[Ham-Mac] G5 performance

[harris ruben]

>Dear fellow hams,
>
>Does anyone have details concerning the speed performance of the G5 
>2.7 GHz model compared to the 2.3 GHz model?
>
>What would you actually recommend:
>
>1) a 2.7 GHz model or, alternatively,
>
>2) a 2.3 GHz model upgraded with the 256 MB ATI 9650 Radeon card?
>

Personally, I don't see much difference between my G5 iMac and my 867 
G4 tower, although I'm not a heavy user.

BTW: Note that most older boot disks (like TT4) won't boot the G5. 
You'll need to replace these (TT4 at 10 dollars, if you have a 
registered copy) if you want them to boot the G5.
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