Apple Power Mac G5 - PPC G5 1.8 GHz

Advantages Fast and Stable.
Disadvantages Some software incompatibilities. Very Expensive

...The new addition in the Power line proved that the megahertz rating is not deciding factor that determined the true value of a PC. Here are some of its basic description: The new 64-bit Power Macintosh G5 is intended for the higher-end consumers. This is much faster than the G4’s and with the other PC that you could buy today. It has a 1.8 GHz G5 processor and a AGP 8x graphics card slot bundled with either a NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 (1.6 and 1.8 GHz machines) or ATI Radeon 9600 Pro (dual 2GHz). The Memory slots can consist of up to 8 RAM slots for DDR Memory. You use either use a 333 MHz or ddr 400 MHz memory. The G5 also offers a 64-bit PCI slots and a 2 serial ATA controllers which runs at a 159 MHz frequency. The Power Macintosh G5 absolutely fast, especially the 32-bit applications. There are some improvements including front... Read review

Advantages Beautiful system thats easy to use, classy design, great customer support - bye bye Bill!
Disadvantages Some hardware and software products aren't supported eg. Sony Ericcson mobile phones

...I love my Dual 2.0 Ghz G5! I use it for work and leisure incorporating using all kinds of usage from HR graphic/photo comping to 24 channel audio recording to my ordinary day to day usage... all on its standard 512 mb of RAM! That's incredible! Gone have the days of "The Blue Screen of Death" with the amazing OSX system that is so easy to use compared to MSWindows. Having said that if you really wanted Windows you can buy a Mac version that will enable you to run any PC software that you may already have. Its integration with the world of PC's is completed by MS Office for Mac being available enabling the documents you create to be fully compatible across platforms. I would highly recommend any Apple Powermac product from the Mac Mini to the Dual 2.5 Ghz to anyone looking for an alternative to any PC. An example of the amazing... Read review

Advantages Truly one of the most powerful computing solutions available.
Disadvantages Clearly not a home PC/games machine; PC users may take some getting used to.

...I confess; I love my G5. I was a pure windows PC user who was asked to learn to use a Mac for my work. I had no interest in the machine. Was I wrong! I simply could not be alive without it. The effortless streamling of OS X. The incredible stability of the system. The sheer power in supporting complex programs. I now use two G5's; one to power a recording studio(!), the other for my design work. For serious software platforms there is no other choice; my PC is getting dusty in the attic, sadly. I run comprehensive video and audio editing, web design and photo editing on a G5 to industry standards, and often at the same time. I confess the Mac interface did take me a while to get used to, but it is incredibly intuitive. For those of you who just can't do without a right-click, simply hotplug your old USB PC mouse into the keyboard. I find... Read review