 G5 Tower & Monitor V. Cheaper Imac G5, Is the tower worth all the dough? |
 Thu 17 Nov 2005, 18:52
Post
#1
|
|
 Newbie Group: Members Posts: 23 Joined: 04-Nov 05 From: Phx - US Member No.: 72,112  |
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. |
 |
 
|
 |
Replies
|
Mon 21 Nov 2005, 16:58
Post
#2
|
|
 Junior Member  Group: Members Posts: 178 Joined: 27-Jan 03 From: Austin - US Member No.: 11,156 |
true, 2GB is plenty of RAM for most set ups, but, more RAM equals better processing capabilities even with Mac OS X's swap file management. Not necessary, but more or at least the option of more is always a good deal.
Also, the PowerMac G5 towers ship with a DVI to VGA monitor adapter in the box, so any CRT/flat screen VGA monitor will work (multisync is required). View Sonic has some good 17" and 19" that work flawlessley as well as other manufacturers. And, the G5 tower also ships with a video card that supports dual monitors out of the box. Separate ADC and DVI connections on the same AGP card. The DVI adapter is indcluded; the ADC to VGA adapter is about $25US and is available at the online Apple store as well as many retail outlets which sell Apple products. peace, Deacon This post has been edited by deaconblue: Mon 21 Nov 2005, 16:59 -------------------- |
|
|
|
Posts in this topic
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 rickenbacker It's true that you can't have enough RAM, ... Mon 21 Nov 2005, 11:42 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 |
1 User(s) are reading this topic (1 Guests and 0 Anonymous Users)
0 Members:
