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mosfet:
Well, once again I am stuck weighing the pros and cons of potential purchases.

Unfortunately the Dual G5 Powermac appears to be outside my grasp.
That leaves me with 2 potential options.

A. For $1250 I can get a 1.8ghz G5 Powermac with 512mb ram, 160gb HD.
B. For $1000 I can get a 1.6ghz G5 Powermac with 1gb, 80gb HD, and Airport Extreme.
Both have GF 5200FX graphics.

A couple of factoids:
I have 802.11g networking at home, but also wired where my desk is.
I only have $1300 right now.
I'm mostly going to do Photoshopping, webcomic graphics, mail, web browsing, etc.
I already have a PC (2.8ghz Cel-D, 1gb ram, ati9700)
I would like to possibly play games on the Powermac should my PC be out of commision.

I am currently leaning on the 1.6 because then I could by an ati 9600, a second gb of ram, and another 160gb HD.

My questions are:
1. Does the Plan B PM with upgrades sound like a good idea?
2. Is there any noticable difference between 1.6ghz and 1.8ghz G5?
3. Is the Ati 9600 a noticable upgrade over the GF 5200?

or, does someone happen to know where dual G5 Powermacs can be found for near $1400?

lb969:
I'd go A, and get 1 GB ram MORE (1.5 Gb)

thats really all you'd need for what you describe....

jeph:
For the sort of stuff you'd be using it for, another gig of RAM is going to be a lot more useful than .2gHz more speed. OS X is very RAM-hungry, I don't recommend running it with anything less than a gig if you can swing it. I've currently got 3gb in my dual 1.8gHz G5 and could definitely use more.

lb969:
You're right on that jeph.

I didn't figure on him having OsX...

mosfet:
My little powerbook was a 12" 1ghz G4 with 768mb of ram.  I probably don't have to point out how annoying that could be at times!

if only I had about $600 more. then I'd be able to do the dual 1.8 with extra ram.... I don't think my wife is too keen on the idea of selling my body. :D

Anyone have experience with using regular priced PC ram in a G5?
Its just standard PC3200 (1.6 uses 2700) DDR sticks, right?
I saw somewhere that Apple will switch back and forth between various brands.
My PC is running some Samsung 512mb sticks I was thinking of trying out in the G5.

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