MAC G5 QUAD FOR SALE FOR MAC

On specs, Quad has less in common with other Macs than it has with expensive, late-model 64-bit Intel and AMD dual core/dual socket workstations. Software optimized for G5 will have a solid performance edge over the more conservatively-optimized, 32-bit x86 Mac apps that will prevail for some time to come. Quad runs no risk of being eclipsed by its replacement.

Now that Windows is cheap and easy to run on a Mac, we feel compelled to use it even though our actual need for Windows is no greater than before. Windows on a Mac comes down to convenience, not necessity, when running Windows is a slow and expensive pain in the neck. I also wonder why IBM and Motorola didn't push the development further before Apple turned away. I switched over two years ago and I am still 'wowed' and do not need any convincing, however with the introduction of Universal and being able to run Windows in parallel, I wonder what is the place for a Quad G5 in the enterprise. More mainstream applications include commercial software development, grid and service-oriented architectures, database management, CRM, J2EE app design and deployment, and generally anything one would do with Linux or Solaris, but which one would rather do using a consistent, simple and productive user/admin environment. I can name a few categories typified by an insatiable hunger for greater firepower: Video and audio, photography, high-resolution graphics, advertising and publishing, Web design, animation, 3-D rendering, scientific visualization, medical imaging, modeling, film editing, compositing, simulation and biosciences, for starters. With regard to applications for a Mac client with big guns, they are too numerous to recite. Thank you (all) for making this such a successful and enjoyable effort. However I wonder what applications in the Mac world would really take advantage of it and who would use it. The Quad sounds very interesting as far as capability for semi-server configuration and high-end users.

MAC G5 QUAD FOR SALE FOR MAC

Thanks Tom for making a serious case for Mac in the enterprise.

Mac g5 quad for sale