joe_paulo1 Posted May 31, 2004 Share Posted May 31, 2004 Hi i am getting ready to get a mac g5 as my imac g4 is startting to struggle with large file sizes and i find the 15" monitor too small. I want to know if it is worth paying for the 2.0ghz over the 1.8ghz and using the saved cash to put in extra ram (i will be putting 2g of ram at least to start with) ?. will the 2.0 ever be noticibly quicker than 1.8. thanks in advance -Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karim Ghantous Posted May 31, 2004 Share Posted May 31, 2004 The value seems to be with the 1.8GHz model. But do your own price:performance calculations and see what you come up with. I'll bet the cost saving of the 1.8 will let you buy more RAM and a nice monitor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad_ Posted May 31, 2004 Share Posted May 31, 2004 If cash is an issue, put the money saved into a larger LCD display, RAM, or 2nd hard disk. www.citysnaps.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
testingname Posted May 31, 2004 Share Posted May 31, 2004 As Rob at www.barefeats.com said, the price advantage of the 1.8 is 17%, but also is the speed disadvantage 17%. So it's a wash, right? No! Because for the rest of the time you own it, each time you use it, the speed advantage (read:time savings) of the 2.0 will be 17%. Multiply that by how many times this effect comes into play over the life of the machine. That can add up into real time, which equals real money. Disclaimer: of course, if you're not taxing the processors 100% at least some of the time you're doing work, this calculation is useless. It's really a valueable calculation for video editors who let their machines sit and crunch video for hours at a time, and on the opposite end of the scale it's not valueable at all, for say web surfers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig_Cooper11664875449 Posted May 31, 2004 Share Posted May 31, 2004 I have the dual 1.8GHz and was toying with the same debate initially. Ignoring specs, I had tried a number of PS filters, etc on 16-bit, 130MB images before buying and, in a non-scientific way - I noticed no appreciable difference in speed between the two machines (...it was PS7). Additionally, by the time I put 2 x 250GB drives in and and extra 2GB of RAM - and with the monitor - the saving over the 2GHz machine was becoming a blessing. regards Craig / Beijing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthewkane Posted June 1, 2004 Share Posted June 1, 2004 Just a suggestion, I to am going to buy a G5 soon but have been told to wait until after the apple conference on june 28th. They may announce something, prices may drop etc... Might be beneficial to wait a little bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
._._z Posted June 1, 2004 Share Posted June 1, 2004 Apple always annouces something at these annual conferences. We'll defninitely see a preview of the new upcoming version of the OS, as well as some new hardware. Buy now only if you can't wait a few weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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