What Is The Difference Between Imac G5 And Tower?, Deciding whether to keep the iMac G5... Options

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I recently got a good deal on a 20" iMac G5 2.1GHz with SuperDrive (with free applecare).
Is there any difference between this and the Dual 2GHz PowerPC G5 tower?

Is this iMac powerful enough to bust out with crazy animation, music and graphic design?
Any help is very appreciated---thanks!

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I dunno...I have 2 iMac G5s (identitical twins)! In fact I just bought the second one about 3 weeks ago (Apple refurb). It's the best computer I have ever owned (I've been using Macs since 1985). I actually have a lot of 3rd party audio plugins that have not been updated to work on Intel, hence the decision to stick with the G5 architecture instead of intel. If you need to do Photoshop, Adobe has announced that it won't be Intel native until next major revision (next year!).

Animation? Depends on what software you are using and it's availablility on intel, and how soon you need to do work if it's not intel native yet. I would say, unpack that baby and see what you think! Just make sure you have at least a gig (GB) of RAM. I also find the 20" screen plenty big for most work.

For reference, I have been an art director for 15 years, do a lot of work in Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Dreamweaver and illustration work using Strata when the need arrises for 3D work. Also, I am running Logic Express with a lot of 3rd party AU instruments and effects and it runs everything beautifully. Hope this info helps.