Questions Before Buying A New G5 Dual 2.7 Options

[bluetone78]

Hello all,
My G4 iMac just isn't cutting it anymore, so I need an upgrade. I was think about getting the G5 dual 2.7, but I had a bunch of questions first:

1. What's this I hear about an Intel Mac? When are they coming out? Are they going to be better than the dual G5's that are available now? Should I wait to buy untilt hey come out?

2. Obviously I'm gong to need more RAM - I've read good things about Corsair (in this forum, elsewhere). I also read talk of buying in "bundles"? what does that mean? How do I buy ram in bundles?

3. I'd like to have a seperate interal drive to put my samples, audio files, etc. Is there a good reason (performance wise) to get the dual 400GB drives factory installed from apple? If not, can anyone recommend a decent brand for this application?

4. Apple LCD displays vs other Brands?


Thanks so much,
Charles

[vsmith1]

1) The rumour machine has it that the first Apple machines to get Intel-based designs will be a) Mac Mini b) iBook and c) PowerBook. Therefore if you are after a Power Mac G5 then go ahead. Also, the software will take a while to get the Universal Binary format, and it would be a frustrating time if you got a Mactel machine and had to wait or run slowly your chosen software.

2) The G5's have been rather picky about the extra RAM. I'd agree with the other postings and stay with known names.

3) The internal HDD are SATA in the G5, and any manufacturer will be OK with the standard SATA drives. If you want to go for RAID0 then a hardware approach is best.

4) Apple LCDs screens are excellent but several people have posted on the Macintouch site that the Dell screens are better and cheaper. Check out the website.