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The Mac G5
Okay so basically i want the mac g5 but i dont know to much about mac computers. so i would like goods and bads of the g5 (compared to widows XP) please and thanks..
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Being on a mac, I'm probably biased, but;
A Mac mHt is probably equiv to about 4 Windows ones. Macs are a lot faster than Windows machines currently, as they have branched out into dual, and quad processors. It depends what you want to use the computer for, and how long you want it to last.
Macs are pretty good at the moment, because their marketing is getting agressive enough to attract software developers to make decent programs for them. Mostly macs can run anything that windows machines can now, through either macintosh ports of windows programs, or Virtual pc, which basically turns your mac into a Windows computer at will. Perhaps not so great for gaming, but all major games that matter now come for Mac.
You don't need a G5 for word processing. In fact, you probably only need a G5 if you want to edit video, large graphics, music, or do DNA analysis. If you want a computer for gaming, a later model G4 will run most things, apart from the most recent games whose graphics are out of this world. If you want to be able to run real-time games that come out in the next 5 years, you will want a G5, because they seem to get more and more demanding.
If you do get a G5, I can almost categorically say you don't need the quad processor, and unless you're rich, you can't afford it. That machine is aimed at scientists, just to give you a bit of perspective.
So basically, get a high end old-model G4, (They've gone out of production I think, which will make them cheaper because they are old models). That will run almost everything, and probably anything you want it to. If you're doing a lot of heavy duty stuff, get a G5, because they're quite a bit faster, but most people won't require that extra speed.
Hope that helps. Oh wait. Comparison to XP... hmm
Well, the interface is faster I think. Like, easier to navigate. If something crashes, it has protected memory, so you don't have to restart. Everything else keeps working. It doesn't crash very often at all. There are currently no known OS X viruses, and several (thousand???) for XP. Macintoshes tend to be more secure, as long as you've got an additional firewall.
You should go to www.apple.com They have speed comparisons, and probably documents for XP switchers to look at.
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Windows-
Most things compadable with it
Mac-
I've never gotten a virus on a mac
They're faster
They don't crash as much
Mac's are much better but most software is designed for windows so I stick with Windows.
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Whoaa, I have one. They're incredible.
I've been living off Macs since I was in third grade. They're faster, sleeker, more modern. The layout of the whole computer is genius. The iMac G5 is a computer and a monitor built into one computer [I'm sure you knew that] so it occupies less space on your desk. Which I find incredible. You get nifty little things like iPhoto, iTunes, and iChat. The whole computer itself is just faster. it takes me about [point].10 seconds to switch from internet page to internet page. The newer iMac G5s have a built-in iSite which is a web cam. How awesome is that? They also have this thing called dahboard [whenever you press F12 on your keyboard it will pop-up] and it's got all these cool things [Link](Mouse over link to see full location) you can download some fun ones there.
Overall I think that Macs are worth more of your money than PCs. They're faster, more efficient and more user friendly.
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