 G5 Tower & Monitor V. Cheaper Imac G5, Is the tower worth all the dough? |
 Thu 17 Nov 2005, 18:52
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Quick thought and question for everyone:
I know the G5 tower is superior since it is a dual processor, however, a tower alone is expensive. Plus the fact that the monitor is separate (and starting at $800) makes it even more pricy. I have seen refurbished G5 towers on ebay for $1300 - $1500, is it worth shelling out the extra scratch for the tower and the monitor vs. a brand new iMac w/ lots 'o' RAM for appoximately the same price? If the tower is far superior, I will bite the bullet and save a little more money, if not I would love to get an iMac G5 ASAP so I can start playing around. |
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Mon 21 Nov 2005, 11:42
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 Maniac Member  Group: Members Posts: 645 Joined: 17-May 02 From: Broughton Member No.: 4,705 |
It's true that you can't have enough RAM, but my G4 1GHz DP PowerMac maxes out at 2Gb and that's what it's got in it right now and it's been plenty fast enough for most things I try and do. Nice to have more, sure, but don't go thinking 2Gb is a paltry amount of RAM, that's all.
I also have a UAD-1 PCI card in my Mac, which helps take the strain off the Mac's processors. Can't do that with an iMac. With that and some judicious freezing, I have few complaints with using Logic Pro 7. I also have three hard drives in there - another plus for the PowerMacs. Logic is also definitely way more efficient than Garageband - it's in a different class. |
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drewott G5 Tower & Monitor V. Cheaper Imac G5 Thu 17 Nov 2005, 18:52
slexer IMO the tower will be far better. However to save ... Thu 17 Nov 2005, 21:36 rickenbacker More powerful, better expansion, probably more RAM... Fri 18 Nov 2005, 15:07 gdoubleyou You can use any standard monitor with it I vote to... Fri 18 Nov 2005, 20:07 mortalengines It also probably depends on the app that you want ... Sat 19 Nov 2005, 06:47 hahaworld I disagree that the iMac is enough for Garageband.... Sun 20 Nov 2005, 13:52 deaconblue You can never have too much RAM or hard drive spac... Sun 20 Nov 2005, 17:16 mortalengines I may be incorrect on this one but I don't thi... Sun 20 Nov 2005, 20:26 deaconblue true, 2GB is plenty of RAM for most set ups, but, ... Mon 21 Nov 2005, 16:58 drewott Thank you everyone for your input. It sounds like... Mon 28 Nov 2005, 18:36 abcdaniel Hmm, I managed to get my Dual 1.8 G5 for about 110... Tue 29 Nov 2005, 00:16
Hearandnow You can use any LCD or CRT monitor you want with t... Thu 8 Dec 2005, 16:54 |
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