[X4U] Macpro processor choice

[Daly Jessup]

At 6:34 PM -0700 4/12/06, Jens Selvig wrote:
>I am about to order a new Mac and am wondering about whether I would 
>be better served by getting 2 gigs of memory and the 2.0 GHz 
>processor or alternatively getting 1 gig of memory and the 2.66 GHz 
>processor.
>
>I do a lot of photoshop work so I am thinking more memory might be 
>better, but on the other hand adding memory latter on might be 
>easier than upgrading the processors. My current system is a G4 933 
>so I am sure photoshop even run in the rosetta layer will be 
>comparable to what I am used to at the moment.

I don't have all the research under my belt, but experience as a 
consultant leads me to suggest that when the difference in speed of 
the computer is that little, you are always better off getting more 
RAM rather than a marginally faster computer. (IF you have to choose 
between one or the other.)

Daly
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