G5
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paul, you'll notice the performance difference between the two. the G5 is nice, but not as fast I would have thought. then again, it didn't have any extras. it was just a base machine. still, i go back to my 2.7 year old pc: amd xp1800 (close to 1.8gz) 512ddr and two 40gb drives (one is completely fuil the other has 8gb left on it) and my machine still opened photoshop faster than the G5 i saw. performs better and faster than most of the G4's i've had the pleasure of using as well. did i mention total price was 1200? w/ 17" monitor? monitor sucked though. :) lets not forget expansion. i don't have to buy a whole new pc just to get more mhz...simply buy a new processor that the motherboard can support. mine currently can support up to a 2.0ghz processor.
im not going to knock anyone for using their "weapon" of choice when designer, developing, or surfing the web. i would, however, like to hear more of an argument for performance rather than beauty in regards to reasons for purchasing/swithing to apple computers.
i must reiterate how quiet the G5 is! that simply blew my mind. and the case is amazing. nice nice nice. 23" display too. too sweet.
pc til i can find good reason to buy into apple. although G5 may become a member in my family soon. thats a big "maybe" though... "P