Having owned both, I can tell you there's a dramatic speed difference between G5 and Intel. If you can afford it, go for Intel.
Mark On 3/12/09, Amanda Ward <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Heya Owen... > > On Mar 11, 2009, at 10:04 AM, owen wrote: > > > > > Hi all, > > > > *SNIP* > > > > So what does everyone think? Should I pick up a second G4, upgrade to > > G5, Or make the jump to Intel? > > > Don't know what your financial situation might be, so... I'd been > running an upgraded Sawtooth G4 (1.6 GHZ Processor) for a couple of > years and it was a decent machine. In January, I got a big check for a > lot of overtime and thought I'd spring for a new Intel iMac... 'twas > my birthday, after all!!! ;-) > Anyway, my Sawtooth was no slouch, but the iMac is... wicked f'ing > fast. (20", 2.4 GHZ Core 2 Duo, 4GB ram) > > Of course, my input has no real weight... just a humble voice across > the ether whispering "Intel"! > > > Amanda > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to Low End Mac's iMac List, a group for those using G3, G4, G5, and Intel Core iMacs as well as Apple eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/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/imaclist?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
