07-24-2009, 04:09 AM
I have, and use every day at work, that exact model of G5 machine. I have though several times of selling it to get something newer, with the blessing of my boss, but I just haven't needed to yet. It's still plenty fast for what I'm doing - desktop publishing, FileMaker Pro development, and web design. I've got 4GB of RAM, the stock 250GB drive, and an additional 640GB hard drive inside.
The only slowdown I can force on it is doing a CCC copy of one of the internal hard drives to one of my XServe shares. Handbrake rips are pretty slow, but that's only for fun. With everything else it just screams.
Now, don't make me compare it to a new Mac Pro, because it will totally fall on it's face. But, for me, and what I need it for, it's plenty of machine. When I need to upgrade, it will most likely become a server of some type (iTunes, FTP, web log analysis, etc.).
Jeff
The only slowdown I can force on it is doing a CCC copy of one of the internal hard drives to one of my XServe shares. Handbrake rips are pretty slow, but that's only for fun. With everything else it just screams.
Now, don't make me compare it to a new Mac Pro, because it will totally fall on it's face. But, for me, and what I need it for, it's plenty of machine. When I need to upgrade, it will most likely become a server of some type (iTunes, FTP, web log analysis, etc.).
Jeff