[X4U] which G5 iMac model is best?

[Robert MacLeay]

For a general comparision of Mac performance, covering all models, check out
the Primate Labs Blog at:
http://www.primatelabs.ca/blog/2008/06/mac-performance-june-2008/
Or http://preview.tinyurl.com/49lof3 if your email client is lame.

All the G5 iMac models are in the list, so you can compare them
performance-wise with each other.

As a quick summary: If you already own a decent monitor, buy a Mini. For the
same purchase price as a used iMac, it is more than twice as powerful as any
G5 iMac.  In fact, the C2D Mini is faster than any Mac G5 Tower(!) except
the 4-core model!

On a price/performance basis, for what you get compared to new, G5 Macs are
way overpriced.

On 6/18/08 8:29 AM, zapcat <zapcat at speakeasy.net> beseeched:
> I'm looking at G5 iMacs, now that everybody is unloading so that they
> can upgrade to whatever new Intel Mac has caught their eye...
> 
> I roughly know about G5 iMacs, but not sure if there's a "best" model...
> 
> is the 2.0Ghz significantly faster than the 1.8?
> do any of the screens suffer from sneaky marketing, as in the case of
> the aluminum iMac "millions" of color deception by apple?
> 
> thanks for contributing any thoughts/experiences.
> 
> zc