[G4] keep g4 or upgrade to g5?

[Richard Meyeroff]

Going from a G4 to G5 Gets you more than a faster CPU.  You get a 
faster Frontside bus, ability to upgrade to more RAM, the odds that 
it will Run OS X.6.

So if you can afford it go for the G5.  I would recommend staying 
away for any G5 that is water cooled as they are showing problems.


>Greetings!
>
>i have a 2000 g4 450dp. i'm on a tight budget {obviously!} and 
>trying to determine if i would be better off by upgrading it {ram, 
>video card, 2nd hdd - and possibly processor}
>
>OR
>
>purchasing a dual 2.0 g5. the machine i'm looking at is number: M9032LL/A
>
>http://support.apple.com/specs/powermac/Power_Mac_G5.html
>
>and has a radeon 9800 pro 128 card, 4.5gb ram, 250gb hd and a 
>firewire 400 card; 10.3.x
>
>can anybody PLEASE advise me:
>
>1- is this a good unit to choose; reliable, lack of issues, bad components etc
>
>2- is this a wise economic decision versus uprgrading the g4; most 
>importantly in so far as being able to carry me into the future for 
>a good long while as the g4 has {8 years!} - and do these projected 
>longevity gains, as well as in performance increase, justify the 
>price difference over upgrading? as i see it, all i'll have to do is 
>add another hdd to it which is inexpensive.
>i'm primarily using it for internet {ebay, burning cd's, music, 
>videos} and very light photo editing. i just bought a copy of tiger; 
>i've read here of some dual g5's having problems with leopard. any 
>thoughts?
>
>3- what is a fair price for this unit? the seller is waiting for me 
>to make an offer; if it is within my price range, and based on 
>feedback here a good unit i'll grab it!
>
>many many thanks in advance!
>
>chris

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Have a Happy and Enjoy

Richard E. Meyeroff
Meyeroff Computer Consultants
410-258-7503
Richard at Meyeroff-C-C.com
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