[G4] Mac Pro: My Verdict

[Sims David]

On Sep 8, 2006, at 3:43 AM, Tim Collier wrote:

> Well, I've had my Mac Pro since the 6th and I got the 2.66 gig with  
> 2 gig RAM and dual DVD burners.  It replaced a dual 2 gig G5 with 4  
> gig RAM.  This thing runs rings around the old G5.  It's screaming  
> fast.  I actually thought that the difference in RAM would make a  
> difference but that is not the case.
> One game that I love to play is "The Sims 2" and it's expansion  
> packs.  On the G5, if I built a house a little too big or had too  
> many people living there, it would slow down and scrolling would be  
> 'jerky'.  After applying the Universal Binary update to it, you  
> wouldn't believe how much faster and smoother it runs.
> Though the majority of my running Apps are Universal, I did opt to  
> keep Word and Excel (from office 2004) and they actually run faster  
> via rosetta than they did natively on the G5.  I am expecting an  
> additional gig of RAM today, but I don't know that it's really  
> necessary (of course I'll put it in though).
> Verdict:  The Mac Pro is a HUGE advance in the ease and power of  
> the Mac.  I even like the mighty mouse--I didn't think I would.   
> This is about the best investment that I've ever made.  Get a Mac Pro!
>
> Tim
>
> --
> Tim Collier
>
Hello,

Thank you for the "verdict". How does it run the Abode apps compared  
to your previous G5?

David