 G5 Tower & Monitor V. Cheaper Imac G5, Is the tower worth all the dough? |
 jeu. 17 nov. 2005, 18:52
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Quick thought and question for everyone:
I know the G5 tower is superior since it is a dual processor, however, a tower alone is expensive. Plus the fact that the monitor is separate (and starting at $800) makes it even more pricy. I have seen refurbished G5 towers on ebay for $1300 - $1500, is it worth shelling out the extra scratch for the tower and the monitor vs. a brand new iMac w/ lots 'o' RAM for appoximately the same price? If the tower is far superior, I will bite the bullet and save a little more money, if not I would love to get an iMac G5 ASAP so I can start playing around. |
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lun. 21 nov. 2005, 11:42
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It's true that you can't have enough RAM, but my G4 1GHz DP PowerMac maxes out at 2Gb and that's what it's got in it right now and it's been plenty fast enough for most things I try and do. Nice to have more, sure, but don't go thinking 2Gb is a paltry amount of RAM, that's all.
I also have a UAD-1 PCI card in my Mac, which helps take the strain off the Mac's processors. Can't do that with an iMac. With that and some judicious freezing, I have few complaints with using Logic Pro 7. I also have three hard drives in there - another plus for the PowerMacs. Logic is also definitely way more efficient than Garageband - it's in a different class. |
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drewott G5 Tower & Monitor V. Cheaper Imac G5 jeu. 17 nov. 2005, 18:52
slexer IMO the tower will be far better. However to save ... jeu. 17 nov. 2005, 21:36 rickenbacker More powerful, better expansion, probably more RAM... ven. 18 nov. 2005, 15:07 gdoubleyou You can use any standard monitor with it I vote to... ven. 18 nov. 2005, 20:07 mortalengines It also probably depends on the app that you want ... sam. 19 nov. 2005, 06:47 hahaworld I disagree that the iMac is enough for Garageband.... dim. 20 nov. 2005, 13:52 deaconblue You can never have too much RAM or hard drive spac... dim. 20 nov. 2005, 17:16 mortalengines I may be incorrect on this one but I don't thi... dim. 20 nov. 2005, 20:26 deaconblue true, 2GB is plenty of RAM for most set ups, but, ... lun. 21 nov. 2005, 16:58 drewott Thank you everyone for your input. It sounds like... lun. 28 nov. 2005, 18:36 abcdaniel Hmm, I managed to get my Dual 1.8 G5 for about 110... mar. 29 nov. 2005, 00:16
Hearandnow You can use any LCD or CRT monitor you want with t... jeu. 8 déc. 2005, 16:54 |
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