Which Mac should I get?

[Jarkko Mattheiszen]

I've been thinking of getting another computer purely for tracking and mixing, and after a lot of considering, I've decided to get myself a Macintosh for that. I need to record at least 8 tracks simultaneously and run some pretty processor-heavy plugins (impulses etc.). A used PowerMac G4, 1,25GHz SP or 1,0GHz DP, is something I've been considering, but I'd like your opinions on this since I'm a lot more familiar with PC hardware.

My current setup has an old Duron 1,8GHz processor, and I'm looking for anything in the Apple product range that can kick it's ass. I've been told that even the SP 1,25GHz G4 is better than the Duron (I'm not surprised, though), but I was wondering if putting two or three hundred bucks more to get a G5 or a faster G4 would be wise.

Any suggestions?

 

[JeffTD]

I'd go with a used G5 and load it up with 2-4 gigs of RAM. It shouldn't be too expensive - go for something like a dual 2.0 or better.

 

[Loren Littlejohn]

Agreed. I imagine however a used silverface dual g4 might not be to bad either.

But if you can I say go G5.

 

[greyskull]

YEAH USED G5 OR MIRROR DOOR G4 or save the pennies and get a macintel powermac

 

[Jarkko Mattheiszen]

Thanks for the opinions! A MDD or a SP G5 seems to be the way to go for me. A dual 2.0GHz is unfortunately way out of my budget, since they cost about 2-3 times the price of a MDD where I live. I'm looking for something below a thousand euros (+ the memory and hard drive upgrades, but I can get 'em pretty cheap), and a MDD costs usually around 500-700 euros here.

 

[JeffTD]

Thanks for the opinions! A MDD or a SP G5 seems to be the way to go for me. A dual 2.0GHz is unfortunately way out of my budget, since they cost about 2-3 times the price of a MDD where I live. I'm looking for something below a thousand euros (+ the memory and hard drive upgrades, but I can get 'em pretty cheap), and a MDD costs usually around 500-700 euros here.

You can get Dual Core G5's over here used for about a grand all day long.