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Dell 8400 versus 20” iMac G5, any suggestions?
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<blockquote data-quote="James" data-source="post: 68272" data-attributes="member: 7582"><p>If your into games, Dell wins hands down.</p><p></p><p>However, for other things especially graphics and music your gona find it hard to beat the Mac. Don't be blinded by speed numbers, they actually mean little in the long run, it's what does it do in real life. That is why the Amd chips eat ibms lunch many times in the real world. My amd 64 running at 2.2 can out do many times a 3.0 or 3.4 in actual practice.</p><p></p><p>My wife has an iMac G5 with a 1.8 processor and i find that it compairs quite well in actual work with an ibm 3.0 under most conditions. I have a dual 2.0 G5 that will hold its own very well with a 3.4</p><p></p><p>"I primarily use the PC for web browsing, very heavy/advanced Excel/Access use (mostly work related), Photo editing, music, and very limited gaming."</p><p></p><p>As for your stated uses above, i think you will find that the iMac G5 1.8 with 20" monitor will do a kick a** job of web browsing with Safari as a browser, and doing graphics and music is definatly one of the Macs strong points. </p><p></p><p>For the excel and access usage that would be kind of up for grabs. I would highly recomend upgrading the stock ram to the 2 gig max. Excell usage is no problem, simply use the Mac version of Open Office which accepts the Excell data. Access...hmmm, doesn't that save in the .db format?, if so that can also be imported into the Open Office spreadsheet and worked with... It isn't a well known fact, but Open Office does indeed have database capibilities and can accept and save db files. It actually works quite well once you get it set up and going.</p><p></p><p>I used the ibm style computers from about 1985 up to just a couple months ago, then finally had enough of its problems and switched to the Mac. I have loved every minute of it since. Both my wifes and my computer have performed great with no problems what so ever. They are easy to use and do a great job.</p><p></p><p>My vote would be the iMac 20" with 2 gig ram. Very nice looking on your desk with no tower and wires all over the place, especially if you use a wireless keyboard and mouse.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="James, post: 68272, member: 7582"] If your into games, Dell wins hands down. However, for other things especially graphics and music your gona find it hard to beat the Mac. Don't be blinded by speed numbers, they actually mean little in the long run, it's what does it do in real life. That is why the Amd chips eat ibms lunch many times in the real world. My amd 64 running at 2.2 can out do many times a 3.0 or 3.4 in actual practice. My wife has an iMac G5 with a 1.8 processor and i find that it compairs quite well in actual work with an ibm 3.0 under most conditions. I have a dual 2.0 G5 that will hold its own very well with a 3.4 "I primarily use the PC for web browsing, very heavy/advanced Excel/Access use (mostly work related), Photo editing, music, and very limited gaming." As for your stated uses above, i think you will find that the iMac G5 1.8 with 20" monitor will do a kick a** job of web browsing with Safari as a browser, and doing graphics and music is definatly one of the Macs strong points. For the excel and access usage that would be kind of up for grabs. I would highly recomend upgrading the stock ram to the 2 gig max. Excell usage is no problem, simply use the Mac version of Open Office which accepts the Excell data. Access...hmmm, doesn't that save in the .db format?, if so that can also be imported into the Open Office spreadsheet and worked with... It isn't a well known fact, but Open Office does indeed have database capibilities and can accept and save db files. It actually works quite well once you get it set up and going. I used the ibm style computers from about 1985 up to just a couple months ago, then finally had enough of its problems and switched to the Mac. I have loved every minute of it since. Both my wifes and my computer have performed great with no problems what so ever. They are easy to use and do a great job. My vote would be the iMac 20" with 2 gig ram. Very nice looking on your desk with no tower and wires all over the place, especially if you use a wireless keyboard and mouse. [/QUOTE]
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