G5 vrs Intel

[CEA]

We are a small architectural office with 4 computers: 3 G4 Power Macs and 1 G4 17? laptop.

I?d like to upgrade 1 of the Power Macs this year. The dilemma is if we will be better off waiting until later this year and getting a new Intel based Power Mac, or purchasing a G5 based Power Mac and postpone making the transition to the Intel based machines for a year or two.

The new computer will primarily run Vectorworks 12 and Microsoft office.

Any thoughts?

[APE Design Ctr]

I would probably hold off. I would doubt that Apple will upgrade the current generation IBM G5's again, so the biggest processor you can probably ever get is a 2x2.7 ghz.

Or... wait until they are issued, then get a great deal on a discounted 2x2.7.

Looking at the performance increases once Apple went to Intel iMacs, I bet the new PowerMacs will be out of the park.

Eddie

[wv_vectorworker]

why do you need a Power Mac? if you are only doing VW and MS Office tasks on it perhaps an Intel iMac is adequate. They now feature multi-monitor spanning out of the box.