simply frustrated

[Lt Major Burns]

the iMac G5 iSight had a lot of internal switch arounds and changeovers. they switch from AGP to a completely different PCI eXpress architecture, and also changed the way everything is positioned. this compromised a lot of user friendliness (where did all the "look how easy it is to take the cover off the iMac" graphics go?) for no apparent reason.

i reckon, this was basically an intel iMac with a G5 put in it. it was a prototype. 4 months later, they changed the G5 and the logic board to the intel version. it works wonderfully. 4 months of bug fixes for free for them.

take that as you will.

[mdnky]

camgangrel21: Please reread the board rules.

[nixgeek]

I bought myself an iMac G5 knowing that this hardware would be more mature on OS X even after the transition to Intel. I figured if I waited for the Intel iMacs, I would have to deal with the problems many early adopters are now having with the first gen Intel Macs. What I didn't expect was for Apple to release a newer version of the iMac G5 a month after I purchased mine in September. This was the first one to have the iSight built in as well as the slimmer cosmetic design.

Yes, I was a bit miffed, but you know what? That's life. There's always going to be something better. I'll admit I tried to see about getting it switched, but I wasn't sad when they couldn't. I was happy with my iMac G5 and I still am to this day, even with that newer version out at the time. What made me feel even better was that my revision was the last to allow for easy upgrades to the system, something that was sorely lacking with the iSight/Front Row successor to my iMac G5. And as far as I know, the Intel iMacs also suffer from this. I can easily replace the memory and the hard drive on my iMac and I value that more as part of my computer's longevity than how spanky-new my CPU is. Overall, I believe that my G5 is much better than the one that succeeded it and it's still holding strong as it comes to its 1-year birthday.

As I and others have said, there's always going to be something newer and better for a lot less than before. Nothing you can do about it. Just enjoy what you have and make the best of it. Otherwise you're just going to make yourself miserable.

[Veljo]

That's the problem with technology these days, it moves too fast. Sure, if history repeats itself then when I finally purchase a new Intel Mac one of these days a better one will be released months later. But that's just how it is, and if you live in the fear of 'what's coming out next' you'll never own anything.

[Lt Major Burns]

it's always moved this fast, especially in computing. except that a mac doesn't cost $8,000 any more. and that works out as nearer $15,000 in converted dollars.

[nixgeek]

It's interesting that PC users still say that Macs are expensive considering how they used to cost and how much they cost now. And Apple didn't even include the software that includes in current Macs in the Macs of yesteryear! If you ask me, I think the tables have turned. PC manufacturers give you little to be excited about out of the box except for the included crapware and spyware (like what Dell has been doing for some time now....just ask their XPS customers... ). Apple definitely offers a lot out of the box at a very affordable price....you actually get what you pay for.

[camgangrel21]

aman to that nixgeek!

[davebz]

Let me just say that those that still have G5's still have an advantage over us Macintel users. WE CAN'T RUN CERTAIN APPS ON THE NEW MACS YET. For example: If I needed Photoshop CS2, I have to go to the dark side (Windows)if I want reasonable performance. There are other apps that are still not ported plus many games. Halo, runs just OK. Last I heard, a lot of the updates for games are still a ways off. Does this mean intel machines are unusable? HECK NO. But, if you require PowerPC apps with full performance, than you G5 users have the edge. So, I say be thankful for the time being.