What Mac To Buy?, I am wondering if a quad intel is necessary or whether a dual g5 can c Options

[JonRaven]

Hello there,

first time visiter, first time poster here...

I am currently using a powerbook 1.25 and I want to move into the ability to use some robust virtual instruments like toon track's "ezdrummer" and spek's "atmosphere", along with interested in the new east west quantum leap app called "gypsy" and the like.

My powerbook just wont cut it of course so I am thinking about getting a desktop mac.

Can anyone tell me from real world knowledge whether I could do everything I want with a used dual g5 or whether I really need to bite the bullet and get the new quad 2.66 intel?

I know ram is a big thing so I will upgrade either machine wiith atleast 4 gig ram.

I will be looking to do realistic backing tracks for my songs with virtual instruments and then adding say 16 tracks of audio tracks as well to the track.

Any ideas? Of course the music stores and the mac store are just out to sell the newest greatest of everything so you can't really get any honest opinions based on personal experience so I came here.

Can anyone discuss this with me?

Thanks and glad to be part of the group.

[lepetitmartien]

Ttt G5 are either mono, MP or dual cores, with the top being the Quad but were never labelled as "mac pro", it's the G5 desktop line, the Mac Pro is only Intel inside. So G5 mac pro has no sense.

Now, I've had feedback, from audio professionals having a Mac Pro at "home", it runs now fine, the software issues are gone. Only a few plug-ins are missing, but they live very happy without them anyway.

Sorry to have been that long to get back on this.

[JonRaven]

thank you so very much for your collective help.

I have since last post... found a used dual 2.0ghz machine and put 4 gigs of ram in it as well as a couple 500gig sata drives. I am sure that the new mac pro intel machines are lightning fast but due to some unforseen financial reasons I have opted to go for the cheaper machine for now and upgrade later to the pro when I have more money and they have gone into several versions guarantee their bug free. I am only in this machine for $900 US and so I have plenty of power for home use and yet have saved quite a bit in my wallet for saving for the big machine if I need it. So far no issues.

Thanks.