Gentlemen- i have to buy a MAC for work to do video and graphics work on. Which one would you suggest- a "G" or the new IMAC?

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"It's normal for these things to empty your wallet and break your heart in the process."
2012 SLK 350
1987 420 SEL

Anything with the Intel Duo.

I would get a "G". Any of them are capable. I have a 1.6 GHz PowerPC G5 with 1.25 GB DDR SDRAM, 80GB Hard Drive and 500GB external Firewire drive. It is a few years old now and still handles everything with ease. I've done video editing, Photoshop, InDesign, Quark, Illustrator, etc. in the Electronic Pre-press and Graphic Design field for 17 years and do stained/fused glass and mosaic design on MAC and Windows.

I personally stay away from the iMacs for the same reason I don't buy TV's with a VCR or DVD player built into it. Plus they aren't as upgradeable/expandable. They will probably be OK if you have to stick to a tight budget, but the "G" will be a better long term option IMO.

Good luck!

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2006 Nissan Pathfinder LE
1998 Acura 3.0 CL
OBK#44
"Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work." - Aristotle (384-322 B.C.)

SOLD
1985 300TD - Red Dragon
1986 300SDL - Coda
1991 - 300TE
1995 - E320
1985 300CD - Gladys

Thanks guys- I'll start huntin...

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"It's normal for these things to empty your wallet and break your heart in the process."
2012 SLK 350
1987 420 SEL

The old G's are still good and will be good for a few more years. But it's like buying a w126, Mistress. It's a great ride but do you want to buy it for work?

Get the new Intel-based machines. That's where Apple is moving. Get the highest-end most RAM-loaded you can afford. Get a big screen.

B

Get the G5 Quad Duo with 3 terabytes of HD, 2 Super drives, and 32GB of RAM. . . . Yeah, that'll hold you for a while!

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" We have nothing to fear but the main stream media itself . . . ."- Adapted from Franklin D Roosevelt for the 21st century

OBK #55

1998 Lincoln Continental - Sold
Max 1984 300TD 285,000 miles - Sold
The Dee8gonator 1987 560SEC 196,000 miles - Sold
Orgasmatron - 2006 CLS500 90,000 miles
2002 C320 Wagon 122,000 miles
2016 AMG GTS 12,000 miles

Okay, then there's the 560 SLC with the supercharger.

. . . . and a partri-i-i-dge in a pear tree!

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" We have nothing to fear but the main stream media itself . . . ."- Adapted from Franklin D Roosevelt for the 21st century

OBK #55

1998 Lincoln Continental - Sold
Max 1984 300TD 285,000 miles - Sold
The Dee8gonator 1987 560SEC 196,000 miles - Sold
Orgasmatron - 2006 CLS500 90,000 miles
2002 C320 Wagon 122,000 miles
2016 AMG GTS 12,000 miles

Does this come with a fire extinguisher?

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"It's normal for these things to empty your wallet and break your heart in the process."
2012 SLK 350
1987 420 SEL

I thought that had a 427 with a 411 posi rear-end.

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"It's normal for these things to empty your wallet and break your heart in the process."
2012 SLK 350
1987 420 SEL

Oooooohhhhhhh, I love it when you talk like that!

I was raised in the neighborhood that gave birth to the "Portugese Love Machine," aka the muscle car- I was the test driver for the modifications my brother and his friends made on their cars- I miss it. The most incredible machines 68 GTO, 69 Roadrunner, Corvette with a 327 bored out to a 331 with 11 and 1/4 to 1 compression.

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"It's normal for these things to empty your wallet and break your heart in the process."
2012 SLK 350
1987 420 SEL

Oh-oh-OH!!

No, you have to have a halon gas system installed in your studio. It does, however come with an asbestos Moon suit to protect the operator from the intense heat . . .

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" We have nothing to fear but the main stream media itself . . . ."- Adapted from Franklin D Roosevelt for the 21st century

OBK #55

1998 Lincoln Continental - Sold
Max 1984 300TD 285,000 miles - Sold
The Dee8gonator 1987 560SEC 196,000 miles - Sold
Orgasmatron - 2006 CLS500 90,000 miles
2002 C320 Wagon 122,000 miles
2016 AMG GTS 12,000 miles

Don't buy a G5 (it's the past), in the computer world you buy the best that fit's your budget. For editing go with the Intels, all new and up coming software will be written for it. Final Cut will be flying with the 3.0GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon, 16 gig of ram and so will CS3.

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1979 Black on Black, 300CD (sold), 1990 Black 300SE, Silver 1989 Volvo 780, 1988 300CE (vanished by the hands of a girlfriend), 1992 300CE (Rescue).