I was amazed at the speed of a 1Ghz eMac at an internet cafe the other day. It booted up in about 30 seconds and iMovie (I think it was iMovie HD) loaded immediately. This got me wondering whether I should buy one, and looking at reviews, some people have been commenting on the speed, and that some versions can out perform an iMac G5 on some tasks.
So, if I were to get one, this would be my first mac... I would like to use it for light video editing (unfortunately the G4 can only run iMovie HD ), lots of Garage Band (podcasts, songs etc), loads of Web editing (probably with iWeb), and listening to music, maybe the odd game (eg Roller Coaster Tycoon 3), some school work (using MS Office 2008 and iWork) and lots of internet surfing (which involves watching videos online). Would the 1.42 GHz version be able to do all of this? If I were to buy one, I would probably get the Ram and Memory upgraded to the maximum, and connect an external hard drive and speakers. I would love to run Leopard, which these things can do !
Also, I would like to run the latest version of iLife, which, looking through the system requirements, Apple - iLife - System requirements for iLife ’09 on the Mac. , says that iMovie requires an intel processor, and so does Garageband 'Learn to Play.' Chances are, I'll never use 'Learn to Play', and that, as nice as iMovie '09 looks, i reckon '06 could still do the job well. Would I be able to use the rest of the iLife suite on my eMac, and would I be able to use Garageband without using the 'Learn to Play' option.
Finally, with Leopard, iLife x2 ('06 and '09 - I'll need '06 for iMovie, but, if I can (another question!) I will uninstall the rest of the programs, and uninstall iMovie '08), a couple of games, iWork, MS Office 2008 and what ever else takes my fancy... how slow will the system be? Would this be a good system for me to use for my desired tasks? Or should I wait out and get say, a Mac Mini or a white iMac with intel?
All help helps! Thanks!
Edit: Are the screens any good? I've read that they flicker a bit - but on seeing one in person I didn't really see that. Are they safe? Apparently they can be seen as a health risk, is this true? Thanks again, and sorry for such a long post!
So, if I were to get one, this would be my first mac... I would like to use it for light video editing (unfortunately the G4 can only run iMovie HD ), lots of Garage Band (podcasts, songs etc), loads of Web editing (probably with iWeb), and listening to music, maybe the odd game (eg Roller Coaster Tycoon 3), some school work (using MS Office 2008 and iWork) and lots of internet surfing (which involves watching videos online). Would the 1.42 GHz version be able to do all of this? If I were to buy one, I would probably get the Ram and Memory upgraded to the maximum, and connect an external hard drive and speakers. I would love to run Leopard, which these things can do !
Also, I would like to run the latest version of iLife, which, looking through the system requirements, Apple - iLife - System requirements for iLife ’09 on the Mac. , says that iMovie requires an intel processor, and so does Garageband 'Learn to Play.' Chances are, I'll never use 'Learn to Play', and that, as nice as iMovie '09 looks, i reckon '06 could still do the job well. Would I be able to use the rest of the iLife suite on my eMac, and would I be able to use Garageband without using the 'Learn to Play' option.
Finally, with Leopard, iLife x2 ('06 and '09 - I'll need '06 for iMovie, but, if I can (another question!) I will uninstall the rest of the programs, and uninstall iMovie '08), a couple of games, iWork, MS Office 2008 and what ever else takes my fancy... how slow will the system be? Would this be a good system for me to use for my desired tasks? Or should I wait out and get say, a Mac Mini or a white iMac with intel?
All help helps! Thanks!
Edit: Are the screens any good? I've read that they flicker a bit - but on seeing one in person I didn't really see that. Are they safe? Apparently they can be seen as a health risk, is this true? Thanks again, and sorry for such a long post!