Hello everyone,
I know someone that wants to buy a G5. Right now they have a G4 Quicksilver, but they really want the faster SuperDrive and processor speed for lots of iMovie-ing.
They were going to make the purchase in the next few weeks, but they read somewhere what this page says:
https://www.macrumors.com/pages/2005/04/20050428180526.shtml
Now supposedly, the processors will have the same speed, but...the 970FX is squeezing out the power, while the 970MP actually has all the power. I guess essentially they will be close in amount of Ghz.
Anyway, I feel that Apple is always upgrading things, and that you could just keep waiting forever and never get the product.
What he does, mostly internet and e-mail, but he is starting to make/burn a lot of iMovie projects is not extremely CPU intensive. I don't think he will really notice a difference in the G5 out now and the one that they "think" will be out within a year-2 years. I've even read/been told to be expected to wait almost 3 years for the MP. He's also worried about the computer being outdated MUCH faster, since the 970MP is supposed to be a huge jump.
Basically, what do you guys think about this? I wouldn't want him to buy a G5 now when the new one will be out in 2 weeks. If the wait is really long and not really worth it, I will advise him to get it soon. If the wait is long but worth it, we will have to see.
I'm just looking for opinions! I've already talked to Apple and MacConnection, and they said around 1.5-2 years until it will actually ship. However, that was just a guess.
Thanks,
Ryan
I know someone that wants to buy a G5. Right now they have a G4 Quicksilver, but they really want the faster SuperDrive and processor speed for lots of iMovie-ing.
They were going to make the purchase in the next few weeks, but they read somewhere what this page says:
https://www.macrumors.com/pages/2005/04/20050428180526.shtml
Now supposedly, the processors will have the same speed, but...the 970FX is squeezing out the power, while the 970MP actually has all the power. I guess essentially they will be close in amount of Ghz.
Anyway, I feel that Apple is always upgrading things, and that you could just keep waiting forever and never get the product.
What he does, mostly internet and e-mail, but he is starting to make/burn a lot of iMovie projects is not extremely CPU intensive. I don't think he will really notice a difference in the G5 out now and the one that they "think" will be out within a year-2 years. I've even read/been told to be expected to wait almost 3 years for the MP. He's also worried about the computer being outdated MUCH faster, since the 970MP is supposed to be a huge jump.
Basically, what do you guys think about this? I wouldn't want him to buy a G5 now when the new one will be out in 2 weeks. If the wait is really long and not really worth it, I will advise him to get it soon. If the wait is long but worth it, we will have to see.
I'm just looking for opinions! I've already talked to Apple and MacConnection, and they said around 1.5-2 years until it will actually ship. However, that was just a guess.
Thanks,
Ryan
