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imac or powermac?
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<blockquote data-quote="Avalon" data-source="post: 108627" data-attributes="member: 5184"><p>Not only has the PowerMac fast Level 3 cache, which speeds up things significantly when shoveling large ammounts of data in and out the CPU (like, for example, video data), but also it has a better and upgradable graphics card, which is also a crucial option when it comes to video editing.</p><p>If you want to do professional video editing, with the two options you have, get the Powermac. It might have the same CPU speed (but not the same CPU actually, as the iMac uses the low power consumption CPUs of the PowerBooks), but the fact that it has L3 cache, better and upgradeable graphics and the fact that it can take up to 2GB of memory makes it the better option for your needs.</p><p></p><p>And also, the iMac shares the same IDE bus for the harddisk and optical drive, slowing things down when you access both at the same time. The PowerMac has 3 IDE busses, 1 for the 2 optical drives, and 2 for the 4 harddisk that can be put in. Video data is huge and needs space...lots of space!</p><p></p><p>There is a reason why the iMac was intended for consumer, while the Powermac was intended for professionals...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Avalon, post: 108627, member: 5184"] Not only has the PowerMac fast Level 3 cache, which speeds up things significantly when shoveling large ammounts of data in and out the CPU (like, for example, video data), but also it has a better and upgradable graphics card, which is also a crucial option when it comes to video editing. If you want to do professional video editing, with the two options you have, get the Powermac. It might have the same CPU speed (but not the same CPU actually, as the iMac uses the low power consumption CPUs of the PowerBooks), but the fact that it has L3 cache, better and upgradeable graphics and the fact that it can take up to 2GB of memory makes it the better option for your needs. And also, the iMac shares the same IDE bus for the harddisk and optical drive, slowing things down when you access both at the same time. The PowerMac has 3 IDE busses, 1 for the 2 optical drives, and 2 for the 4 harddisk that can be put in. Video data is huge and needs space...lots of space! There is a reason why the iMac was intended for consumer, while the Powermac was intended for professionals... [/QUOTE]
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