What makes a fast machine? (was Re: [G4] MDD Config)

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From: Brian at Arsis Music brian at arsismusic.com
Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2008 16:58:21 -0500
To: g4 at listserver.themacintoshguy.com
Subject: RE: What makes a "fast" machine? (was Re: [G4] MDD Config)


I upgraded to a Mac Pro GHz (2gig RAM) a while back.  I gave my G4 dual 867
to my wife.  Every now and then she'll complain about it being "slow".  Then
I'll look at her tray and she'll have Photoshop, Aperture, imovie, iTunes,
Safari, Account Edge, Outlook,  Picture Viewer, Handbrake, and any number of
other software all open at the same time. And it still runs fine and surfs
faster than my 1.8 GHz (1gig RAM) PC that I have in my office.  My MacPro is
strictly an audio machine for my studio and is definitely faster for running
50+ tracks 24bit/192k audio.  But for day to day applications the G4 still
smokes any PC that I or any of my friends have.  I tell all my friends
"Before I got a MAC  I used to think that MAC users were smug elitists.  But
then I got one and realized it's just that they are right".

Brian Parker
Producer/Engineer
http://www.arsismusic.com



-----Original Message-----
From: g4-bounces at listserver.themacintoshguy.com
[mailto:g4-bounces at listserver.themacintoshguy.com] On Behalf Of Eric Wood
Sent: Friday, January 18, 2008 12:32 PM
To: A place to discuss Apple's G4 computers.
Subject: Re: What makes a "fast" machine? (was Re: [G4] MDD Config)


Am Jan 18, 2008 um 10:00 AM schrieb Peter Webster:

> Speed, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder, .
>
> I have an old Sawtooth, 500 MHz, 1 gig of SDRAM, running OS 10.3.9, 
> with an external LaCie 120 gig firewire drive, and a 17" Apple Studio
> monitor: all rescued from being tossed out as being "old and slow."
>
> I can do everything I want to: PhotoShop, Canvas, write, all on the 
> original Rage128 Pro and have no lag or problem.
>
> Google earth won't load, but who cares? How often do I need to find 
> and see a latte-store in Uzbekistan?
>
> It is a comfortable, stable, fast-enough machine, and Apple's built-in 
> design sense and good construction keeps the unit looking good and 
> running well.
>
> To quote a wise man: "Maybe I'm just fond of the older machine."
>
>
> PMW

I bought a Lombard Powerbook on eBay to use Linux on. I might have  
opted for a newer PPC book, but I was buying on the cheap. I threw in  
512 MB of RAM thanks to OWC, and now it's all set for word  
processing, music/podcast playback and internet. I love keeping old  
hardware going.

Eric
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