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What do you think: last-gen PPC vs. Mactel

Well not too sure about how windows runs on macs (virtual pc). But I can tell you that apple will support PPC for a while, you will be able to run the new programs you want in the future. By the time PPC is unsupported, I think you'd get a new computer.
 
FF_productions said:
Well not too sure about how windows runs on macs (virtual pc). But I can tell you that apple will support PPC for a while, you will be able to run the new programs you want in the future. By the time PPC is unsupported, I think you'd get a new computer.
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Thanks guys.

Ok one more plan now I am thinking off. A imac g5 is exspensive but I know its still a good computer. Now I am leaning towards paying half the price of imac to get mac mini with superdrive. I will have it paid off quickly and then come next summer it would give me a ton more flexibility to buy a intel mac. Sound like an ideal plan? Or still should I stick with the imac?

Matt
 
I plan to buy an updated PowerMac G5 after paris expo, or whenever the dual cores are introduced.

Can't wait for the MacTels, and only the PowerMacs are powerful enough for the audio production i want to do.

I'm pretty sure the dual core PowerMacs will be rock solid and have no bugs.
 
As a general rule of thumb the first release of a new system is a beta tester.

If you want to buy something affordable just to hold you over for a year or two, A mini will do for basics, but I would also take a serious look at an eMac or an iBook.

The mini is 3+ times faster than your G3

The eMac offers superior hardware options with very nice display.

The iBook offers great portability that will serve you well
once you can afford a more powerful desktop.
 
I think it's kind've foolish to think about selling your future PPC based to get a Mactel Rev. B before you've even gotten it yet! Just be happy with your purchase and don't keep thinking about that. The PPC based Macs are fantastic now and will be fantastic for years to come. I'm very happy with my new PPC based iBook 1.42 ghz. And I never think about selling it or giving it away in the future, because it's a good computer.
 
I'm waiting for the Intel Macs. I really wanted a Mac mini earlier this month, but I can't see myself buying a G4. I don't have the money, nor do I want the monster that is a PowerMac G5, and I would like to avoid an all-in-one like the iMac. The Mac mini's seem perfect to me but unless Apple decides to release a mini G5, I'll be in line for the first generation of Intel Macs.
 
FFTT said:
As a general rule of thumb the first release of a new system is a beta tester.
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Do you think this rule is also true for the dual core PPC PowerMacs?

You think its likely they'll bring out a new Rev of the Dual Core before they switch to Intel?
 
People have been waiting and speculating about the IBM 970 MP
for a loooong time.

They're probably going to be fantastic, but without extended test results
to go on, who knows.

If you can afford to hold out for the first hands on reviews, that would be my call.

My primary concern is how heat will affect the dual processors longevity
and durability.

I'd wait to see what happens next week and also be ready to jump on
a reduced price 2.3 model.
 
i, for one, wouldn't touch the first gen imac g5 or even the first gen aluminum powerbook. and those were the same processor type. i woulndt touch a first gen computer with a new mobo, new proc, new everything but the case basically. that first macintel is gonna be very interesting for the early adopters.
 
i mean, historically, any new line of computers has a lot of problems. any new line of computers with a change as drastic as the one were about to see will likely have a multitude of problems, some of them fixable by software, some unfixable, and even some may cause class action lawsuits like the ibook g3(?) logic board issues eventually did. these new macs will have problems, and these forums will be filled with people talking about them.
 
chaos86 said:
i mean, historically, any new line of computers has a lot of problems. any new line of computers with a change as drastic as the one were about to see will likely have a multitude of problems, some of them fixable by software, some unfixable, and even some may cause class action lawsuits like the ibook g3(?) logic board issues eventually did. these new macs will have problems, and these forums will be filled with people talking about them.
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You have forgot young Luke that Apple has been running OSX on Intels for 5 years.
 
Either way with the PPC dual cores or the upcoming Mactels and then dual core versions in the Mactel's we have no proven track record of how these new processors will hold up in the real world.

HOPEFULLY they will be faster and run far cooler but all we have to go on for the moment is what might look good on paper.

If these new chipsets start cooking and failing do you want to be
the first to find out?
 
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