Yokemate of Keyboards
Posts: 2795 from 2006/3/21
From: Northern Calif...
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redrumloa wrote:
So as I worried the X5000 can't even beat the antique G4, and is destroyed by the G5.
Good to know. That glimmering hope of it being a viable replacement for a PowerMac G5 has been put to rest.
I think you may be exaggerating a little bit with those remarks, but I won't be surprised if the G5 is faster than an CPU aimed at routers and embedded devices.
What others have written regarding the 4 reasons to consider buying an X5000 seem to be the most reasonable things to consider when making such a choice. I like my Dual 2.7GHz G5 PowerMac in all ways except the amount of electricity it uses and the noise and heat it produces. Okay for cold Winter days and nights, but not something I want to run all the time, specially on hot Summer days.
I now remember one of the X5000 beta testers telling me many months ago that on certain tests, the X5000 was about twice as fast as my X1000. If that is true for many AmigaOS4.1FE and/or MorphOS3.10 applications when it is finally released, it will be something that some users will be willing to pay for.
MorphOS - The best Next Gen Amiga choice.
