Quote: Originally Posted by Cadaver For web surfing and email, you could probably save yourself some money and just go with 16GB of non-ECC RAM. You forgot the additional Q…

Man, some of you guys are on a fast upgrade cycle. If you're like me, a normal middle-class individual who buys Powermacs for home use for power user/prosumer type stuff, a 4-year…

Quote: Originally Posted by jcadam Why is SJ going to intel again? The general concensus is that the Intel switch is happening because of the following two reasons; 1) Wi…

I just got my 2.5 G5 dual in June. So I'm good for five or six years.

The new "Quadra" is damn sexy. I'd hope on it in a NY minute if I had the cash. This is such a good thing for the future. The Mactels will likely have the option for a quad yet …

Quote: Originally Posted by jcadam Why is SJ going to intel again? Because he's not perfect. He might still be bent at IBM over their refusing to pay an outrageous fee …

If you don't need it then don't bother. I'd rather put the money toward a better GPU and a copy of Aperture. Too bad the 7800 GT is not yet available however. I'd probably get the…

I need a real job.

Steve Jobs isn't stupid. He's got a plan. I'd guess he's going to unleash OS X for PC's and damage Microsoft's monopoly. He's been out for blood recently.

Quote: Originally Posted by goMac Steve Jobs isn't stupid. He's got a plan. I'd guess he's going to unleash OS X for PC's and damage Microsoft's monopoly. He's been out for bloo…

Quote: Originally Posted by Todd Madson I just got my 2.5 G5 dual in June. So I'm good for five or six years. Juat got my Dual 2.7 dated Oct. 01, 2005.... im on bleeding…

Quote: Originally Posted by outaru Juat got my Dual 2.7 dated Oct. 01, 2005.... im on bleeding edge fo less than a month... i should have trusted my instinct, i knew dual core …

I'm glad to see a few more people realize the move to Intel is foolhardy. Too bad our opinions aren't of any consequence to Apple. . .

I'm also seriously considering a new Quad PM. My Quicksilver is getting kinda long in the tooth, and my strategy was to either: 1) Buy an iMac to tide me over until '07 when the …

I remember when the term "Quadra" referred to the new 68040 processor. Or am I mistaken? EDIT: Of course, I remember the original SuperDrive. Damn kids! Get off my lawn!

Quote: Originally Posted by dru Because he's not perfect. He might still be bent at IBM over their refusing to pay an outrageous fee to license 2.0 of the NeXT OS when it to…

Apple has a huge opportunity in the move Intel. If they play their cards right, they'll start taking more and more of the market from Microsoft. Since Windows and OS X will both be…

Quote: Originally Posted by Big Mac I'm glad to see a few more people realize the move to Intel is foolhardy. Too bad our opinions aren't of any consequence to Apple. . . F…

Quote: Originally Posted by hmurchison2001 Few and dwindling. We lose nothing by moving over to Intel and yet gain capable fabs...power efficient processors and a dedicated la…

The desktops are only switching because its feasible to split the Mac market by running it on two hardware platforms, and Apple really needed a new portable processor. IBM likely o…

My impression from surfing around the net is that people are generally positive about the switch, even for the desktops (although the G5s are fine). ie. Some people have said for t…

Quote: Originally Posted by crooner You have a great Mac (that Apple is still selling, BTW) that will kick *ss for years to come. I don't see it listed no more... Dual 2Gh…

http://www.apple.com/powermac/pcix.html

Quote: Originally Posted by jcadam Oh, and these machines are perfectly fine. Why is SJ going to intel again? becasue intel has the best mobile chip around, the pentium m…

I'm seriously looking to splurge and pick up that Quad G5... I can see my productivity skyrocketing with that much power... mwahahaha! The whole transition to Intel is a mixed bag…