 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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sam. 19 nov. 2005, 06:47
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It also probably depends on the app that you want to use as well. Your high end DAWs like Logic (even express) will probably work much better with the G5 tower. But if you were just using a smaller app like Garageband or even Reason (as a standalone) the Imac would be all you would ever need. I would still probably go for the tower.
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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 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 rickenbacker It's true that you can't have enough RAM, ... lun. 21 nov. 2005, 11:42 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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