Thanks Jeremy. You are a walking encycopedia of mac. Much appreciated. Brian Jones Aruba
----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeremy Derr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "iMac List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2002 4:18 PM Subject: Re: G4 > On Tuesday, June 25, 2002, at 01:50 PM, Brian Jones ( Setar ) wrote: > > > Thanks for your reply and clarification. > > > > I am trying to figure out what the difference would be, other than > > physical > > appearance, of an imac running the same G4 speed processor and a G4 tower > > running the same speed processor. The imac comes with a flat panel, but > > the > > tower doesn't come with anything, so why would someone want to pay more > > for > > for a tower and get less, or do they in fact get less in a tower. I > > guess I > > am asking what is the benefit of a tower over an imac, since the tower > > costs > > more. > > You get "more" in a tower, for certain values of "more". The G4 tower > greater expansion because it has PCI slots, and can also hold more memory. > You can install more hard drives internally, add a second monitor > (depending on the config, you may not even have to buy another graphics > card)... you also can choose any kind of display you want to use on the > PowerMac, whereas you're pretty much stuck with the 15" LCD on the iMac. > > You can also get a faster G4 in the Power Mac (1GHz) vs the iMac (800MHz). > The Power Mac G4 also has an L3 cache, which means that it'll be a faster > processor even at the same clock speeds. L3 cache is also quite an > expensive processor option, and due to this and power consumption/heat > dissipation concerns, only recently even made it's way into the PowerBook > G4. -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
