I have been waiting for the G5 for a long time, and I have been saving up for a long time, I only wanted to spend about $2000 on the machine, but I really want to 1.8Ghz G5. What do you guys think?
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Which PowerMac?
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1.8 good machine except for video card, 1.6 overpriced, dual 2 gig fantastic for the pro who can afford it.
MacManiac1224 doesn't sound like a "pro who can afford it". Unless you are going to do some really heavy duty processing, it might be better to get the 1.6GHz and spend the difference on RAM (or add RAM later when you can afford to). What makes you think you need the higher speed?
besides speed..the larger hard drive might make a different.
oh yeah...the developer prices on the systems are pretty reasonable.
check em out and try and get yourself in it.
oh yeah...the developer prices on the systems are pretty reasonable.
check em out and try and get yourself in it.
Ram and HDs are generally easy and cheap to get, soooo looking at the retail box....
First two machine choices...
Do the extra RAM slots make a difference to you?
Do you want PCI or PCI-X slots?
Last two machine choices...
Do you want 1 or 2 CPUs?
ATI or Nvidia?
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Some would say video cards are cheap and easy, but there's that nagging ADC port that has always made them expensive with the Apple OEM Retail mark on the side.
First two machine choices...
Do the extra RAM slots make a difference to you?
Do you want PCI or PCI-X slots?
Last two machine choices...
Do you want 1 or 2 CPUs?
ATI or Nvidia?
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Some would say video cards are cheap and easy, but there's that nagging ADC port that has always made them expensive with the Apple OEM Retail mark on the side.
Re: Which PowerMac?
* Faster memory: dual DDR400 instead of dual DDR333, for a total of 800 mhz. memory bus instead of 666 mhz...
* 8 memory slots instead of 4
* PCI-X instead of just PCI
The 1.8 is only $400 more, and that price can be dropped by $200 if you really need to by switching out the Superdrive for a combo drive.
Don't buy the 1.6... It's a ripoff for what you get. If you can afford it, at least get the 1.8, as you get:
* Faster memory: dual DDR400 instead of dual DDR333, for a total of 800 mhz. memory bus instead of 666 mhz...
* 8 memory slots instead of 4
* PCI-X instead of just PCI
The 1.8 is only $400 more, and that price can be dropped by $200 if you really need to by switching out the Superdrive for a combo drive.