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5.0 stars
"WHOA! CLEAR THE RUNWAY"
Pros: FAST!...HOLY COW! Runs really quiet....you barely hear it. Doesn't crasy or hang, or lag...but it's a mac so that's pretty normal
Cons: A little expensive but to be honest you seriously get what you pay for. Oh and I think it should have more USB/FW Ports. Mouse is outdated and boring. Same with the Keyboard
Summary: First of all the thing is wicked fast! I knew it was gonna be really fast, but I didn't think it was gonna be like this. I mean EVERYTHING is faster, from booting up to starting apps to print jobs being processed, opening files, etc. Put it all together and I'm doing stuff in less than half the time (I finished 2 days worth of work in one day today). Also, it's really quiet. That's a big deal for me. Even now, I'm rendering a video as I write this, so the 2 processors are probably hot from crunching all that data, but the fans still spin slow enough that I can barely hear the machine. This also multitasks better than my old DP G4 (Dual 1GHz). With my G4 multitasking was great, but you could tell the thing was working its butt off (Rendering video while working with graphics with other stuff running in the background). The G4 never got sluggish, and it was totally usable, but you could still tell the machine was working hard. With the G5 it's not like that. I had 6 or 7 things open at one time, all big programs, and the PowerMac G5 ran as if I was just using one program. A lot of people complain about the price of Macs (I use to also when I was using PCs). And they ARE kind of expensive but Apple packs their systems with hi quality stuff, the Mac is built solid. SO for what you get the price is really fair. A comparable Dual Xeon Dell computer is actually more expensive and it's not even as good (This mac has better optical drive, better graphics card than the Dell). The system is stable but my last mac was the same way. I don't worry about viruses or the system getting sluggish when it's working too hard, or working for too long. Bottom line is if you want a better computer be ready to shell out the bucks. There's a reason why this computer is a little expensive...it's really worth it.
Buying Advice: This isn't for people who just to basic stuff like emailing and word processing, web browsing, etc. It's a work horse meant for heavy lifting. If you're just a regular user then you're wasting your money on this. For regular users get an iMac G5. If you do graphics and video and stuff like that then this is the computer to have. By the way I'm really picky about my computers and how they perform so when I say something is good you can bet it really blows me away hehe. I've rated 3 or 4 computers on CNET and I've never given anything scores of 10
