Hello folks,
Am looking for advice on what to purchase. I've been a PC person my whole life. I've never experienced OSX. I've known of the pros and cons of both but was first introduced to Windows and stuck with it ever since.
However, I am a huge Apple fan. Own 2 iPhones, 2 iPods, 2 iTouches, an iPad and an Airport Extreme.
I've been wanting to delve into app development for a few years now. When first interested in app development, I learned that almost all, if not all app development programs only ran on OSX. So since then have been wanting a MAC in addition to my current PC setup.
I don't really want to spend too much as this is more of an experiment right now. If I fall in love with OSX, I may switch. But at the least I'll be able to experiment with app development.
I've been looking at a bunch of G5s on Craigslist ranging from $250-$500. I understand that G5s won't run Lion.
If I get a G5, will it be sufficient for what I'm trying to do?
Also, if I don't get Lion, or at the least an upgrade-able MAC, will I be missing out on all that Lion has to offer? Is there really a huge difference between Leopard and Lion?
What would you folks suggest?
I'm currently running a custom built:
Intel Core 2 Quad Processor Q6600 2.4GHz
ASUS P5K3 Deluxe MB
OCZ Fatal1ty Edition 8GB (4 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666)
Samsung EcoGreen F4 2TB SATA 3.0Gbs/s 3.5" (x3) 6TB Total
Acer G235HAbd 23" LCD (x3) Triple Monitor Setup
Jaton PX309 Quad Radeon HD3450
I'm only sharing my specs with you so you can picture my setup. When I do purchase whichever MAC I get, I was planning on either setting up a 4th monitor, or somehow have both the PC and the MAC share the triple monitors.
What do you folks think?
Thanks for your help in advance.
KSN
Am looking for advice on what to purchase. I've been a PC person my whole life. I've never experienced OSX. I've known of the pros and cons of both but was first introduced to Windows and stuck with it ever since.
However, I am a huge Apple fan. Own 2 iPhones, 2 iPods, 2 iTouches, an iPad and an Airport Extreme.
I've been wanting to delve into app development for a few years now. When first interested in app development, I learned that almost all, if not all app development programs only ran on OSX. So since then have been wanting a MAC in addition to my current PC setup.
I don't really want to spend too much as this is more of an experiment right now. If I fall in love with OSX, I may switch. But at the least I'll be able to experiment with app development.
I've been looking at a bunch of G5s on Craigslist ranging from $250-$500. I understand that G5s won't run Lion.
If I get a G5, will it be sufficient for what I'm trying to do?
Also, if I don't get Lion, or at the least an upgrade-able MAC, will I be missing out on all that Lion has to offer? Is there really a huge difference between Leopard and Lion?
What would you folks suggest?
I'm currently running a custom built:
Intel Core 2 Quad Processor Q6600 2.4GHz
ASUS P5K3 Deluxe MB
OCZ Fatal1ty Edition 8GB (4 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666)
Samsung EcoGreen F4 2TB SATA 3.0Gbs/s 3.5" (x3) 6TB Total
Acer G235HAbd 23" LCD (x3) Triple Monitor Setup
Jaton PX309 Quad Radeon HD3450
I'm only sharing my specs with you so you can picture my setup. When I do purchase whichever MAC I get, I was planning on either setting up a 4th monitor, or somehow have both the PC and the MAC share the triple monitors.
What do you folks think?
Thanks for your help in advance.
KSN