ok, so i'm back to Mac! Now I have this sweet Dell 2005FPW (The 20.1 inch widescreen) and no computer. Should I buy a PowerMac and keep the monitor or sell the monitor and buy an iMac? I had the Dual 2GHZ G5, it was great, not sure how much I'd miss if I didn't have that. I'm a college student doing some audio editing, I do a little photo editing, but I'm not the "pro" that Apple looks at to buy their pro machines. Now, I do like being able to upgrade however. So I am kind of stuck. My budget also is around 1100 give or take. What to do? I was thinking about waiting for the PowerMac updates to see if Apple offers some more refurbs at a cheaper price. Or what about the Single G5? I've heard bad things about that though
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dwd3885 said:
I have a single G5 powermac and love it. The iMacs are a better "bang for your buck" now, but they also aren't as expandable and upgradeable, which to me adds significant value. Plus, I can hook up my own, bigger monitor.
Definetely wait within the next few weeks for some powermac updates, otherwise get the iMac, there is no better deal out there.
Since you already have an LCD, I would go for the Power Macs. I would suggest waiting until atleast next week atleast becouse there may be updates soon.
You like to upgrade.
You want to do digital audio.
You have a b!^@#!^g monitor already.
PowerMac all the way, baby!
You want to do digital audio.
You have a b!^@#!^g monitor already.
PowerMac all the way, baby!