Why did you purchase a G5?

Hi All,
I'm about to make the switch from the PC to a Mac soon! And I was wondering should I get a Power Mac or a lesser model. There is no specific reason why I want a Power Mac... Just general use.
I'm attracted to the Power Mac because of it's amazing power. I would like to know is there any specific reason why you decided to get a power mac G5 or did you purchase it for general use?
I may decide to use it for other things as well.
Thanks!

Hey,
Well - I purchased a G5 for much the same reasons as the others above - for its ability to just not crash!
I was getting so fedup with my windows laptops and machines crashing on such a continual basis - I could pretty well set my watch to them . . . one day my tower died, and I thought, thats it . . . I picked up the phone and purchased a shiny new Dual G5.
That was amazingly a year ago now, and still going strong - I was a bit worried about paying that much for it at the time - cos i'd been so used to cheapy windows boxes that sort of did what they were meant to and had just got into building my own etc . . . but it was the best £££ I have ever spent.
I have had no serious crashes - haven't had to reinstall anything or whatever - none of the crashing and bringing down the system nonsense... and when i first got it I actually found myself sat there with an unusual amount of spare time and nothing to do, cos it really was just working it just showed how much time during the day etc i spent sorting out problems with my PC.
I hope that helps! You won't regret getting one . . . I use it for press photography, family stuff, a dabble of music recording and the usual internet/music etc - and it is simply fantastic!
Warmest Regards,
Adam

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