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- soynutz7
I found a used G5 1.6 80 gig, 512mb ram for $1100, should i get it or go for the duals?
- noop0
can't you upgrade later?
or am i wrong
- designerror0
depends on what you are gonna use it for..
illustrator is not gonna draw cool vector for you with dual G5 running it...
on the other hand, if you use alot of video editing maybe you should consider a dual
but if i was you, i would wait till they lance the new iMac..
the rumormill is saying it's gonna be a G5
- Donvitoviti0
yes.... the new imac will be a G5
- designerror0
Acutally, Peter Oppenheimer from Apple.. whoever the hell his is just confirmed it.
- bluevertical0
thats a pretty damn good deal. i have the 1.8 single and have been super happy with it and i push it...
- k0na_an0k0
if you found it on craigslist it is a scam. it's rampant on their.
- auricom0
why won't illustrator work well on it, works just fine on mine.
1100 isn't bad but the expanability is better on the Dual 2 or 2.5. better pci slots, faster frontside bus and expandable to 8GB of RAM. the 1.6 can only go to 4GB, yeah still alot but if your going to invest in a G5, you might as well at least get the Dual 2.
i still think the G5 in the iMac is just a rumor, won't know till Sept.
- auricom0
ok...i stand corrected, just read MacCentral. guess it will be a G5 iMac.....hmmm.
- soynutz70
i did find the listing on craigslist, but it around the corner from my house, so i'm gonna go check it out tomorrow and see what the deal is, wish me luck!
- 7504130
"illustrator is not gonna draw cool vector for you with dual G5 running it..."
designerror, pretty please please please eloborate. It feels like I have a chunk of ice in my stomach.
- dstlb0
I think he means you won't notice a big difference when running Illustrator, but you will when working on big Photoshop files and video as they are heavier on the CPU.
- 7504130
Oh, thanks. ;)
- numero10
"illustrator is not gonna draw cool vector for you with dual G5 running it..."
I think the person meant that just because it is a dual G5 all of the sudden you gonna come up with excellent illustrations...
you know what matter is the person and the skills not the machine.
- 7504130
I totally get it. I am a sloppy reader when on teh pohne.