02-16-2007, 05:10 PM
You know - for $260 you could make that a 1.467GHz G4 or for $400 make it a Dual 1.6GHz G4.
Your current software is PPC optimized, you'll have to buy upgrades in the future when the Intel/PPC Univ Bins come out with Intel optimized code.
In the meantime - if a simple processor upgrade will get her some time extended on the current Mac - that money spent will come back to you in terms of:
A> Faster Intel Mac for the same money in 3 months, 6 months from now.
B> Significant savings on the same speed Intel Mac several months down the road when it's no longer the top offering.
And - by the time you would buy that new Mac - software will native for the Intel that you use and would benefit from said software upgrades.
Your current software is PPC optimized, you'll have to buy upgrades in the future when the Intel/PPC Univ Bins come out with Intel optimized code.
In the meantime - if a simple processor upgrade will get her some time extended on the current Mac - that money spent will come back to you in terms of:
A> Faster Intel Mac for the same money in 3 months, 6 months from now.
B> Significant savings on the same speed Intel Mac several months down the road when it's no longer the top offering.
And - by the time you would buy that new Mac - software will native for the Intel that you use and would benefit from said software upgrades.