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Is Dual G5 Powermac worth it?
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<blockquote data-quote="willanderson" data-source="post: 1477143" data-attributes="member: 195014"><p>yes the x3100 is a good bit of what the problem is i fear. that was one of the things that was appealing about the powermac. </p><p></p><p>also, i have looked into and this is not one of the models that used the liquid cooling system as i have heard of all the problems that these have. </p><p></p><p>what i'm really looking into for the g5, i guess, would be whether it would be enough processing power, if that makes sense. i am fairly knowledgeable about computers, so i know spec-wise that it's very outdated and that the intel chip in the macbook is much better in every respect. i know that the g5 will probably be slower, but would it make an adequate workhorse for when i'm sitting at the desk if it had something like 8gb of ram and a decent gpu? would it be a significant enough machine to justify getting it as an office workhorse to use instead of my macbook. i still plan to use the macbook, but in this setup, it would be my portable machine for when i go to coffee shops or travel. </p><p></p><p>there are just several times that i may have photoshop or fireworks, illustrator, and dreamweaver open, along with several tabs in chrome and a handful of other apps open at the same time that slows down my macbook. would the powermac just power through all this?</p><p></p><p>thanks</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="willanderson, post: 1477143, member: 195014"] yes the x3100 is a good bit of what the problem is i fear. that was one of the things that was appealing about the powermac. also, i have looked into and this is not one of the models that used the liquid cooling system as i have heard of all the problems that these have. what i'm really looking into for the g5, i guess, would be whether it would be enough processing power, if that makes sense. i am fairly knowledgeable about computers, so i know spec-wise that it's very outdated and that the intel chip in the macbook is much better in every respect. i know that the g5 will probably be slower, but would it make an adequate workhorse for when i'm sitting at the desk if it had something like 8gb of ram and a decent gpu? would it be a significant enough machine to justify getting it as an office workhorse to use instead of my macbook. i still plan to use the macbook, but in this setup, it would be my portable machine for when i go to coffee shops or travel. there are just several times that i may have photoshop or fireworks, illustrator, and dreamweaver open, along with several tabs in chrome and a handful of other apps open at the same time that slows down my macbook. would the powermac just power through all this? thanks [/QUOTE]
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