On 11/01/2005, at 4:58 PM, Rod wrote:
Say $50 shipping, and for $628 you'll have a computer as good if not
better than an eMac, Despite the eMac's 167Mhz system bus vs the crap
G4/400's 100mhz at the same CPU speed. Why? The upgrade card has a
grunty CPU cache, whereas the eMac has bugger all.
Valid points, but....
There is no warranty on the G4 400. If it dies, there is another $400
to
get another one.
"If it dies." peh ... my G4 has been going strong for years with no
signs of stopping despite a ludicrous amount of 'relatively safe'
tinkering and the occasional trundle to a LAN game (where it was often
greeted with snorts of derision, until they noticed how easy it was to
lug around with its neato handles. ;-)
Warranties are a good thing though I agree. :)
So IMHO, if you can't get a faster machine for that price, and you
want
to be able to use the iLife suite, go the upgrade. :)
I still think if you can find a dual G4 for a little bit more,
definitely go
for the PM. My G4 at home is lightening quick compared to some of the
faster single processor machines I have used. Especially running OS X.
Yeah, but people still want at least a $1200 for a dual 1Ghz (or
higher), and OSX runs just fine with a single processor. If you decide
to burn a DVD you're probably going to have to leave your machine
running for awhile anyway, so what's the difference between 1 hour and
2 hours unless you're in business, or like me you leave burning the
Holiday DVD you're making for the family to the last minute. ;-)
Tomorrow will be the telling point. Personally, I think the eMac is
history. A headless Mac enables Apple to finally ditch CRTs, which I
am
sick of repairing on eMacs ;-) If Apple really want to target
switchers, it
is easy for PC users just to dump their tower and slot in a headless
Mac
(like any other Mac released before the original iMac) and still use
all
their other peripherals. Especially if you have a $300-$600 LCD
screen!
Yup. One interesting thing I noted was that ATI have released their
latest and greatest graphics card, the X800 for the mac. That's almost
a simultaneous release I think. I'm hopin the cause is because they
think they'll be a larger market of Mac users looking for a gruntier
card shortly, perhaps because Apple might release a cheap computer that
can take advantage of it. A few orders of magnitude higher than wishful
thinking I know, but what the hell. :)
T.
