Daniel LeVangie-Stricklen wrote: > Hi everyone, > > I've asked a couple of questions about OS 9 vs. OS 8, > regarding performance on a Power Mac 5400. I've got > some tabs on OS 8.5, but before I buy, I thought I'd > toss out a final question to the experts. > > If I'm really sold on upgrading to OS X, via a G3 or > G4 daughtercard (presuming it's possible in this > machine), am I going to spend more than it's worth, > considering that I could get an iMac for just a little > bit more? > > One of the eventual uses of The Mac that we're going > to have will be video editing. Granted, complexity > and quality can strain the resources of a fast G4 with > oodles of RAM, and a 5400 with the upgrade card isn't > the same as a native G3 or G4. Of course, if we were > shooting for pro-level quality, I wouldn't even be > considering this stuff; but we're not. I would like > to get to use iMovie, and I'm not sure if it's still > restricted to the iMacs or not.
Any Mac with a firewire port (or more precisely, with the firewire extensions installed) will run iMovie, though you will need to convert any captured footage to a dv stream before iMovie will work; iirc the 5400 AIO doesn't have a pci slot to add Firewire. That said, an iMac for a little bit more will definitely be the better deal than upgrading the 5400. Actually, for the cost of an iMac you could get a fairly usable used B&W G3 or Gray G4 tower. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.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/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
