?? G3 vs G4

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I am looking at getting a computer off of ebay, and I would like to know what the diffrences are between a PowerMac G3 and G4 machines. They are both 400mhz. Is there FSB diffrence or what?
 
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PowerMac G4 Cube 450mhz 832mb
G is short for generation, usually, newer generation supports more upgrades if you want to upgrade, and supports faster processors.
 
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The G4 processor has something called an altivec engine.

It basically greatly speeds up applications that support altivec and makes them run faster. Some applications require altivec (iDVD & iMovie 4 I believe) so a G3 is not a wise decision IMO.

A 1Ghz G3 is slower than a 800Mhz G4 at certain tasks...

I'd get a G4...
 

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