| Re: G5 and Panther - Positive and Negative Experiences
Greg,
I recently bought a Powermac G5 - the dual 2Ghz model - and I've been very pleased with it.
I run Adobe Photoshop CS and C1 Pro for digital photos and I've found the machine to be a lot faster than my previous G4 based PowerMac (a dual 1Ghz). However, the G5 also seems to benefit from more memory - I added memory from Crucial since the Apple Store prices were incredibly steep (here in the UK anyway).
The G5 is also generally very quiet, although it does emit a few funny high pitched noises at times. Personally I don't like the look of it quite as much as the old Quicksilver models, but it grows on you. It may be built in aluminium, but it weighs a ton!
My machine didn't come with Panther installed, but I'd already bought and installed a copy on my G4 so I transferred it across. I'd had some problems on the G4 with Panther trying an upgrade, but a clean install on the G5 has been a much better experience. There are a lot of small tweaks that all add up to a better user experience. I wouldnt say that it was a massive step forward over 10.2, but it would be hard to go back now. I haven't had any real problems with Panther, other than some problems with certain applications (Dantz Retrospect doesn't like Panther very much). There have been some much publicised problems with Firewire drives and with the File Vault feature, but I'm lucky enough not to have a Firewire drive or been tempted to try File Vault.
If you can afford the outlay then I'd recommend the G5 - particularly the dual 1.8Ghz model which seems to be a good compromise. I like the ATI graphics card in the 2Ghz, but if the dual 1.8Ghz had been around when I'd been buying then I'd have been very tempted to go for it.
Good luck,
Karen
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