mac geekery question.

[maevele]

anyone know anything about the G5? Z has a chance to pick one up for not too awful much more than a comparable G4, but has heard a couple things about clockspeed problms with the 5, and doesn't want to drop the extra money on it if it's not gonna be lightning fast.
Brightwell? Anyone?

Comments

[chris462.livejournal.com]

The G5 is rock-solid, but tends to be hot and draws a lot of power. If you leave it on 24/7, you'll see a spike in your power bill.

What're the complete specs/price? That'll give me a better idea of whether or not it's a good deal. :)

[maevele.livejournal.com]

it's a 1.6 gigahertz 80 gig hd, 512 RAM, dvd/cd-rw with a 20 inch cinema monitor, for like 550-600 bucks. It's the monitor that's convincing him it's worth it.

I'm pretty well convinced we don't have 500+ fucking dollars, but what do i know?

[chris462.livejournal.com]

That's a steal, IMO, but the 1.6 GHz G5 doesn't dance circle around the 1.5GHz G4. Not from what I've read, anyway. Most folks went for a dual 2.0 G5 or a PowerBook when the 1.6 was new.

For $600, though, I'd say that's a steal. If it had more RAM or a built-in DVD burner, it would but a much nicer machine, but that's no surprise. RAM is an easy upgrade and most normal folks don't need a DVD burner. :)