Should I get imac G5 or powermac G5?

[watchmainspring]

I am expecting 600 for this ibook I have lying around, and I am considering selling the mini.

That puts me at a little over 1200$

I also have an 18'' LCD NEC monitor.

My basic needs are word processing, iphoto, browsing, and some gaming.

However, I want more screen real-estate.

Should I:
A: sell it all, save more money and buy a 20 inch imac
B. Sell the two computers, get a 17 inch imac, and run dual monitors with my current LCD
or
C. Sell the two computers, buy a powermac, and upgrade down the road?

What do you think is wise?

 

[DeSnousa]

I am expecting 600 for this ibook I have lying around, and I am considering selling the mini.

That puts me at a little over 1200$

I also have an 18'' LCD NEC monitor.

My basic needs are word processing, iphoto, browsing, and some gaming.

However, I want more screen real-estate.

Should I:
A: sell it all, save more money and buy a 20 inch imac
B. Sell the two computers, get a 17 inch imac, and run dual monitors with my current LCD
or
C. Sell the two computers, buy a powermac, and upgrade down the road?

What do you think is wise?

I would go for option a) great screen and able to handle basic gaming. Unless you what upgradability and a better gaming machine which then go for the powermac.

Comes down to what you pefer most.

 

[GoCubsGo]

$600 for the ibook and you think you're getting $600 for the mini?
I would go for the 20" imac unless like the guy said above, do you want to be able to upgrade? then get the powermac.

 

[mad jew]

20 inch iMac all the way! Have a look on this forum for some of the reasons why you can't taint an iMac by using an external monitor. Hideous!

 

[~loserman~]

Buy the iMAC it will do everything you want except play games well.

The powermac doesnt play games that well either so the money you save can be used to buy a cheap PC to play games on.

 

[Chaszmyr]

Option A

 

[Sun Baked]

If you are talking abou a new Single Processor PowerMac -- they are the same maching (use the same iMac chipset/architecture.)

Except the SP PowerMac G5 gives you some upgrade options you will never have with the iMac G5. But the biggest one is 4 DIMM slots and an AGP card.

Memory is really important on G5s, and the GPU is probably on of the most requested upgrades on the iMac (which can't be done) -- but will prolong the life of the PowerMac far longer than the iMac.

The way things are going with Tiger, Core Image and similar technologies will all make the GPU something to look long and hard at...

 

[jscheiman]

I would choose option A, for the uses you described, it seems to be a perfect fit. You'll get more monitor real estate as well as have everything all in the same encloseure.

 

[Artful Dodger]

Choose option "A" and get a console for most of your games. 20" iMac is a nice machine and you'll be glad you went with it.