Johannes said: > What is an Intel based G5? There is no such thing, it is either Intel or > G5. Do not buy a G5 at this stage. It is obsolete hardware. If I were > you I would get either a Mac Mini Core Duo or a MacBook. If you depend > on PCI cards, I would try to hire a computer for the next few weeks > until Apple brings out a new Desktop line. Buying anything from Apple > that doesn't have an Intel processor now is a waste of money.
This is mostly true. The big exception is for people who, for some reason, still need to run legacy OS9 applications in "Classic" mode (the new Intel-based Macs don't run classic applications at all.) This is a very important consideration that Lawrence should take into consideration considering that he still hadn't upgraded to OSX before his old Mac clone died. I would suggest that he search eBay for a good used vintage 2003 Mac in working condition. That way he could still boot natively in OS9 when he needed to, and in the mean time he could figure out which of his commonly-used applications work or don't work in OSX. Used computers of that vintage would probably cost far less than would "hiring a computer" until the Intel-based Mac desktops become available. Brian _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
