 Mac G5-is This A Good Time To Buy New?, Is Apple coming out with new g5 soon? |
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 Sat 7 Jan 2006, 01:36
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If you hold out till later this year the Mac-Intel Macintoshes will be available. You would be "future-proofed" for several years. I have a dual 2.3 G5 and love it but if I were in the market now I think that I would wait a bit.
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Sat 14 Jan 2006, 10:09
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In the recent MacWorld, which you can view at the apple website, Steve Jobs said that the entire apple range will be transitioned over to the intel platform by the end of 2006! If I were you, I would wait!!!
I almost bought a Quad G5 in Dec 2005 but i'm glad I didn't now, and if the new MacBook Pro is anything to do by, Dual Core laptop!!, the powerMac range will be awesome when the arrive.
Beya
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Sat 14 Jan 2006, 22:33
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I think mortalengines has it nailed. Or at least 98% of it.  Computers are obsolete the day they are on the store shelves. The next version is already in development with the short life cycle of today's tech market place. The questions that mortal brings up are the perfect ones to ask. Does what you have now meet your needs? Are you looking for a new computer because you don't have one? Or are you looking for one because you have an aging computer that is not meeting your current needs? I run a 2 year on G5 2.0GhzDP and I have yet to use all of that horsepower. However, I don't run a lot of software instruments simultaneously. But with enough RAM and fast enough hard drives, a current quad G5 should meet the needs of even the most intense studio. The DP should be more than adequate for a home recordist' studio. If you can limp along or your set up is simply getting you by right now, and you have no pressing project that requires the hardware upgrade, then hang tight until the MacMac Pro (usign the new MacBook Pro naming convention) comes out. If you need a machine now, then grab a G5 that fits your needs and stock it with RAM to keep you going through any session you can see yourself engaging in. But, don't let yourself going into buyer's remorse frenzy if SJ ups the timeline and a new Intel tower ships this year. Bottom line is don't get hamstrung on the technology. Focus on the creativity. The hardware is only a means to an end. best of luck! peace, deacon (required disclaimer: All opinions expressed are MHO and may be totally full of hot air.)
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 Sun 15 Jan 2006, 03:20
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Steve was clear at the keynote, all Apple computers will be on intel by december 06, that is sooner than thought before (2007). On the should I buy or not? Well, as usual if you need a computer now that can do it's work now, it's now. If you can wait a little (especially if you're short on cash) wait a little there will be new hardware (for the adventurous) and old models for cheaper. G5s are good stuff, they will works flawlessly in a pro environment 2-3 years. We'll have the software for G5 til then. On the macintel themselves we still need the apps (the one we are most interested in) so you can wait a little  Ecpecially to wait and se if all is clear and Apple/intel did their job with full marks. 
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Sun 15 Jan 2006, 03:59
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I would inclined to wait and see. For the same money you are paying now, in a few months time, you will be able to purchase a far more powerfull machine. Of course the apps are all important here, there's no point having a nice box with no software. Logic will be ported in the next few months, Nuendo the same (if it hasn't already been done).
This year will be an exciting year computer wise, hold onto your money and wait and see.
Beya
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Sun 15 Jan 2006, 18:29
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This is always a tough call, but to put it in perspective, there wil always be some better or best around the corner. Problem is, this time around you actually know what that will look like, and that it will happen for sure in the next year - unlike before when you weren't quite sure when or what the new models would boast.
That said, I bought my dual core G5 this past October when they first came out, fully knowing that intel macs were on the horizon. The immdiate increase in productivity was beyond what I expected, and I turned out my best work yet with all the new "headroom." For me, this is worth the investment, regardless of what happens in the coming year.
On a practical note - I remember waiting about 2.5 years total during the OS 9 - OS X transition for all my beloved apps to port over. There will be some waiting, depending on what you use, though perhaps by the time the intel mace replacement for the G5 comes out, many of these will have been released.
Incidentally, I guess the intel-version of a tower will no longer be a "G5," techincally speaking. I wonder what they'll call it?
pax
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Sun 15 Jan 2006, 21:12
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The fact that none of Apple's own Pro apps (Logic, Final Cut, Soundtrack) will work with Rosetta until the (paid) upgrade is released in late-February suggests to me that Apple is rushing things a bit. There's also the financial matter of upgrading third-party software. Will it be a free Universal update from all the developers or will it cost "only" £50 or so for each update you need. £50 x a dozen little apps you rely on, well that's a whole lot of extra money you need to be spending, when a G4 or G5 right now won't require any of that money to be spent, ever. For that reason, I'd either buy what I wanted right now and get to work, or wait at least six months (probably more) for the dust to settle on Rosetta and the Intel Macs generally before considering any purchase. The current PowerBooks are fourth generation, as stable as can be. The G5 PowerMacs have had a reasonable development cycle, too. Personally, I wouldn't want to ride the first wave of Intel Macs, helping Apple work out all the problems!
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Mon 16 Jan 2006, 03:28
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The current macintel share the same motherboard and are based on one of Intel already in use so it's not total virgin territory, but there may be some glitches with the OS, you never know. The apps we need is more the problem, at best we'll start to have stuff available in the next weeks. We can't be sure it'll be perfect from day one, but if you need real work to be done now, the PPC line is the safe bet still for months if you have thing to sort out fast. Don't expect Rosetta to be of much use for us save maybe the Nord G2 editor and similar things, Rosetta is really picky and save Office stuff… On the G5 line, avoid only the mono 1.8 revB which was born under a bad star, the quad had some issues too but it's out of reach $$$ speaking anyway. Think about the RAM, you'll need 1GB or more (more is better). To start up a second SATA drive inside will do for audio files. If macintel and apps come in smoothly and with dazzling power, you'll be able to move up the ladder by that time, and eventually sell the G5. Macs keep usually good resale value save if an earthquake happens. The name for the towers? MacDesktop Pro !  (please, Steve, this "macbook" "pro" name is just ugly)
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