Performance using an Intel Mac vs. a PowerMac G5

[Bruce Kieffer]

I run VW 12.5.2 on a PowerMac Dual 2.5 G5 and I'm considering buying one of the new Core Duo 2.8 iMacs. I know that unit is not in many hands yet, but has anyone made a similar change? if so, how significant, if at all, is the performance increase when using VW? Thanks

[Jonathan Pickup]

i made the change from a G5 dual 1.8, to a macbook coreduo 1.83GHz. The macbook feels the same for 2D drawing, but it is faster for rendering. One movie took 9 mins on the G5, but only 6 min on the macbook

[islandmon]

Check out these specs for Leopard :

http://developer.apple.com/leopard/overview/osfoundations.html

[DDDesign]

I upgraded from a dual 2Mz G5/VW11 to a 2.13Mz core duo Macbok Pro. The result was a doubling of renderering speed in FQRW. Everything else flys along too, especially booting up and Apple apps such as iPhoto. The core 2 duo machines would be 20-30% faster again. Add a further 30% for the difference between 2.16 and 2.8Mhz and you should be very pleased with the results.

And the fact you can now connect your current display to the new iMacs in extended desktop mode is going to let you really maximize your display real estate, especially if you're getting the 24" model...