What Mac To Buy?, I am wondering if a quad intel is necessary or whether a dual g5 can c Options

[JonRaven]

Hello there,

first time visiter, first time poster here...

I am currently using a powerbook 1.25 and I want to move into the ability to use some robust virtual instruments like toon track's "ezdrummer" and spek's "atmosphere", along with interested in the new east west quantum leap app called "gypsy" and the like.

My powerbook just wont cut it of course so I am thinking about getting a desktop mac.

Can anyone tell me from real world knowledge whether I could do everything I want with a used dual g5 or whether I really need to bite the bullet and get the new quad 2.66 intel?

I know ram is a big thing so I will upgrade either machine wiith atleast 4 gig ram.

I will be looking to do realistic backing tracks for my songs with virtual instruments and then adding say 16 tracks of audio tracks as well to the track.

Any ideas? Of course the music stores and the mac store are just out to sell the newest greatest of everything so you can't really get any honest opinions based on personal experience so I came here.

Can anyone discuss this with me?

Thanks and glad to be part of the group.

[lepetitmartien]

512 MB of RAM is a laugh, OS X to start being alive needs 768 MB, then the more the better with a definitive sweet spot starting at 1.5 or 2 GB.

On the RAM diagnosis, if the RAM is bad, the test tells it, You can do the tests by yourslef with the Apple Hardware Tools on the original install DVD, or by using AppleJack with Memtest, or Memtest alone.

At which applestore you went? Geniuses are supposed to help, especially when it's difficult.

The most important is still you can work now ! I'm happy for you haha

And Apple is one of the best companies in records for reliability still… (for what this kind of surveys are worth…)