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macbook or powermac g5 which is better

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tragedymourning

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Aug 20, 2008
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hi all
i did post this in another thread but i'm not sure if it was in the correct one
so if it wasnt pardon me...(i am goin to remove it once im done here)
i'm wondering which is better a macbook 2.4ghz 4 gigs of ram 250 hd
or a powermac G5 2.5ghz dual 2.5 gigs or ram and 250 hd
i currently have the macbook and may trade it for the G5
i mainly use the macbook for audio recording with logic 8 and dp 5
lots of plug ins i'm wondering if the G5 will be as good as my macbook
or if i should just stick with the macbook
i dont know alot about apple towers i have only had one which was a g4 450
the rest of them have been laptops
so if any one can help me out that would be awesome.
thank you
 
First of all, do you need portability? If so, you need to keep the MacBook.

Otherwise, the Power Mac you're describing does have a higher GeekBench score than a MacBook, so you might be pleased with the power. On the other hand, PowerPC support is gradually going away, so the MacBook might be better long-term.

The PowerMac G5 gets a 3290, the MacBook gets a 3112 (http://www.primatelabs.ca/blog/2008/06/mac-performance-june-2008/). It's not an enormous difference, and unless you're planning to upgrade the Power Mac RAM, you might find that missing that extra 1.5 gb is a big deal.
 
It depends on how much you upgrade, portability and Storage. If you don't need the portiblity then ask yourself how often do i Upgrade software and hardware. if this is a lot then keep the MacBook and get External harddrives.
 
thank you all for your replies.
well i dont much need portability as much as power
so i will have to say that the G5 is looking better and better.

i have a new issue im looking into rite now lookin for a thread
about the size of video card i can put into another G5 !.6 ghz i got a few days ago for my little sister i got it with no ram or video card every thing appears to be working just no video with the card i put in
i have replaced the ram with 2 512 pc-3200 sticks
and ang nvidia d33088 video card i think it is 32 mb has s video out
im not sure what card it is tho
if any one can help point me in the right direction that would be awesome
thanks again every one for you time and help
 
I would say you would be losing money for an even trade for a G5. Y aou should be able to get a dual 2.5 for around $800 on ebay with similar configs that you've listed.

Having had both a macbook and a G5 I can say that the macbook runs Leopard much better.
 
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