i was going to walk away...
Krizoitz said:
the whole architecture of the G4 is really limited. Bus speed, processor, ram, expansion slots, the G5 is the future and as such has alot more longevity in it.
Now this bugs me a little. If you buy a Rev. A g5 today-- and it's running about on par w/a stacked up G4 (i know it's a bit faster) WHY is that limited? Really-- i don't get it. We run a 5yr. old 350 G4 that cruises-- heck i'm typing on a G3 350 iMac-- running 10.3.3. and is fine (not for editing film of course).
What do you people do that a MP 1.42 G4 is not really really good at. If you want my honest opinion, I think that Apple (and others) have done one heck of a job convincing everyone that once something new comes out-- last years model is a piece of ****.
right... now comes the flood of 'well new apps will be geared for 64 bit processing'... a bluff I'd call. In three years no doubt-- my guess is you won't be able to get Final Cut to function on the G4 i'm thinking of buying.... NO MORE THAN I'D RUN IT ON MY 350 G4... right?
This might require it's own soapbox-- I don't mean to grind an axe, but it needs to be sharpened, and i can't think of anything more frustrating in the Apple world than the number of yo-yo's who think by speeding up Google News some 87% their going to be any happier. Please.. waiting for the next G5 is like sitting next to a beautiful girl and not wanting to touch because you might meet someone prettier. Of course you will. Get over it. And the business about spending 3K or more on a machine when for 2K, or even a grand, you can get one real wiz bang mac'nbox is a condition that we in the rest of the world call 'a greedy myopia'.
Really-- the logical argument seems clear--the highest end G4 does more or less what the G5 does-- and in two years, to run heavy duty software it will need to be replaced, otherwise it should last a long time.
IF that is true THEN 1.25 & 1.42 G4s are relatively undervalued.
Where have I gone wrong?