G5 Imac?, How will it cope? Options

[bloodychoir]

Does anyone have any idea how the new imac might measure up speed and track capacity wise, using say Logic Express? Would it be a good or a bad decision to buy a g5 imac loaded up to the gills with ram and a 1.8, or a powermac g5? That's considering the fact you then have to buy display etc. with the PM.

[tunepoet]

Hello,

I was just reading a review on the dual 2.5 G5 in “Recording” magazine. And I thought I would just copy the concluding statement from the review. My point is not to suggest that you can’t make great music on a lesser-powered Mac, but only to agree with this review that you DO get what you pay for, and the dual G5 does offer greater flexibility. And to me, that represents always having a computer that will keep up with your progress as a computer focused musician. Or to put it more simply, you don’t NEED a dual G5, but if you can swing it, you will be happy you did.

Blessings,
Damon H

Ps.
The Mac they compared the dual G5 to was, coincidently, the eMac 700, which just so happens to be the Mac I replaced with the G5. Of course, the difference between a more powerful Mac (than the eMac 700) and the dual G5 should be considered as well.

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***Regarding the dual G5***

“Is the dual G5 for you? That question hinges primarily on another: are you or aren’t you already a Mac user? If you aren’t, then you’ll need to consider all the reasons to start working with a Mac vs. staying with a PC. But if you are, then the significant investment embodied in the dual G5 represents an equal return in power and flexibility. Anything that a Mac could do to date can now be done more quickly, better, and more silently than ever before.”

“Recording” Magazine Review
Mike Metlay with Devon Brent

This post has been edited by tunepoet: Wed 13 Oct 2004, 03:50