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PowerMac G5 vs. MacBook Pro - performance?
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<blockquote data-quote="kaidomac" data-source="post: 186977" data-attributes="member: 15110"><p>Eventually, this year or next year, I'd like to get a high-end Mac. The two options I'm looking at are the PowerMac G5 Quad and the MacBook Pro. I'm curious as to how they would stack up against each other with the following configurations:</p><p></p><p><strong>PowerMac G5:</strong></p><p>2.5ghz Quad-core G5</p><p>4gb ECC ram</p><p>2 Raptor 150's in RAID 1</p><p>7800GT with 256mb vram or Quadro FX 4500 with 512mb vram</p><p>30" Apple Cinema display</p><p></p><p><strong>MacBook Pro:</strong></p><p>2.16ghz Core Duo processor</p><p>2gb ram</p><p>100gb 7200rpm hard drive</p><p>30" Apple Cinema display</p><p></p><p>The G5 offers more power; the MacBook Pro offers portability. My main applications will be Painter, Adobe CS apps, iLife 2006, Final Cut Express HD, Lightwave, and BodyPaint. How would these two configurations compare? I know the G5 would own the MacBook Pro, but I'd imagine the MacBook Pro would have significant performance with those applications. Fire away!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kaidomac, post: 186977, member: 15110"] Eventually, this year or next year, I'd like to get a high-end Mac. The two options I'm looking at are the PowerMac G5 Quad and the MacBook Pro. I'm curious as to how they would stack up against each other with the following configurations: [B]PowerMac G5:[/B] 2.5ghz Quad-core G5 4gb ECC ram 2 Raptor 150's in RAID 1 7800GT with 256mb vram or Quadro FX 4500 with 512mb vram 30" Apple Cinema display [B]MacBook Pro:[/B] 2.16ghz Core Duo processor 2gb ram 100gb 7200rpm hard drive 30" Apple Cinema display The G5 offers more power; the MacBook Pro offers portability. My main applications will be Painter, Adobe CS apps, iLife 2006, Final Cut Express HD, Lightwave, and BodyPaint. How would these two configurations compare? I know the G5 would own the MacBook Pro, but I'd imagine the MacBook Pro would have significant performance with those applications. Fire away! [/QUOTE]
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