of the many advantages of 10.5 is its Time Machine for backing up the work and data. Al Poulin -- 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
