[G4] G5 or G4

[Sean O'Malley]

+/-200 bucks is approximately on 3k.

I'm not sure where you come from but on planet earth:

 4 GHz @ 64-bits = 8 GHz @ 32-bits

is just incredibly wrong. Honestly, I didn't believe you were dumb enough
to even say that.

The issue is really two workstations versus one.



On Fri, 15 Aug 2003, Kunga wrote:

> Let's see. 2 x 1.25 G4 = 2.5 GHz @ 32-bits x 2 units = 5 GHz @ 32-bits.
>   $3200
>
> 2 x 2 G5 = 4 GHz @ 64-bits = 8 GHz @ 32-bits. $3000
>
> No the math tells me you do not get two dual 1.25 GHz G4s for about the
> same price as a dual 2 GHz G5. More like one dual 2 GHz G5 is like
> getting almost 3 G4's for less than the price of two G4's. Moreover,
> this is only an exercise in comparing processing speeds not taking into
> account the radically faster bus and all the rest of the G5's much
> faster components.
>
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> On Friday, August 15, 2003, at 06:26  AM, Sean O'Malley wrote:
>
> > I would agree except one small note, you can actually get two G4 duals
> > for about the same price as the dual G5.
> >
>
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