[G4] G4 dual 1.25 or G5 1.6?

[Roger Harris]

Joe, for your use there isn't any situation were any G4 is better or 
faster. But, I suggest you hop over to Small Dog 
(http://www.smalldog.com/category/x/x/Power+Macintosh/g5+minitower/wag100/wag10000/) 
and look at the refurbished 1.8 gig G5 single processor. It is cheaper 
than the 1.6 G5 and a much better motherboard. The Small Dog RAM prices 
are very good, also.

For a pleasant and helpful purchasing experience call on the phone and 
ask for Kieth (lowest man on the Totem Poll). I am not connected in any 
way or with anyone at Small Dog. I own a small and Mac consulting and 
graphics company, and I found Small Dog to give great service while 
minimizing the pain of spending my money.

Apple refurbished macs have not been owned or used by anyone. As I 
understand it they result from unfulfilled purchases orders and 
contracts. They are not open box or cosmetic. They have been ordered at 
a point and the order was rejected; they are more like a restock. By law 
they cannot be sold as new. They carry the standard Apple new computer 
guarantee.



Joe Sporleder wrote:


> Both the G4 1.25Ghz DP and the G5 1.6Ghz are within my budget. Which 
> would be better, based on my uses as described above? It is my 
> understanding based on reviews and specs that I've read, that for most 
> things, the slowest G5 is still faster than the dual G4 1.25/1.42, 
> simply because of its faster system architecture, is this a correct 
> assumption? Configured with the same HD and Optical drives, the dual G4 
> 1.25 and the G5 1.6 are basically the same price. Are there any 
> circumstances where the dual G4 would be better suited?
> 
> Joe
>