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Bear said:
For the average user, the G5 won't be much better than the same speed G4. This has been proven in some benchmarks of the Dual 1.42GHz G4 versus the Dual 2GHz G5…Not to mention the OS X 10.3 is less resource needy than 10.2.x was. I expect more clenaups in 10.4 as well. So this is not really a valid argument for needing a G5.

The main reason to buy a g5 rather than an G4 (all things like processor speed being equal as you say) is that buying the newer processor (if it were available) future proofs your investment for longer.

Just ask a Beige G3 owner :(
 
The US Apple Store was down a minute ago and now it's back up with no updates? :confused:

EDIT: It's down again?!? :confused:
 
All apple stores are down from UK to USA to Australia.

I will be a new user of macs when the new powerbooks come out.

This is the 1st time I have ever been excited over an apple ! :D
 
mvc said:
The main reason to buy a g5 rather than an G4 (all things like processor speed being equal as you say) is that buying the newer processor (if it were available) future proofs your investment for longer.

Just ask a Beige G3 owner :(
If that is the persons main concern, then they pprobably don't need an updated laaptop right now.

If I were buying a Powermac, I would certainly go for the G5 since I don't need the OS 9 bootability that the Powermac G4 that Apple still sells is the only system you can buy from Apple that boots OS 9.

Future proofing is fine when the option is available. Some people do need a need laptop now, not some undefinable time in the future.
 
MacMyDay said:
You can tell everyone here is working hard at their job today :cool:
Since it is before the work day for most people in the US, I expect we'll be hard at work soon enough.

Especially if one needs to pay for a new purchase.
 
Well, the UK store has been down now for more than an hour and they said it would be back up "within the hour". :D We're getting impatient!
 
Come on guys, I'm new here but have been lurking about the forums for a while!!

I'm really excited, I think we should all pray together....

Please Steve bring us our new Powerbooks!!!! :)
 
Bear said:
Last I checked, Norway is part of Europe and it was noted a while back that all the European stores were down.
Didn't know you had checked all of them. People often seem to use the definition of Europe that suits them best in a particular situation. Sometimes England does not count themselves as part of Europe, sometimes people just refer to the EU and sometimes just to countries with Euro. The eastern europeasn countries also seem to be forgotten many times. It's not always easy to tell.

I'm sorry though. Didn't mean to steal any credit from you :). And I'm still excited by finding that norwegian store is down. And now they have replaced the error-message with a "We'll be back soon"!
 
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gekko513 said:
Didn't know you had checked all of them. People often seem to use the definition of Europe that suits them best in a particular situation. Sometimes England does not count themselves as part of Europe, sometimes people just refer to the EU and sometimes just to countries with Euro the eastern europeasn countries also seem to be forgotten many times. It's not always easy to tell.

I'm sorry though. Didn't mean to steal any credit from you :). And I'm still excited by finding that norwegian store is down. And now they have replaced the error-message with a "We'll be back soon"!

England is NOT a part of Europe...please remember to vote Conservative everybody and then we can start our own continent.
 
S**t I have to leave the house now, so probably won't know if the 'Books have been updated for a few hours!!

Damn :mad:
 
Apple mock me with their messages. I just sat down to read a book but now find myself refreshing the page every 5 seconds on this forum and the Apple UK Store. This'll be the end of me.
 
RedEric said:
England is NOT a part of Europe...please remember to vote Conservative everybody and then we can start our own continent.
Is this so Wales can become its own country again? :p

The Welsh language doesn't have a shortage of vowels. They just use different vowels than English uses.
 
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