[G4] Mac Pro: My Verdict

[Tim Collier]

Well, I've had my Mac Pro since the 6th and I got the 2.66 gig with 2  
gig RAM and dual DVD burners.  It replaced a dual 2 gig G5 with 4 gig  
RAM.  This thing runs rings around the old G5.  It's screaming fast.   
I actually thought that the difference in RAM would make a difference  
but that is not the case.
One game that I love to play is "The Sims 2" and it's expansion  
packs.  On the G5, if I built a house a little too big or had too  
many people living there, it would slow down and scrolling would be  
'jerky'.  After applying the Universal Binary update to it, you  
wouldn't believe how much faster and smoother it runs.
Though the majority of my running Apps are Universal, I did opt to  
keep Word and Excel (from office 2004) and they actually run faster  
via rosetta than they did natively on the G5.  I am expecting an  
additional gig of RAM today, but I don't know that it's really  
necessary (of course I'll put it in though).
Verdict:  The Mac Pro is a HUGE advance in the ease and power of the  
Mac.  I even like the mighty mouse--I didn't think I would.  This is  
about the best investment that I've ever made.  Get a Mac Pro!

Tim

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Tim Collier