My 233 mhz beige G3 is now a veteran, struggling under the demands of todays bloated apps! And when I got it, only 3 years back it was *sooo* fast So whatever new tower comes out at MWSF, whether G4 or G5, I am going after one!
My Dad's beige G3 233 is starting to really crunch on the latest stuff. He is holding off on buying OS X, coming to my computer for video editing, etc. I'm pushing him to go out and buy a new computer if they make good ones at MWSF. All it needs is a 15" TFT and a 700MHz+ CPU and he'll be sold.
Basically things I have to buy in Spring are mostly software and hardware is just my 'pipe dream'....however if I really am thinking about getting a new machine.....G5 without second thought
But there are couple of things I have to consider before I even think about getting one...
1) Price, price, price, price.....I have a feeling that those G5 tower won't be cheap
2) Difference on performance (for price) between my DP 500 G4 and the new ones
3) The price of the DDR-RAM....RAM price is starting to go up and DDR usually costs more than SDRAM. I remember back to 1999 when I bought my Yikes G4 I paid $300CDN for 128MB
4) If I have enough desk space to have one more tower :eek:
<sigh>. The G5 isn't even new and revolutionary anymore? Along what lines were you thinking?
Alex</strong><hr></blockquote>
If G5 PowerMacs are not introduced, then a new device / product line must be -- and I'm not talk about a new iDevice... What exactly it will be I do not know, but countless ideas have already been passed around. I guess we'll just have to wait until Jan. 7th.
Would love a G5 but I kind of doubt we will see it in SF.
I think the iMac is happening and would love to have one.
I currently have a PM G4 400 and a top end iMac with 15" LCD will pretty much beat it spec wise except that it will not have Altivec if the new iMac is indeed a G3.
If the iBook is still better in terms of capabilities, as well as much better looking, than the iMac, I'll get an iBook. Otherwise I guess I could just take the iMac and swallow my portable dreams. Or maybe if I win the lottery I'll buy the top-of-the-line G5, with SuperDrive of course, max it out, and a Cinema Display. But there's some crazy statistic that I'll get hit by lightning 7 times before that's chanceable of happening--I'm not so sure I'd survive.
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But there are couple of things I have to consider before I even think about getting one...
1) Price, price, price, price.....I have a feeling that those G5 tower won't be cheap
2) Difference on performance (for price) between my DP 500 G4 and the new ones
3) The price of the DDR-RAM....RAM price is starting to go up and DDR usually costs more than SDRAM. I remember back to 1999 when I bought my Yikes G4 I paid $300CDN for 128MB
4) If I have enough desk space to have one more tower :eek:
5) The project in the coming months and my role.
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<sigh>. The G5 isn't even new and revolutionary anymore? Along what lines were you thinking?
Alex</strong><hr></blockquote>
If G5 PowerMacs are not introduced, then a new device / product line must be -- and I'm not talk about a new iDevice... What exactly it will be I do not know, but countless ideas have already been passed around. I guess we'll just have to wait until Jan. 7th.
I think the iMac is happening and would love to have one.
I currently have a PM G4 400 and a top end iMac with 15" LCD will pretty much beat it spec wise except that it will not have Altivec if the new iMac is indeed a G3.
<strong>DAMMIT...January needs to hurry up!!!</strong><hr></blockquote>
That's what Final Fantasy X is for, silly.
Alex