[G4] G-4 or G-5 purchase?

[Kunga]

I think it's a money/nostalgia thing. The "new" (last year's) dual 1.25 
G4 w/2MB L3 cache sans Airport Extreme and FW 800 is a bargain at $1599 
and it boots 9 natively. Still waiting for mine I ordered the morning 
after the SteveNote June 24 two weeks ago.

If 9 is of zero interest to you and you can afford the $4K total 
including RAM and second 250 GB SATA drive the dual 2 GB G5 will cost 
and the wait until October you are likely to have to endure if you 
haven't ordered one already, then by all means order the dual 2 G5.

I would much rather have an $1800 (including $168 for three 512MB 2700 
RAM modules I already bought and shipping) dual 1.25 that boots 9 soon 
than wait months for a $4K G5 that won't boot 9. But that's just me.

Plus I figure I can get a dual 2 G5 refurbished after MacWorld for 
about $2500 in January or maybe even at the end of July after New York. 
For me they are separate issues. I want the most powerful last PowerMac 
that boots 9 AND a dual 2 GHz G5. I am a conspicuous Macintosh computer 
consumer.

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On Wednesday, July 9, 2003, at 11:12  AM, Jeremiah Libatique wrote:

> This has got to be the question on everyones
> mind that is in the market for a new Mac:
> I have the opportunity to buy either a
> G4 now or wait until August for the G5.
>
> If I purchased a Dual 1.25 G4 now, what should
> I watch for in the transaction to get the most
> out of this decision for the years to come?
> Is the G5 that much more of a leap forward?