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Hi there, just interested in your views on this. My G5 2.5DP from late 2004 packed up on me last week. Having taken it into a local Genius Bar (just have to say what a great service, highly impressed) looks like it's going to need either a new logic board or processor. For cost I'm looking at around £600 if it's just one of them or nearer £1200 if it's both. Curious for any advice on whether I'm better off carrying on with the repairs or cutting my loses now and spending a bit more on getting a new iMac 2.66 Intel Duo and starting fresh (can't stretch to a new MacPro). I'm a graphic/web designer so my mac is usually running the full adobe creative suite for 12hrs+ 6-7 days a week. Would the processing power/speed of the new iMac be as good as the older G5?
Would be grateful for any views/advice.
Kind regards
Paul

Hi Paul - Sorry to hear about your G5 popping its clogs
There are a few second hand Mac Pros c/w applecare on a certain on-line bidding site that are sometimes going for a really reasonable cost.
I do believe that most new apps are now designed for intel-chips and as a professional graphic designer your gonna need to be able to minimize any potential downtime by having a self-servicing capability !!
Ie; you don't have to send the entire sealed unit off to change something out !!
Also perhaps you'll also need : multiple-internal HDs ? Possibly even a really high-end graphics card / heaps of RAM (above 4 GB) and a high spec monitor too ?
What ever your choice - I would make sure that you use a UPS unit as to protect your investment.
+Ps. the intel chip Macs are way way faster in processing power +
Good Luck with it all
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