Hi all,
well I'm ready to buy my first powermac (I've had a PB 15" for about 10 months and love it). I checked the buyers guide here and it says don't buy updates soon. I've not heard any rumors though here or on other sites about imminent powermac updates. Also, I'm looking at the dual 2.5 model and I undertand that is still in short supply which makes me think maybe that model is not at the wrong end of the cycle?
Anyway, I'm looking for some advice from those of you more knowledgable than me and far more knowledgable about Apple and Mac in particular.
As far as graphics cards go, the models numbers don't mean much to me. Are there some reviews or benchmarks that are Powermac specific that would help here. Right now I'm looking at the NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GT DDL. It's only a small amount more than the 9800 XT and the top model NVIDIA I remember reading had some sort of issues (but I'll be honest and say I cant recall the details now).
Finally, I'm looking at two 20" cinema displays. I LOVE the 23" model, but for almost the same money I can buy two 20" displays. I currently have the previous model 20" cinema display and using that as a second monitor on my powerbook (when in the office or course!) has been terrific. Oh yeah, also, when I configure this at the apple store, for the second monitor it only give me choices that include some belkin ADC-DVI thingy. I don't get at all what that is about? I thought the new displays were all DVI?
Since this is a big spend, I'm just after some advice and stories from others who've got similar setups and been around Apple and Mac longer than I have.
Thanks.
well I'm ready to buy my first powermac (I've had a PB 15" for about 10 months and love it). I checked the buyers guide here and it says don't buy updates soon. I've not heard any rumors though here or on other sites about imminent powermac updates. Also, I'm looking at the dual 2.5 model and I undertand that is still in short supply which makes me think maybe that model is not at the wrong end of the cycle?
Anyway, I'm looking for some advice from those of you more knowledgable than me and far more knowledgable about Apple and Mac in particular.
As far as graphics cards go, the models numbers don't mean much to me. Are there some reviews or benchmarks that are Powermac specific that would help here. Right now I'm looking at the NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GT DDL. It's only a small amount more than the 9800 XT and the top model NVIDIA I remember reading had some sort of issues (but I'll be honest and say I cant recall the details now).
Finally, I'm looking at two 20" cinema displays. I LOVE the 23" model, but for almost the same money I can buy two 20" displays. I currently have the previous model 20" cinema display and using that as a second monitor on my powerbook (when in the office or course!) has been terrific. Oh yeah, also, when I configure this at the apple store, for the second monitor it only give me choices that include some belkin ADC-DVI thingy. I don't get at all what that is about? I thought the new displays were all DVI?
Since this is a big spend, I'm just after some advice and stories from others who've got similar setups and been around Apple and Mac longer than I have.
Thanks.