Which Power Mac G5?, Dual 1.8Ghz or Dual 2.0Ghz |
Sun 3 Apr 2005, 07:09
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Well, this fall I will be heading to Ball State University of Muncie, Indiana, and I have been accepted into the school of music and I am majoring in Music Technology. I really want a Mac since that is their computer of choice down there and seems to be used in many studios. I am really struggling on what I want though. The Dual 1.8Ghz or the 2.0Ghz. I plan on running Digital Performer 4.5 and either Finale 2005 or Sibelius, I have an M-Audio Audiophile 2496 card, and I plan on upgrading to atleast 1GB of ram. Here's what I have come up with... the Dual 1.8Ghz will allow me to save some money since it is $343 cheaper, with everything I want (1GB ram, 160GB SATA, APP, 9600XT.) But the Dual 2.0Ghz will give me 400 more Mhz, 200 more Mhz FSB, more available upgrades including the RAM and the PCI-X. I will save money which I will be able to spend on software, but do you think I will like the Dual 2.0Ghz in the long run? I just need some repsonse.
-------------------- Power Mac G5 Dual 2.0Ghz Rev. C, 2.5GB ram, 160GB External HD via FW800, FireBox, Logic Pro 7.1.1.
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lepetitmartien Take the most powerful you can afford and keep in ... Sun 3 Apr 2005, 18:40
fastlanephil Wait for new PowerMacs if you don't need one r... Mon 4 Apr 2005, 04:29
Lotus17 New PowerMacs coming out?! I plan on buying o... Mon 4 Apr 2005, 05:41
azusa Go for the most powerful one. If you're plann... Mon 4 Apr 2005, 23:30
fastlanephil You add the DIMMS in pairs so you can keep the two... Tue 5 Apr 2005, 05:45
dixiechicken I beg to differ somewhat - of course it's alwa... Tue 5 Apr 2005, 22:31
lepetitmartien BTW, if you plan to buy this summer, there may be ... Wed 6 Apr 2005, 00:48
fastlanephil Wait for new PowerMacs if you don't need one r... Mon 4 Apr 2005, 04:29
Lotus17 New PowerMacs coming out?! I plan on buying o... Mon 4 Apr 2005, 05:41
azusa Go for the most powerful one. If you're plann... Mon 4 Apr 2005, 23:30
fastlanephil You add the DIMMS in pairs so you can keep the two... Tue 5 Apr 2005, 05:45
dixiechicken I beg to differ somewhat - of course it's alwa... Tue 5 Apr 2005, 22:31
lepetitmartien BTW, if you plan to buy this summer, there may be ... Wed 6 Apr 2005, 00:48
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