I've got a DC 2.0 G5 with 1.5GB DDR2 RAM, 256 PCI-Express Geforce 6600 and a trio of HDDs. This was the last update to the PowerMac before the MacPro was released a year later. For what I use it for (graphic work, minor audio/video rendering, website dev, Office apps, desktop publishing, regular internet stuff, etc.), it's been great, and certainly nothing that an extra couple RAM sticks wouldn't speed up in the future. However, with the imminent release of Vista, and all Intel Macs having the ability to boot to Windows or run Parallels, Crossover, and all of the other wonderful Intel-only Mac software, I'm trying to gauge the life of my G5.
I love the four internal HDD bays, two superdrives, and the wider variety of video card options (I was under the impression that you could run PC video cards?). Moreover, the ability to dual-boot or run windows apps is incredibly useful, as while I have a Windows laptop, it can't run Vista and certainly can't game. I'm planning on getting a Macbook or Macbook Pro in a year to a year and a half (once the lease on my current laptop is up), but I was just wondering what options (if any) are available to me to upgrade to the MacPro. Is there any resale value for the machine I have, or would I just be giving it away? Is there even a market for PPC Macs? Should I just hold my horses, get an updated Macbook Pro next year and run with that for any Windows stuff I need?
Thoughts are appreciated
I love the four internal HDD bays, two superdrives, and the wider variety of video card options (I was under the impression that you could run PC video cards?). Moreover, the ability to dual-boot or run windows apps is incredibly useful, as while I have a Windows laptop, it can't run Vista and certainly can't game. I'm planning on getting a Macbook or Macbook Pro in a year to a year and a half (once the lease on my current laptop is up), but I was just wondering what options (if any) are available to me to upgrade to the MacPro. Is there any resale value for the machine I have, or would I just be giving it away? Is there even a market for PPC Macs? Should I just hold my horses, get an updated Macbook Pro next year and run with that for any Windows stuff I need?
Thoughts are appreciated