Switching: Will G5's be obsolete soon?

[Maxwell Smart]

If it were me, I'd wait just considering that it will definitly be supported for the forseeable future, plus your software is coming out in may anyway, so you wont take a performance hit.

 

[solvs]

I always think that the Power PCs are real true Apple computers. The Intel sounds like Windows Apple computers to me.

Linux runs on Intel too. 😉

 

[Bubbasteve]

If you get a very good price for your PPC Mac then I would buy that. PPC appls will still be supported throughout Leopard (or at least that's what I'm thinking)

You shouldn't worry if your PPC will be obsolete anytime soon... they will be workable for many years

 

[MrAndersen]

Thanks for all the responses...it was a great help. So I think this is what I decided on:

Power Mac G5 Dual-core 2.3GHz
Part Number: Z0AV
2.3GHz Dual-core PowerPC G5
250GB Serial ATA - 7200rpm
16x SuperDrive DL (DVD+R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
1GB 533 DDR2 Non ECC SDRAM- 2x512
Mac OS X - U.S. English
Accessory kit
NVIDIA GeForce 6600 256MB SDRAM
Apple Keyboard & Mighty Mouse - U.S. English


Any last comments o'wise ones?

 

[echeck]

Thanks for all the responses...it was a great help. So I think this is what I decided on:

...1GB 533 DDR2 Non ECC SDRAM- 2x512

Any last comments o'wise ones?

I would suggest not upgrading RAM through Apple, they charge way too much for it. I would get it stock RAM and then buy more from Crucial.com, or newegg.com, it's an easy way to save some cash.

I would also suggest 2gigs of RAM.

 

[ipacmm]

I would suggest not upgrading RAM through Apple, they charge way too much for it. I would get it stock RAM and then buy more from Crucial.com, or newegg.com, it's an easy way to save some cash.

I would also suggest 2gigs of RAM.

I agree about the ram from apple, I would also try macsales.com to buy your ram. That is where I bought my ram for my G5 and it works great and is the easiest upgrade you can do for your system.

 

[Eidorian]

I've found that Apple and Dell RAM usually end up being relabeled Crucial RAM anyways.

 

[FFTT]

If you read the upgrade choices on the Apple configurator, that 1 GB upgrade is only adding 512MB for a total of 1 GB.

For audio, you really do need at least 2 GB RAM and that's only 1 GB per
processor.

OWC ( macsales.com ) or Datamem.com both have great prices on guaranteed Apple compatible RAM as well as Crucial, who are distributors
for Micron RAM.

You should also shop for a 2nd SATA HD.