Mac And Audio Noob, dual g4 vs single g5 ??? Options

[Devlfrmhvn]

First off, sorry if this is posted somewhere else i looked arround and coudint find a real answer to my question.
Ok so here we go, im looking at buying my first mac. and i have done quite a bit of price shopping and what i have come up with is this... for about the same price i can get into a single 1.6 g5 or a dual 1.25 g4... So in your opinion what would be the better macine for me to buy? Im planning on building a small studio in my home down the road and for now i will be using a either a Digi 002 or a TDM settup with a 888 i/o i havent exactly decided on what system i want to go with... either way i wlll be in a Pro Tools enviroment for school and for my home recording use.

Also my parents are buying me this machine for school and to use there after, and well im a broke ass college student as it is, so i will be keeping this machine for quite a few years.

So... what would be the better machine for me? And please dont tell me to get a dual g5 because its not financialy possible.

I am also aware that both fo these will need more ram.
Thanks again for your advice

This post has been edited by Devlfrmhvn: Mon 26 Apr 2004, 00:23

[hahaworld]

Hi, Devlfrmhvn.

First, I'm partial to the single 1.6 processor, but it's a matter of opinion. The dual processors don't have all the bugs worked out yet (again, this is only my opinion. Someone else would say the dual processors are fine. The technology is still too new for me to believe that, though).

Second, if your parents are buying this for you, you're not a broke ass college student. If you're in college in the United States, you're not broke. There is no such thing as a broke college student in this country. The whole "broke college student" cliché is tired beyond belief. If most college students are broke, how come Starbucks Coffee houses are springing up on campuses across the nation? To meet some genuinely broke college students, you have to go somewhere like Cambodia.

Anyway, I'll get off my soapbox and encourage you to go for the single processor, which will work fine with your Digi 002 or TDM setup for many, many years to come.

Sincerely,
hahaworld