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Well in a few weeks i was going to buy an imac
But now there are 2 versions one with intel and one with PowerPC
which should i buy? both are the same price the core duo model is suppoed to be faster but with most apps not on intel willi really see that speed or should i just get the G5 model?
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ok now what
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Posted 10 January 2006 - 12:28 PM
That's a good question I just bought one thinking it would be at least 6 months until they started putting them into the Imac's. It sounds like Intel is going to be cranking out those chips for Apple. The future is certainly with the Intel processors and the G5 is pretty is headed into the land of extinction.
However, it may take some time for app's to get into a native mode for the new boxes. Personally, I feel stuck with two bad choices.
However, it may take some time for app's to get into a native mode for the new boxes. Personally, I feel stuck with two bad choices.
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Posted 10 January 2006 - 12:30 PM
ok now just yesterday I purchased Command and conquer generals for mac hoping to play it on my iMac, but its NOT universal and i am pretty sure aspyr will not take the effort to make it universal seeing ow its over a year old. dual core sounds tempting but it sucks for gaming if no gmaes are universal
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Posted 10 January 2006 - 12:41 PM
My feeling is this:
If you're buying the machine to run games, get the G5.
Otherwise, get the Intel Mac. I suspect that the added processor power will make up for the losses caused by Rosetta, and in the long run it's a much more powerful machine, and should therefore have a much longer useful life. Running most applications even through rosetta should be fine.
For games, I suspect the performance hit will be too high, and who knows when we'll be getting universal binary games.
Just a (slightly educated) guess.
If you're buying the machine to run games, get the G5.
Otherwise, get the Intel Mac. I suspect that the added processor power will make up for the losses caused by Rosetta, and in the long run it's a much more powerful machine, and should therefore have a much longer useful life. Running most applications even through rosetta should be fine.
For games, I suspect the performance hit will be too high, and who knows when we'll be getting universal binary games.
Just a (slightly educated) guess.
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Posted 10 January 2006 - 08:14 PM
The intel machines would be a much better choice, as they have a definite future. Things will only get better for them, and I'm sure that universal coded program will be coming along sooner than we think. Plus I've heard from some people that rosetta does a good job of things so far, so it may not be that bad overall.
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