Intel or not intel? Advice wanted.

I need some advice here...
I've decided to buy a dual g5 imac, but now I can't decide to go with the intel or not...I'll be primarily using the maching for dvd authoring, editing and motion graphics...so I already have final cut studio, combustion, after effects, photoshop etc.,...according to Apple Support, the Adobe programs will run but not in the true intel environment, and then there's some 50 dollar upgrade fee to get FCP studio to work on the intel imac...is the intel really worth it? I can't decide whether to get an intel or not...I don't really want to lay down tons of cash for new software...what should I do? Thanks.

Moving up from a G4 you're going to see a big improvement in either case but there are a lot of reasons to go with the Core Duo, the first being performance: I had a 2.0Ghz G5 iMac and can tell you the Intel box is far speedier. There are a lot of improvements: memory & bus speeds, graphics chip, not just the dual CPUs. As applications are better optimized for the duo core performance will get better & better.
The second big reason is support. While Apple promises to support the PPC architecture far into the future you can be sure not a dime of new R & D is going into that platform, either at Apple or elsewhere like Adobe: it is the past, and Intel is the future.
Third, and this may mean nothing to you, eventually someone will figure out how to dual boot Windows on these InteliMacs and your software choices will expand exponentially. I bet there will be tri-boot possibilities as well, with Windows, OS X, and Linux available on call from a start-up menu, within a year.
Last, the G5 iMacs are already discontinued and if you are to find one new you'll be buying the very last stock of a dying breed... not what I'd want to invest in, personally.

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Intel or not intel???

Hi all!
My G4 iMac is giving up the ghost and I am thinking about getting a new iMac. But I have heard that many of the programmes I use (mainly Adobe) don't support the intel chip so I would have to use rosetta and this can be slow.
Is it worth up-grading or just getting an old G5 for the moment??
Thanks for any help.

I wouldn't get a G-5. Depending on the age of your G-4 the Adobe applications you use may actually run faster under rosetta than on your old G-4. The Intel chips are the future and the applications will be updated soon enouogh. Why lock yourself in to a dying technology?
Bottom line is that it is your money. If the G-5 was really cheap, then maybe. IMHO if it is more than 25% of the cost of an Intel model I, personally, would not do it. Of course, you also have to factor in the cost of the new Adobe apps when they come out. You might want to check if there will be an upgrade price or if you will have to spend full price. That cost has to be included in your decision.
Tough decision, but if it were me I would go with an new Intel model.

To Intel or not Intel? That is the question.

Greetings.
My G4 dual 450 is getting long in the tooth. I've been using 10.3.9 with no problems; however, it may be time to upgrade to Tiger.
As I don't want to spend money on new software, and I'm pretty happy with what I'm using (primarily Office 2004), I'm thinking of buying a used iMac without the Windows capability, rather than going for a new dual core 2, or whatever they're packing. I know it'd save me a substantial amount, considering my needs.
Aside from warranty issues, is there a downside to this strategy? Will Leopard run on a non-Intel machine?
thanx

Hi Jerry Kaiser;
You will be going from a very old box to an old box. Personally if I were doing that upgrade I would go with an Intel box instead of the older PowerPC box.
The Intel can execute PowerPC binaries with Rosetta. This will give you a performance hit but the Intel box should be so much faster then your old G4 that you will see an overall increase in performance going with it.
By going with the Intel it will last longer and you can gradually upgrade the software over time to get back the lost performance with Rosetta.
As far as Leopard and non-Intel machines go that is speculation and no one knows for sure. Having said that if Leopard were to cut off all non-Intel machines, it would not have much of a market because most of the Macs out there are non-Intel so I seriously doubt that Apple would do that.
Allan.

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Hi Robby62,
please do report back.
Also, after you have successfully installed the BootCamp Drivers from the Leopard DVD (which are version 2.0, btw.) you might want to download the 2.1 version update here: http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/apple/application_updates/bootcampupdate21 forwindowsvista32.html
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Have Fun
Stefan

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Hi,
I have a Linksys WRT54G firmware v. 1.0.6 connected to a Comcast Cable modem. My IMac Intel Duo (OS 10.4.6) is connected via ethernet cable to the router. I am set to DHCP on router and IMac. My Quicktime settings is at 1.5mb, I have tried with firewall off and on with the appropriate ports open. I have tried upnp on and off.
I can connect to other Imacs (non-intel) but not to powerbook G4's. With the Powerbooks I can text chat, but sometimes they can see my text, but I can't see theirs. And every video chat is a fail to respond with the powerbook, but they can connect with others.
Is there anything else I can do?
Please help. Thanks.

Hi cmbell,
Do you know how to access your modem ?
This should give you somewhere to turn off DHCP.
Then you go to System Preferences > Network and select the connection method you are using.
Then select the TCP/IP tab.
In the drop down that says Using DHCP change it to Manually. (or Manual with DHCP if doing James' way)
Type the IP you wish to use in the next entry field.
Copy the subnet mask form the Using DHCP
Copy any DNS servers listed.
Copy the router IP address which will be the modem or router in question.
Hit Apply.
Done.
9:23 PM Sunday; May 7, 2006
Message was edited by: Ralph Johns (UK)

Cloning Old iMac G4 HD to new (not Intel) G5 iMac HD????

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Hello, most usually it's some USB device causing that, but...
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You stated; "Mountain Lion disables OfficeMac"
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