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Need new comp. imac now, or wait?

Josh

Josh

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Hi everyone,

My computer (a 4-year-old 757mhz AMD PC) recently went kaput....something happened to the processor fan, and I think my proc. overheated. To make a long story short...I need a new computer.

I need a new computer very soon, for school especialy, but other things as well. My question is this: should I buy a 17" 1.6ghz imac G5 now, or would it be worth it to wait until the next version?

Normally, I'd wait...but since my only computer no longer works, I cannot figure out if the wait would actually be worth it or not since I need a new computer so badly.

I used to have a dual 1.25 pm G4, but sold it because it was too loud.

My main uses are photoshop, music, and websurfing...but I loved making DVD's when I had my mac. My old AMD system was fine for photoshop and stuff...so I imagine the 1.5ghz imac will be much faster.

So what do you think...should I wait or no?
 
You answered yourself... although I have complained about these question when a product is just released (My tolerance is 3 week, you're within 😉 ) ... I don't think we will see a new revision soon... soon means, not before Tiger comes out... as always, if you need it, get it... if you need a desktop, an iMac would be nice... Did i say that the iMacs are just released? 😱 ... 🙄
 
haha thanks for the reply.

see, I was thinking about waiting until Tiger came out...but I have no idea when that will be.

But I guess I am left with only one option....to get the 17" imac.

I would geta pm G5...but the $1999 price tag is just too much for me.
 
Get out and get that G5 iMac now. And make sure you get another stick of RAM to go w/ the stick that came w/ the system. Crucial from Newegg.com is good.
 
get the iMac! but if i was you i would strive for the 20"... I know i am cramped on my 17" monitor. I think it is very much worth the extra money for the 20"
 
get the iMac and upgrade your ram + buy Tiger when it releases...

if you can get the 20" more room fo those palettes in Photoshop (I use 2 monitors to have some space ;-) )
 
AmigoMac said:
You answered yourself... although I have complained about these question when a product is just released (My tolerance is 3 week, you're within 😉 ) ... I don't think we will see a new revision soon... soon means, not before Tiger comes out... as always, if you need it, get it... if you need a desktop, an iMac would be nice... Did i say that the iMacs are just released? 😱 ... 🙄
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Yeah, and what would the next revision do for you? PRobably a slightly faster processor and a slightly lower price. (anything else you would need? FW800?) And you can already buy a faster processor, so really it's just paying more now than in 6 mos. (or 9) when they're revised. So you're just paying for a few months of use, which is so what. Buy now.
 
Get the the iMac (20 " would be nice) and increase your RAM. Panther works great, and Tiger will be out next year for purchase.
 
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