New Mac

jonandmeljonandmel
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in General Discussion edited January 2014
I am new to Apple and have always been a PC user. I have decided to make the switch and buy a Mac. I have saved enough money to buy a G5 and a 17" monitor. I will not be playing demanding games or doing any serious photoshop work, etc. I will mostly use this computer for photos (4000+), internet, and importing a lot of DV. The movies are only home movies. I am mostly importing them to have a backup, but I will do some editing and DVD burning.



My question: Should I buy a G5 or an iMac? How much RAM would be sufficent for my needs?



Thanks for your opinion!

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  • Reply 1 of 3
    nguyenhm16nguyenhm16 Posts: 203member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by jonandmel

    I am new to Apple and have always been a PC user. I have decided to make the switch and buy a Mac. I have saved enough money to buy a G5 and a 17" monitor. I will not be playing demanding games or doing any serious photoshop work, etc. I will mostly use this computer for photos (4000+), internet, and importing a lot of DV. The movies are only home movies. I am mostly importing them to have a backup, but I will do some editing and DVD burning.



    My question: Should I buy a G5 or an iMac? How much RAM would be sufficent for my needs?



    Thanks for your opinion!



    I would buy a dual 1.8... that machine is the current price/performance sweetspot. iMacs are still using G4s, so they won't be as futureproof. I would wait until mid-March, when there's another Mac trade show (in Paris?) and possibly a G5 refresh before buying anything. As nice as the G5 is (I have a dual 2.0), they are getting close to the end of the 6 month refresh cycle.



    Don't buy the Apple 17"... way overpriced, and are rumored to be updated soon too. Just buy a nice Samsung or other w/ DVI.
  • Reply 2 of 3
    bungebunge Posts: 7,329member
    Either will work perfectly. I have a dual G5 and will never go back, but I did everything you're talking about with my old LCD iMac. It was a bit too slow for really heavy DV work, but it was a 700 MHZ G4 and a 15" screen. My dual is really good though.



    Find out in future hardware what the E.T.A. is on a new iMac. If a newer model is coming soon, that might be the way to go. Otherwise I'd stick with a G5 and its larger harddrives for lots of video.
  • Reply 3 of 3
    pscatespscates Posts: 5,847member
    I'm sure the G5 trumps the iMac quite soundly in working with DV. But if you like a nice all-in-one package and aren't THAT demanding of the user, save yourself some bucks and go with the iMac. Put the savings toward RAM and whatnot.



    I certainly understand the appeal of the G5 for those truly requiring the muscle, but if I were in your position, I'd get the 17" or 20" iMac, hands down.
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