For the last 5-6 years I've had 3 computers in my home, all at the same time.
The first is an old Dell Inspiron laptop I almost never use, except to browse the internet. It's a miserable machine, donated to me by a family member who upgraded. 700mhz, 512mb RAM.
The second is a Windows machine i custom built in 2003 to do workstation 3D graphics work. It's still a fantastic machine, but its beginning to show its age. I almost never use it, except to play some games or do some minor 3d work. Dual AMD athlon, 1.2ghz, 1GB RAM.
My main computer at home is a Powermac G5 dual 1.8, 4gb RAM. I use it daily for everything from internet to Logic Pro to Adobe Lightroom, photoshop... many processor intensive applications. This machine is from 2004ish, and is also starting to show its age. It struggles to run lightroom smoothly, and chokes on heavy Logic Pro documents.
I've been eyeballing the MacBook Pro's for some time now, and I feel its time to finally buy one. My plan was to sell my Dell laptop and my PC, and put that money toward the Macbook... the idea was the two birds with one stone thing... I could use the Macbook as a portable, and similarly be able to dual-boot into windows, where it would EASILY out-perform my existing PC, and i could run a DVI-out to my lcd and use it for anything I've already been using my PC for.
But suddenly i thought.... could this also possibly replace my Powermac G5? I intend to get the 15" 2.4ghz model, and upgrade it to 4gb RAM on my own... I actually think it could outperform my desktop on ALL levels, Id just have to make externals out of my existing internal HD's...
Can anyone advise me on this? would the Macbook 2.4 outperform my powermac g5 dual 1.8 by leaps and bounds? I'm also anticipating the eagerly awaited updates to the macbooks, which could possibly improve these odds of the macbook outperforming my machine.
If this were the case, I could consolidate all my machines at home into ONE... powerful macintosh, portable, and bootable into a powerful windows system, and i could run DVI out to my LCD monitor when I'm at home...
It seems almost too good to be true... is it?
Thanks!
chris
The first is an old Dell Inspiron laptop I almost never use, except to browse the internet. It's a miserable machine, donated to me by a family member who upgraded. 700mhz, 512mb RAM.
The second is a Windows machine i custom built in 2003 to do workstation 3D graphics work. It's still a fantastic machine, but its beginning to show its age. I almost never use it, except to play some games or do some minor 3d work. Dual AMD athlon, 1.2ghz, 1GB RAM.
My main computer at home is a Powermac G5 dual 1.8, 4gb RAM. I use it daily for everything from internet to Logic Pro to Adobe Lightroom, photoshop... many processor intensive applications. This machine is from 2004ish, and is also starting to show its age. It struggles to run lightroom smoothly, and chokes on heavy Logic Pro documents.
I've been eyeballing the MacBook Pro's for some time now, and I feel its time to finally buy one. My plan was to sell my Dell laptop and my PC, and put that money toward the Macbook... the idea was the two birds with one stone thing... I could use the Macbook as a portable, and similarly be able to dual-boot into windows, where it would EASILY out-perform my existing PC, and i could run a DVI-out to my lcd and use it for anything I've already been using my PC for.
But suddenly i thought.... could this also possibly replace my Powermac G5? I intend to get the 15" 2.4ghz model, and upgrade it to 4gb RAM on my own... I actually think it could outperform my desktop on ALL levels, Id just have to make externals out of my existing internal HD's...
Can anyone advise me on this? would the Macbook 2.4 outperform my powermac g5 dual 1.8 by leaps and bounds? I'm also anticipating the eagerly awaited updates to the macbooks, which could possibly improve these odds of the macbook outperforming my machine.
If this were the case, I could consolidate all my machines at home into ONE... powerful macintosh, portable, and bootable into a powerful windows system, and i could run DVI out to my LCD monitor when I'm at home...
It seems almost too good to be true... is it?
Thanks!
chris
