Found this today....while not even really looking for it ....G5? This guys sounds like he KNOWS....he does state his stuff as an opinion....but the part about the G5, wow. Click on the "What not to buy" at the top.
<a href="http://macsupport.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mac-upgrade.com%2F" target="_blank">http://macsupport.about.com/gi/dynamic/offs ite.htm?site=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mac-upgrade.com%2F</a>
"Next, we come to the G4 desktop. Hold off until Macworld. If you are a pro or a serious gamer who will push the limits, I'd say definitely struggle along for a few weeks more.
There are several reasons for this. To begin with, Apple will announce faster CPUs at Macworld, including the 1.2 and 1.4 GHz G5 processor. Possibly the 1.6 GHz as well. Apple is desperate to break the gigahertz barrier as soon as possible, less for reasons of actual improved speed than because of the so-called Gigahertz Gap. Getting faster G4 desktops on the market is a marketing and public relations necessity for Apple.
Secondly, the G4 desktops are getting ... if not exactly long in the tooth, then a little bit stale. The current single processor G4s -- the 733 MHz and the 867 MHz -- were announced at Macworld New York way back in July. The higher-end dual 800 MHz model, announced at the same time, shipped a month later, on August 20. Both the iBook and the Titanium PowerBook, by contrast, received CPU and hard drive upgrades in mid-October. The iBook had a memory upgrade at that time and the PowerBook got a new optical CD-RW/DVD combo drive and more memory just this week.
Between the G5 chips and the fact that the G4 desktops have not received so much as a nudge in what will be half a year come Macworld SF, some sort of upgrade seems inevitable. Based on past cases, that means the 733 MHz will probably be dropped, the 867 MHz model pushed into the US$1,700 entry-level slot and faster high-end models released"
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<a href="http://macsupport.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mac-upgrade.com%2F" target="_blank">http://macsupport.about.com/gi/dynamic/offs ite.htm?site=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mac-upgrade.com%2F</a>
"Next, we come to the G4 desktop. Hold off until Macworld. If you are a pro or a serious gamer who will push the limits, I'd say definitely struggle along for a few weeks more.
There are several reasons for this. To begin with, Apple will announce faster CPUs at Macworld, including the 1.2 and 1.4 GHz G5 processor. Possibly the 1.6 GHz as well. Apple is desperate to break the gigahertz barrier as soon as possible, less for reasons of actual improved speed than because of the so-called Gigahertz Gap. Getting faster G4 desktops on the market is a marketing and public relations necessity for Apple.
Secondly, the G4 desktops are getting ... if not exactly long in the tooth, then a little bit stale. The current single processor G4s -- the 733 MHz and the 867 MHz -- were announced at Macworld New York way back in July. The higher-end dual 800 MHz model, announced at the same time, shipped a month later, on August 20. Both the iBook and the Titanium PowerBook, by contrast, received CPU and hard drive upgrades in mid-October. The iBook had a memory upgrade at that time and the PowerBook got a new optical CD-RW/DVD combo drive and more memory just this week.
Between the G5 chips and the fact that the G4 desktops have not received so much as a nudge in what will be half a year come Macworld SF, some sort of upgrade seems inevitable. Based on past cases, that means the 733 MHz will probably be dropped, the 867 MHz model pushed into the US$1,700 entry-level slot and faster high-end models released"
[ 12-31-2001: Message edited by: SDW2001 ]
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To save time, assume I know everything.
To save time, assume I know everything.
