What should I do?

[gallinger]

Hey I was about to buy a Powermac G5 quad. But then i read that they are coming out with new G5's with the intel core duo. Should I still buy the quad or is it worth to wait about a month and get the new G5's?

 

[kretzy]

I definitely think you should wait a month to see what the new Power Macs/Mac Pros have to offer.

Just for the record the, the current PowerMacs use G5 processors, the actual computer is not called a G5. 😉

 

[xfiftyfour]

if anything else, waiting until the Mac Pros come out will mean that you'll get that G5 for cheaper than they are right now...

 

[thedude110]

There will be no new G5s -- well, only in XBoxes.

The PowerMac will become the Mac Pro soon, but I'm iffy about first drafts of anything. The G5 quad is tested enough -- I'd spend my money there.

But that opens the larger question: Do you need that much processing power, or do you want that much processing power? How 'bout an iMac?

 

[macsrockmysocks]

If you really need it now, buy it. But if you don't and you can wait, wait. (Typical answer for one of these questions) Personally, I think you should wait.

 

[dmw007]

Hey I was about to buy a Powermac G5 quad. But then i read that they are coming out with new G5's with the intel core duo. Should I still buy the quad or is it worth to wait about a month and get the new G5's?

Don't buy a Power Mac G5 Quad now, go for a Mac Pro when they are released at WWDC in ~18 days. They will be well worth the wait! 😀

 

[gallinger]

thanks. I do need all the processing power I can get because I am running pro tools M-Powered. so this is why I am getting the quad. or maybe the newer ones.

 

[dmw007]

thanks. I do need all the processing power I can get because I am running pro tools M-Powered. so this is why I am getting the quad. or maybe the newer ones.

Well, either machine will give you plenty of power to be sure. But I know personally, if I bought a machine that expensive and a new one came out a couple of days later, I would not be very satisfied with my purchase. 😱 🙂