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Re: New intel Mac question Posted by Greg Abbott [Email] (#2746) [Profile/Gallery] (more from Greg Abbott) on Tue, 21 Nov 2006 12:38:21 In Reply to: New intel Mac question, Ken F, Tue, 21 Nov 2006 11:49:43 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
I doubt a motherboard swap is even possible, and if it were, the cost of a standalone Mac-Intel motherboard would be prohibitive (likely as much as, or even more than, an entire Mac Pro box).
By far the most cost-effective way to transition to the Intel-Macs is to sell the G5 and buy a new Intel-Mac.
The G5's still have some real market value, because Adobe has yet to transition Photoshop et al. to a universal binary that runs cleanly on the Intel-Macs (Photoshop runs on the Intel-Macs, but in Rosetta emulation -- which is far better than the Windows emulation you're doing, but still is emulation and it creates a performance hit).
You're in the so far rare situation of having an app run better on Intel-Mac than PowerPC-Mac. Most of the Mac world is the other way around.
Also think about the Intel-mac you want -- I use a Mac Mini with the Core Duo processor at the office, plenty speedy for everything I do, and I suspect, plenty speedy to run Quicken at Windows-native speeds.
If you've got a G5 tower (and depending on what kind of G5 tower it is), it might be possible for you to sell it for **more** than what you'd pay for a Mac Mini, or even a low end Intel-based iMac. And you even get to keep your existing monitor, mouse, and keyboard.
One big plus for me, for the Mac Mini -- it's very quiet.
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