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sam. 11 mars 2006, 00:50
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This is a tough one.
With computers, there's always something better coming along. The difference is, this time, you know what that "something better" is.
Do you have a lot invested in current software, and do you need to use it now? If so, the Dual Core 2.0GHz G5 would be the best bet. It will run everything you can throw at it today, and will probably be good enough for about 3 years. After that, there will surely be software it can't handle, or people will just have stopped writing new stuff for the PPC platform.
If you can wait until the new Intel PowerMacs come out (or, more likely, the Mac Pro, based on the new naming scheme), AND if you can wait for your favorite software to be ported, then I'd wait. You'll get a longer lifespan out of the Intel machine.
I'm in a similar situation. I have a lot invested in current software, and I need a new machine (upgrading from a Rev A G5 iMac). I could go with the Intel iMac, which is benchmarking at about the same speed as a 2.0 - 2.3 GHz Dual Core G5 (pretty damn fast for the money!), but I'd only be able to use Logic 7.2 and the Live Beta. NONE of my other plugs have been ported. OR, I could go with the Dual Core 2.0, which is just as fast, and is FAR more expandable, but costs slightly more (including cost of an LCD). If I go with the iMac, I can also purchase a new audio interface (no drivers for my old one, plus it sucks!), but no software. If I go with the G5, I don't get the new interface, but all my stuff works today.
Tough call!
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sam. 11 mars 2006, 09:53
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Yeah I know it's a tough one.. Thing is I can't spend one day without my music computer, so by the time the old one is sold, I need the new one, which means I can't wait, unless I sell the G4 in a few months, but I have a good offer on it and also it's becoming too lightweight for the softwares I'm using. I use Cubase SX3, Kontakt2, Waves, Korg Legacy Collection, the Arturia and N.I instruments etc... I'm also thinking of getting the altiverb.
I'll stick to these soft for the next three years so I guess it will work well on a dual 2ghz G5, anyway hopefully night and day with the G4. Also I'd better buy the cheaper G5 and save money to get a DAV BG1 mic pre..
Thx
Jean
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dim. 12 mars 2006, 17:02
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Thanks everybody...Now I know that there is a lot that we all share...But, for the records, What would you say: 1 Wait until things get a little more clear...? 2 Buy a second hand G5 for lets say, a year...and will see..? 3 Remain quiet and working without falling in those allegations...? 4 I think I will go for "Slow Upgrade" & "Fast Music" route.
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lun. 13 mars 2006, 22:32
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Just to follow up on my previous post, I decided to go with the Dual Core 2.0 G5 over the Intel iMac.
In the end, I couldn't justify waiting for all new software. Logic is great, but it wont cut it for me by itself. I need RMX, BFD, Absynth, B4, Live, Vintage Warmer, URS, and Reason. All of these will run at the same speed on the Dual Core G5 as they do on the iMac, but they'll do it NOW.
Plus, the G5 has the following advantages:
Free internal SATA drive bays Up to 16GB RAM PCI Express slots, for next gen audio/vid cards Digital audio IN and out (which I can use as an aggregate device with my audio interface for a nice send/return loop with my external reverb)
The G5 is everything the Intel iMac is, and so much more. I would wager that it will be at least 3 years before the major manufacturers stop making PPC binaries all together. There is just too huge an installed base to give up on them totally. If it were one year from now, and the Powermacs were replaced by the Merom-based MacPro, I'd give it a second thought. But by then, software will be out.
I need a computer now, so I'm going with the Dual Core G5.
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