But keep in mind that if you're only concerned about how well the machine will run right now, a top of the line G4 will do just fine. My dual 1.25 G4 with a huge scratch disk and 2 gigs of RAM is just as fast runing PSCS 1 as my Macbook 2 Ghz Intel Cord Duo with 1 gig of Ram is running PSCS 3. if you just want to process photos on a Mac platform with currently available operating system and software, the best G4s will serve you well. If you're thinking ahead, you will want an Intel machine. A G5 is kind of caught in the middle: It costs a lot more than a G4, yet, like the G4, it has no future. Paul. -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: "Mat Maessen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > On 6/25/08, Walter Hamler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Knowing that several of you use Macs, I am looking for advice. > > I am looking at getting a used/refurbished G4 or G5 to use for photography > ONLY. > > I know I want a big external drive for storage backup, but what about > > internal main drive ? > > I haven't priced them recently, but a decent dual-processor G5 machine > was going for as much as a used Intel iMac last time I looked. Like > Godfrey, I would not recommend getting a G4 at this point in time. > > I'm happy with my dual 2.5 Ghz G5 tower, but if I were to do it again, > I'd take the same money and put it into an Intel Core 2 Duo based > iMac. Performance-wise, it'll beat the G5 in most tasks, except maybe > those requiring serious graphics speed, like video rendering. The > Intel macs are also more future-proof, as rumors that I've heard is > that the OSX 10.6 release will be Intel only. > > Be warned, if you do get a G5 tower, they tend to suck a LOT of power. > I need to upgrade the UPS I have mine plugged into (APC 700VA unit) > because it doesn't have enough capacity to run the the machine+monitor > for more than 2 minutes. > > -Mat > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions.
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