The high end machine is the G5 dual processor 2.5 gigahertz. It's
liquid cooled, which probably helps account for its quiet operation. I
believe Apple is due to release a dual 3G version soon. Most PS CS
users I know run very satisfactorily with 1.5 or 2 gigs of memory,
although one can install much more. I'm not very knowledgeable about
drives, although it seems that any external drive that can be used on a
PC can also be used on a Mac. I use a pair of external firewire drives
on my Mac (a G4 dual 1.25), and find them quite satisfactory. I think
they're both Maxtors. One is a 250 gig, the other a 150. I've been told
that the internal drive is faster, so I use that as my first PSCS
scratch disk. You can probably get some precise specs for the G5 dual
on the apple web site. And there are others here who know far more than
I.
Paul
On Feb 1, 2005, at 1:04 AM, Shel Belinkoff wrote:
Yesterday I stopped into a nearby Apple store to look at the Cinema
displays and to find out if they'd work on a PC. Oh, my, that 30"
display
is A-mazing. While wiping the slobber from my chin I was also impressed
with how quiet the Mac was compared to the jet sounding high-end Intel
PC's. Mine has SEVEN fans, and sometimes it seems that a blimp would
be a
great accessory. So, Mac users, is the Power Mac G5 the high end for
the
machine? Talk to me about speed, memory, number, size and speed of hard
drives it can support, what processors can it use, and so forth. The
sales
person at the Apple store was not very helpful and told me to check on
line. However, I'd like some first hand comments about these machines.
Shel
