Hi there,
I'm a long time Windows user currently wanting to upgrade my 3 year old WinXP Pro Sony Vaio 1Ghz Pentium 3 laptop.
I've been keen for a long time to convert to Macs but am unsure as to which way I should go.
My main requirements will be a lot of Photoshop work and lots of DV editing (for which I'd like to use FCE rather than iMovie) which I could then burn to DVD.
Is the new G5 iMac good enough for these purposes or should I really fork out the extra cash for one of the PowerMacs? Is the difference huge? (I was planning on upgrading the iMac to 2GB RAM and have budgeted accordingly if this makes any difference).
Would the 17" 1.5Gig G4 Powerbook be a better solution than the iMac? Although I'm not concerned with portability, I am ideally looking for a space saving solution hence the options I'm thinking about.
However, needs must, and if the only way to go is the PowerMac then I'll have to carry on saving for a while 🙁
Cheers,
Scott.
I'm a long time Windows user currently wanting to upgrade my 3 year old WinXP Pro Sony Vaio 1Ghz Pentium 3 laptop.
I've been keen for a long time to convert to Macs but am unsure as to which way I should go.
My main requirements will be a lot of Photoshop work and lots of DV editing (for which I'd like to use FCE rather than iMovie) which I could then burn to DVD.
Is the new G5 iMac good enough for these purposes or should I really fork out the extra cash for one of the PowerMacs? Is the difference huge? (I was planning on upgrading the iMac to 2GB RAM and have budgeted accordingly if this makes any difference).
Would the 17" 1.5Gig G4 Powerbook be a better solution than the iMac? Although I'm not concerned with portability, I am ideally looking for a space saving solution hence the options I'm thinking about.
However, needs must, and if the only way to go is the PowerMac then I'll have to carry on saving for a while 🙁
Cheers,
Scott.