[G4] G5 and photoshop

[sr ferenczy]

in order to have backwards support of current 32 bit apps (with no 
noticeable slowdown) the OS cant be fully 64 bit. this really doesnt 
affect performance, only compatibility.

as far as 64 bit apps, yes, PS will probably show huge gains in 
performance from such a change, but this doesnt discount the overall 
ability of the G5s (though we will have to wait for real world tests) 
the 1ghz bus alone makes these machines worth the money. sure, at this 
point the G5 might not be that much faster mhz for mhz compared to the 
G4s, but it gets information fed to it over 5 times faster!! we now get 
to enjoy the true power of the processor, not the limiting of a slow 
ass bus. (remember too, moto still is unsure as to whether the next 
incarnation of the G4 will even be able to reach a 200 mhz system bus, 
let alone a 1 ghz.)

>  I would wait until there are native applications.

all 32 bit apps are native, wait no longer.

sandor


On Friday, August 8, 2003, at 10:23  AM, Matthew Wensley wrote:

> IMHO, there is no rush to upgrade to G5 for 2 reasons:
>
> 1) The OS is not fully 64 bit yet
>
> 2) no 64 bit programmes yet.
>
> If I was working the Adobe programmes to make a living, I would wait 
> until there are native applications.
> Let someone else beta the new "iron".
>
> My 2 cents
>
> M
> On Friday, Aug 8, 2003, at 08:13 Canada/Eastern, Power Macintosh G4 
> List wrote:
>
>> Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2003 19:34:14 -0500
>> Subject: Re: [G4] G4 dual 450 vs G5 1.6 ?
>> From: Mel <mkrewall at mac.com>
>> Message-Id: <09A7BD1A-C938-11D7-92D0-000393B3ED5A at mac.com>
>>
>> You would see a huge increase in performance. The improvements in bus
>> speed and memory bandwidth alone would make it obvious, even without
>> faster processors. Add the faster processors in and it should be
>> amazing. If you can afford it, you should spend the extra 400 bucks to
>> get the 1.8GHz. It has the PCI-X slots for faster PCI cards (e.g. DV
>> capture) and uses the speedier PC3200 RAM as opposed to PC2700 RAM on
>> the base model, plus you can install 8GB (!) RAM in the 1.8 vs. 4 GB 
>> in
>> the base model. It comes with 512 MB RAM also. That would be worth the
>> extra to me if I were buying one (drool).
>> Mel
>>
>> On Thursday, August 7, 2003, at 01:30  PM, Jack wrote:
>>
>>> i currently have a G4 dual 450 (1.5 gig of ram), thinking it's time
>>> for a new computer saw the G5 1.6 ghz.
>>> I spend most of my time on Photoshop, Premiere, Illustrator and
>>> Dreamweaver.  How much of a improvement will I see in the G5 1.6?
>>> what do you guys think?
>>>
>>> Jack
>
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