G5 2.0 or 2.5??? for DP 4.52

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alione
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G5 2.0 or 2.5??? for DP 4.52

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hi i am going to "jump" to G5 and was wondering about wich one its the more stable the 2.0 or 2.5???
any suggestions????
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Re: G5 2.0 or 2.5??? for DP 4.52

Post by Helen »

First I don't think there's any stability issues with either machine. Second, which one you get is entirely dependant upon your needs. If you're gonna be doing a lot of effects and VI's, then go with more processors. (Particularly if you're gonna use Altiverb.)

Otherwise, buy lots of RAM, and get the 2.0.
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Re: G5 2.0 or 2.5??? for DP 4.52

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thanks i have heard about new G5s coming.....with dual core :p
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Re: G5 2.0 or 2.5??? for DP 4.52

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I heard just the other day from a friend that Macs will soon have quad processor models.. is this true anyone? anyone?

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Re: G5 2.0 or 2.5??? for DP 4.52

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read this
http://www.thinksecret.com/news/0504macs.html

Dual-2GHz
512K L2 cache per processor
Dual 1GHz frontside buses
512MB PC3200 DDR SDRAM (4GB max.)
160GB Serial ATA Hard Drive
128MB DDR SDRAM ATI Radeon 9600 video card
Dual-2.3GHz
512K L2 cache per processor
Dual 1.15GHz frontside buses
512MB PC3200 DDR SDRAM (8GB max.)
250GB Serial ATA Hard Drive
128MB DDR SDRAM ATI Radeon 9600 video card
Dual-2.7GHz
512K L2 cache per processor
Dual 1.35GHz frontside buses
512MB PC3200 DDR SDRAM (8GB max.)
250GB Serial ATA Hard Drive
256MB DDR SDRAM ATI Radeon 9650 video card
DP 5; Mac G5 2,7 Dual, Mx4, Mach5...

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