...an iMac 17" 800. I am going to go with iMacs until the Power Macs become POWER Macs. I am very diappointed in the new Power Macs and I set up a 17" for a client on Monday and man what a great machine and value that is!
No way, I tried out a dual 867 at the apple store, and its really not that much faster than my 17" iMac, and they probably had it loaded up wit RAM. For now the iMacs are the way to go, 2000$ for almost the same machine(same video card as the powers on the 17") and a really good monitor. The only thing you really lose is the extra processor, which is a slight loss for dv editing and the ddr ram, which the pm's can't really take advantage of anyhow.
<strong>Same here, you would get more performace from a $1699 PowerMac than you would from a 1699 iMac.</strong><hr></blockquote> You forget the included monitor and the cuteness factor.
[quote] The only thing you really lose is the extra processor, which is a slight loss for dv editing and the ddr ram, which the pm's can't really take advantage of anyhow. <hr></blockquote>
This seems to becoming the mantra of Mac users regarding DDR.
Look at the Diagram everything on the backside of that System Controller supports DDR. The new ATA100 the Firewire the Ethernet the I/O Controller. DMA is the key here.
[quote]....At the same time, direct memory access allows system elements, such as a hard drive controller or a graphics processing unit, to send and receive data directly from main memory, without going through the processors. The added bandwidth allows system elements to function independently at high data rates, boosting total system performance.
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Apple clearly states what the benefits of moving to DDR. Simply running a Photoshop benchmark or any other "static" benchmark isn't going to show much of a difference. You'd need to show the effects of multiple apps and tasks running to show the positive benefits of DDR. My money would be going Powermac if my other choice was an iMac.
I upgrade all the timeso it's not like I am dumping this forever. It allows me to take some extra cash and put it elsewhere right now. It will last me till Jan or Feb when I can get a true DDR Power Mac (hopefully but NOT holding my breath)
He11 DDR be damned next year I'm buying a new Mac regardless. I do like the 17" iMac though just finally saw a few days ago. I just wish the plastic was a little nicer. I wish they had a silver iMac LCD.
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<strong>Same here, you would get more performace from a $1699 PowerMac than you would from a 1699 iMac.</strong><hr></blockquote> You forget the included monitor and the cuteness factor.
This seems to becoming the mantra of Mac users regarding DDR.
Look at the Diagram everything on the backside of that System Controller supports DDR. The new ATA100 the Firewire the Ethernet the I/O Controller. DMA is the key here.
[quote]....At the same time, direct memory access allows system elements, such as a hard drive controller or a graphics processing unit, to send and receive data directly from main memory, without going through the processors. The added bandwidth allows system elements to function independently at high data rates, boosting total system performance.
<hr></blockquote>
Apple clearly states what the benefits of moving to DDR. Simply running a Photoshop benchmark or any other "static" benchmark isn't going to show much of a difference. You'd need to show the effects of multiple apps and tasks running to show the positive benefits of DDR. My money would be going Powermac if my other choice was an iMac.
Hide the plastic ladies and gentlemen, my virus is spreading.
<strong>The murbot syndrome rears it's ugly head.
Hide the plastic ladies and gentlemen, my virus is spreading.
Um...your virus is so out of control it's impossible for it to jump to another being..cough cough eMac cough cough...
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