05-05-2008, 04:36 AM
FWIW, new AL iMacs will be able to address 8 gigs of ram possibly before the end of the year
these are "business" machines for me, so I know i will be replacing them in 3 years
at which time i will buy another $1500ish iMac, that will be 5 ghz and will kick the macpro 2.66 (or whatever) out of the water
just like the current imacs kill the G5 towers
i will spend $1500 now, and $1500 3 years from now
your $3000 will have to go all 6 years to get the same return on your investment
heres a short test, photoshop
http://barefeats.com/imacal4.html
90% of the power for 1/2 the price
these are "business" machines for me, so I know i will be replacing them in 3 years
at which time i will buy another $1500ish iMac, that will be 5 ghz and will kick the macpro 2.66 (or whatever) out of the water
just like the current imacs kill the G5 towers
i will spend $1500 now, and $1500 3 years from now
your $3000 will have to go all 6 years to get the same return on your investment
heres a short test, photoshop
http://barefeats.com/imacal4.html
90% of the power for 1/2 the price