Ok, new dillema... Should I just get a G5 instead?

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Alright, well, as you know I was planning on getting a new laptop this summer after Tiger and the enw PowerBooks come out. Well, tonight I decided to price out a dual 1.8 G5 for the hell of it...

Well, here's what I came up with. Same price as a maxed out PowerBook give or take a few dollars. So I got to thinking, should I just go for the G5 tower instead, and just get a 1gb kit for my PowerBook, and call it good? The G5 will be better for serious editing anyway, and I can just use my PB for when I am on the road and stuff.

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Dam, I didn't even notice! LOL w00t! go me. :cool:

Well, I have the last 15in Ti PB, the 1ghz model with 512mb RAM, combo drive, 60gb HD. This summer I was going to upgrade with Tiger no matter what. Now I am just trying to think of the best way to go.

Oh, with the student discount, it's only $2695, not bad at all. The maxed out PB with discount was over $3k... (current PB)

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Yea, for the money...the G5 is a powerhorse. You're right about the life spand, sure beats a PC where in 2 months it is ancient hardware... I think I might just get the 1gb RAM kit for my PB, and get the G5, it will still cost me less then a new PB. I just wish I could afford a 20in Apple display...too bad the Dell doesn't come in a sleek silver finish :pinch:

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I think you should have at least 1GB RAM on the G5.. then maybe it's worth it. Macs kinda load slow without 1GB RAM...

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I will order another 512-1gb from Crucial or something after I buy it. So I will have 1gb+ anyway.

DarkTemplar194: Yea, that will be enough. I do it on 512 right now and it's alright. I wouldn't go any less though :pinch: The more the better.

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Would 768 MB of RAM for a Mac notebook (without doing heavy editing like video editing)?

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You mean, would it be satisfactory? Yes i think so.

A small tip for when you feel the physical RAM usage has all been assigned - logout and login again. It feels like you just restarted your computer, but took 5 seconds.

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You mean, would it be satisfactory? Yes i think so.

A small tip for when you feel the physical RAM usage has all been assigned - logout and login again. It feels like you just restarted your computer, but took 5 seconds.

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I agree, works like a charm ;)

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StealthMode, how fast does your PB run on Panther?... Do you notice any particular apps freezing or crashing? :p

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Nope, works fine, Safari stutters a bit when I am doing too much at a time and there are huge images displayed, but I think if I had more RAM it would be just fine. Panther runs like a dream, all my apps run perfect, no crashes or anything..

I think I am going to get the G5 this summer along with Tiger. Should be a decent upgrade from what I am using now. I just wish the Apple displays weren't going to cost $1300 for the 20in.... And it's too bad the Dell 20in doesn't match it any better either :pinch:

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i have the same tibook... I think it would be best for you to get a G5 desktop and keep the laptop, I mean Tiger won't be THAT bad on it... There is a Radeon 9200 in there which is probably as good as an FX5200 in the 12" powerbook... I ran Jaguar and run Panther pretty well with an old PISMO 500Mhz and 384mb of ram, the only thing that bogged it down was doing that expose stuff..

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