David Mann wrote: > On Jan 19, 2008, at 3:19 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > >> It's a good starting point. I'd immediately add another 2G RAM after >> getting it home. Why starve such fast processors with barely enough >> RAM? > > It's not as bad as the first G5 Power Macs. My 1.6GHz came with a > whopping 256Mb, back in the day when a machine of that class really > needed 1Gb or more. > >> I'd buy a MacBook Air for mobility communications use, not for photo >> processing work. The lack of optical drive, FireWire, single USB >> port, etc, lack of RAM upgradability, etc, are all too limiting IMO >> for a general purpose system. > > I agree with you entirely; I wouldn't be using the Air for photo > processing as I only intend it to be used for email/web/iTunes. So > 2Gb will be plenty and I'm quite happy to buy a USB DVD drive as the > drive in my PowerMac doesn't like the latest media. I'll keep my > current Power Mac as a workhorse. Leopard broke just about > everything so I'll keep it on Tiger.
Would you mind elaborating on what Leopard broke? Are you referring to how your Power Mac responds to Leopard? keith whaley -- > I can quite happily put up with the limitations of the Air except for > the glossy screen so I'm still leaning towards a 15" Macbook Pro. I > was going to get one now as I saw they now have LED backlit > displays. Little did I know that those came out about 6-7 months > ago. So I'll probably wait for the next revision, which I expect to > come out soon after the Air arrives in the stores :) > > - Dave > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
