 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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Tue 5 Apr 2005, 22:31
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I beg to differ somewhat - of course it's always nice with really fast computers.
Crays and what not..  However the difference in speed between dual 2x1.8 and a 2x2.0 G5 is minmal at beast. ( about ten percent in theory - I doubt if you'll notice in practice) Take the money you're saving if you go for the dual 2x1.8 and buy extra ram instead. There is no such thing as TOO much ram.  ( up to hardware limits of course - or more likely wallet-limits ) Just my two cents. Cheers; Dixiechicken -------------------- ==================
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Lotus17 Which Power Mac G5? Sun 3 Apr 2005, 07:09
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
lepetitmartien BTW, if you plan to buy this summer, there may be ... Wed 6 Apr 2005, 00:48 |
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