Ate intels better than G5

Are intel Imacs more reliable than G5 imacs? Mi imac G5 video chip field and screen failed per apple, and replacement G5 logic board failed due to solder failure at RAM dimms.

YES.
Some of the G5s had these problems:
1. ran hotter than they should have
2. bad capacitors (an enormous number of capacitors were manufactured in Taiwan with a stolen formula that omitted one critical ingredient)
3. manufacturers were transitioning to lead-free solder
I won't claim that our (2-person business) has had perfect Intel iMacs (3 of them since our G5 iMac), but overall, they have been quite reliable.
The performance of a new iMac will blow you away. See http://www.MarketingTactics.com/Speedmark/ for the data.

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