Texasmeat said:
I dont understand what RAID setup is not supported on a bone-stock G5 powermac. I personally have run a bootable striped RAID and a mirrored RAID on a single proc G5 1.8.
Are you running a software or hardware RAID, the PowerMac G5 does not have a built in SATA RAID controller, it does however like all Jaguar and later Macs contain support for software RAIDs managed by Mac OS X.
Texasmeat said:
The G4 is a great machine but having personally owned a digital audio g4,MDD powermac g4 1.25ghz, 1 quicksilver g4 w/ sonnet encore 1.4 (2mb l3 cache) and a powermac g5 1.8 (single), I can honestly say that the G5 is a much, much better machine. The case is better designed (both aesthetically as well as functionally),
I'd say that is a subjective thing rather than objective, as my opinion is that the G4 is an easier machine to maintain with its flip down panel, and for my tastes the Graphite G4 looks better than the PMac G5, but that's my own personal opinion, as I don't particularly like the PowerMac G5s look, but that's me :flower:
Texasmeat said:
faster processor,faster system bus, faster ram, faster video bus, better graphics cards available, faster hard disk interface, better cooling sub-system,optical audio outputs, usb 2.0 standard...shall I go on?
I won't dispute that out of the box it comes a lot better specified than a 2001 era PowerMac G4. But the fact I don't like the PowerMac G5's looks, plus it being a bit too big for the small confined space I have made it more or less a no go. That's not me saying the G5 is a bad machine, it's a great machine, a fantastic machine.
We all just have our personal tastes and well, frankly, we all chose what we have for our own reasons and until that person's own mind changes—then they should at least stay very happy with the decision they made.
Oh and I use a lot of Mac OS 9 stuff, and having OS 9 bootability is a big bonus, had an iSub and Apple Pro Speakers laying around and wanted to make use of them without the addition of Griffin's dongle...
The point I am getting at is that what is best for one person necessarily isn't the best for someone else. There are faster AMD PC systems than Macs, but does that make them a better choice? :flower:
Texasmeat said:
I loved my G4's too until i stepped up to the G5. I have now stepped up to the iMac core duo (see signature) and am convinced this is the fasted computer I've ever owned as well as the most productive.
Maybe it's a sign of age, belligerence, delusion, or some **** other thing but for what I do and that is use Corel Painter IX.5, Adobe Creative Suite 2 day in and day out, I find my PowerMac G4 is all that I need, and handles everything I want to do fantastically—just as you find your PowerMac G5 and iMac Core Duo work fantasically for your needs.
The bottom line is, I'm more than happy with what I have, you are more than happy with what you have, and least we have both chosen to use machines with the best OS on the planet
Vicky