Is a G4 800 mhz worth 200 more than a g3 900?

[FortFunFoSho]

Brand new. Same ram.

 

[Buttzilla]

what language are you speaking?

 

[Wheatmaster]

bling bling?

 

[FortFunFoSho]

799 for the G3 900.

979 for the G4 800...

Ibooks.

 

[mpitts]

Yes.

I would definitely get the G4 for the additional $180.

 

[Excelsior]

Originally posted by: mpitts
Yes.

I would definitely get the G4 for the additional $180.

 

[RossMAN]

What about optical drives?

Do they both come with the exact same OS?

 

[UnatcoAgent]

YES

 

[thomsbrain]

i'd say yeah.

 

[nsafreak]

Yep, G4 is a significantly faster CPU.

 

[Dacalo]

is this a parody?

 

[Darien]

yes. just for altivec

 

[manly]

Originally posted by: nsafreak
Yep, G4 is a significantly faster CPU.

Have you been benchmarking Photoshop filters again?

 

[fs5]

IIRC G4 has 256kb of l2 cache vs off chip (ie really slow) G3 l2 cache.

 

[LethalWolfe]

Yes, get the G4. More and more apps take advantage of/require the Altivec "engine" (for lack of the proper term) that the G4 has.

Originally posted by: nsafreak
Yep, G4 is a significantly faster CPU.

Actually clock for clock in non-Altivec enhanced tasks the G3 is a bit faster than the G4 (it runs cooler than the G4 too).


Lethal