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Scapegoat · 12-09-2008, 10:35 AM

my mom has an older G5 and a newer iMac... and by newer i mean... bought within the past 1-1.5 years. the G5 being... at least 3-4 years old.

I don't have specs, so consider base models for that time period (though i know they are not strictly base models)

Two questions...

1) which would be better to be doing design work in? flash, photoshop, inDesign, etc.

2) if question 1's answer is G5, is the iMac capable of being used as a monitor for the G5?

I realize i don't have specs... my mom spent about 3k on the G5 a number of years ago, i know she doubled the ram that was in there... so she's either running 1 or 2gb. I don't remember exactly what version of the OS she is running... to many ****ing cats...

TGilb2007 · 12-09-2008, 11:30 AM

Without specs, its kinda tough to say really.

Elliott18t · 12-09-2008, 11:32 AM

both should be able to run those programs fine, maybe not as fast as you want though. they probably have tiger os 10.3 i believe if they about 4 years old. my ibook has the same os and is about that old.

Scapegoat · 12-09-2008, 11:38 AM

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Originally Posted by TGilb2007

Without specs, its kinda tough to say really.

this i realize

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Originally Posted by Elliott18t

both should be able to run those programs fine, maybe not as fast as you want though. they probably have tiger os 10.3 i believe if they about 4 years old. my ibook has the same os and is about that old.

the iMac is only a year or two old, at most

Elliott18t · 12-09-2008, 11:39 AM

i believe that is panther then. os x 10.4? possibly a little better than the g5 yet id have to see specs lol

Scapegoat · 12-09-2008, 11:40 AM

yeah... i'm gonna be heading over there this weekend to see the specs

sisforsurfing · 12-09-2008, 11:48 AM

I'd hedge my bets on the iMac being the better bet but that's just a guess until you have the specs. A 12-18 month old iMac isn't that dated but a 3-4 month G5 is, even though it's a tower. I've done lots of work in school labs with 2 year old iMacs that have held up to Maya, Final Cut and Compression just fine. Photoshop and inDesign are pretty light in comparision.

Scapegoat · 12-09-2008, 11:58 AM

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Originally Posted by sisforsurfing

I've done lots of work in school labs with 2 year old iMacs that have held up to Maya, Final Cut and Compression just fine. Photoshop and inDesign are pretty light in comparision.

that's what I want to hear

jb1830 · 12-09-2008, 12:18 PM

It's likely that your iMac is dual core Intel which means that it probably is better than the G5 which at 4 years old has dual processors at most. I recently sold my dual G5 cause it got smoked by a Macbook on a benchmark test. I now own a Macbook pro. Obsoleteness sucks. Buying new Apple products sucks too.

**Ender81** · 12-09-2008, 01:35 PM

Same as said above me if the Imac is Intel go with that otherwise the G5. Also keep in mind those G5 towers could take crazy amounts of ram so if you go with the tower look into popping 4GB into it. My girlfriend uses her G5 (6 months older then the intel macs) to do work from her for the agency she works for and has no problems at all so either way you will be fine.

crazyukrainian · 12-09-2008, 08:53 PM

i highly doubt theres a way to use the imac as a monitor.... but im sure you can do the other way around and use the monitor of the g5 as a secondary for the imac. unless im completely confusing something here, which i just might be haha

12-09-2008, 10:35 AM	#1
Scapegoat TST Ruined My Life! Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: stop looking at my gold Member #1208 iTrader: (1)	macintosh question... my mom has an older G5 and a newer iMac... and by newer i mean... bought within the past 1-1.5 years. the G5 being... at least 3-4 years old. I don't have specs, so consider base models for that time period (though i know they are not strictly base models) Two questions... 1) which would be better to be doing design work in? flash, photoshop, inDesign, etc. 2) if question 1's answer is G5, is the iMac capable of being used as a monitor for the G5? I realize i don't have specs... my mom spent about 3k on the G5 a number of years ago, i know she doubled the ram that was in there... so she's either running 1 or 2gb. I don't remember exactly what version of the OS she is running... to many ****ing cats...

12-09-2008, 11:30 AM	#2
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12-09-2008, 11:39 AM	#5
Elliott18t Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Blue bell/Ambler ,PA Member #9456 My Ride: 03 GTI w/ F4h-T 250-260hp goal iTrader: (0)	i believe that is panther then. os x 10.4? possibly a little better than the g5 yet id have to see specs lol __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. TST's Dub Cult

12-09-2008, 11:48 AM	#7
sisforsurfing Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Mar 2005 Member #267 My Ride: 2003 WRX wagon iTrader: (2)	I'd hedge my bets on the iMac being the better bet but that's just a guess until you have the specs. A 12-18 month old iMac isn't that dated but a 3-4 month G5 is, even though it's a tower. I've done lots of work in school labs with 2 year old iMacs that have held up to Maya, Final Cut and Compression just fine. Photoshop and inDesign are pretty light in comparision. __________________ *To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.*

12-09-2008, 11:40 AM	#6
Scapegoat TST Ruined My Life! Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: stop looking at my gold Member #1208 iTrader: (1)	yeah... i'm gonna be heading over there this weekend to see the specs

12-09-2008, 12:18 PM	#9
jb1830 Tri-State Addict Join Date: May 2007 Location: Philadelphia Member #4646 My Ride: '88 MR2 SC, '97 Corolla iTrader: (0)	It's likely that your iMac is dual core Intel which means that it probably is better than the G5 which at 4 years old has dual processors at most. I recently sold my dual G5 cause it got smoked by a Macbook on a benchmark test. I now own a Macbook pro. Obsoleteness sucks. Buying new Apple products sucks too.

12-09-2008, 08:53 PM	#11
crazyukrainian Tri-State Addict Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Philly/Warrington Member #8644 My Ride: 03 Avalon / 07 SV650S iTrader: (0)	i highly doubt theres a way to use the imac as a monitor.... but im sure you can do the other way around and use the monitor of the g5 as a secondary for the imac. unless im completely confusing something here, which i just might be haha

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