Walter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> just posted 5 or 6 lengthy and very interesting descriptions of his 20" G5 iMac to the iMac List.
Go to the maclaunch archive and look for everything he posted to this List beginning Wednesday September 29. Jay Boshara <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I have been off the iMac List for awhile, so forgive me if this question has > already been asked and answered. > > How does new 20" G5 iMac compare with the 20" G4 1.25 GHz iMac? Have people > begun to receive the new iMac yet (and if not, how long is the wait)? If > people have begun to receive it, is it much faster than the 1.25 iMac? If > so, what percent improvement do you think? Is it any quieter than the 1.25? > Does it take up substantially less desk space, especially in terms of depth? > The specs suggest that it is smaller, but I would like to hear from new > owners. > > I got the 20" 1.25 GHz iMac in February because I thought Apple would put > the G5 into the PowerBook long before they would put it in the iMac. > Although I love the 20" screen, it is louder than I would like. And it is > not as fast as I was hoping, especially when doing digital video editing > (which I don't do that often) and Photoshoping (which I do regularly). Even > Office 2004 does not run as fast as I was hoping (though it is faster than > Office X) -- considering how much I paid for my iMac. I use OS 10.3.5 with > 768 MB of RAM, and I find that the OS is a little slow (and even a little > buggy, despite all the maintenance I do with TechTool Pro, DiskWarrior, OnyX > and Disk Utility). My university may soon give me some money for > technology, so I am trying to decide whether to eBay my G4 iMac and buy the > new G5 iMac. -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
