[G4] Which PowerMac

[Brian Michael Lim / EchoGrafika]

Folk,

Whew! You guys are a lifesaver! I was about to go get myself a Dual 1.25 for
around $2t! I will wait for Jobs announcements.
-- 
Kind regards,
Brian Michael Lim
Principal / EchoGrafika

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"Excellence is not an act but a habit. It is a lifestyle."

> From: "R. Sigismonti" <n3rs at comcast.net>
> Reply-To: "Power Macintosh G4 List" <G4 at lists.themacintoshguy.com>
> Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2003 12:47:01 +0800
> To: "Power Macintosh G4 List" <G4 at lists.themacintoshguy.com>
> Subject: Re: [G4] Which PowerMac
> 
> Brian, if I were you, I'd wait a month or so to see if Apple does
> indeed come out with a 970 based machine.  If they do, you might want
> to consider one of those, as the G4 machines will quickly lose value
> and the new 970 machines will be much more capable of speeding up your
> work.
> 
> Sig
> 
> 
> 
> On Wednesday, June 18, 2003, at 10:46  PM, Brian Michael Lim /
> EchoGrafika wrote:
> 
>> Folks,
>> 
>> I need help in choosing / deciding if I need to upgrade my machine or
>> not.
>> 
>> My current setup:
>> 
>> G4 400 Mhz Graphite Tower (AGP)
>> 1GB RAM
>> 20 GB HD + 45 GB HD
>> DVD/CD
>> Internal Iomega 100 Zip Drive
>> USB, Firewire, Lan, Modem
>> Apple Pro Mouse
>> Logitech Internet Navigator Keyboard
>> OS 9.2.2
>> Wacom Intuos 2 (9x6)
>> Kodak DCS 760
>> Viewsonic PT775 17"
>> 
>> My application and usage:
>> 
>> We are primarily a print-based graphic design company. That means, we
>> are
>> about 95% Photoshop, and 5% Freehand, etc. Occasionally, we work on
>> multimedia and web projects. We are also into Digital Photography (in
>> Studio
>> and on Location)..that explains our heavy requirement for image
>> processing
>> 
>> Dilemma:
>> 
>> I just don't know if with our applications and usage if we will
>> benefit from
>> the Dual 1/1.25/1.4 processors or are we better off with single
>> processors.
>> 
>> Any advise is appreciated. We simply want to maximize the machine's
>> potential...and don't want to overbuy something that we can't fully
>> utilize.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Cheers and God bless!
>> 
>> 
>> -- 
>> Kind regards,
>> Brian Michael Lim
>> Principal / EchoGrafika
>> 
>> 
>> "Excellence is not an act but a habit. It is a lifestyle."
>> 
>> 
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