Apple Power Mac G5 - PPC G5 2 GHz

Advantages Amazing Speed, Brilliant Design, Easily expandable
Disadvantages Expense

...I was a little hesitant about purchasing this computer after the speculation surrounding the benchmark tests Apple had published, but when the PowerMac finally arrived I was absolutely amazed by its power. Enclosed in a beautiful all aluminium case, the machine is virtually silent (unless you're really pushing the processors and the fans are going nuts!). The machine is much taller than the G4 PowerMac it replaces and is really, really heavy. The machine has a superb array of connections including digital audio i/o and Firewire 400 & 800. The inclusion of PCI-X slots and a maximum RAM capacity of 8Gb makes this unit ideal for professionals in Audio, video and print design who are likely to need to expand there system in the future. With optimised versions of Photoshop, Quark and Final Cut Pro etc. avaliable it will make light... Read review

Advantages looks, speed, graphics stability
Disadvantages lack of available software

.... To put it bluntly this is an amazing machine with great specification, no matter what model is chosen, but for those loyal to a windows built PC then I would suggest a 64bit AMD XP PC from such reputable sellers such as www.scan.co.uk or www.evesham.co.uk, who offer great windows PC's but no Apple units. The current price for the G5 is ~£999 for lower models, but for custom built models prices up to and including ~£2500 can be reached. The only wholesaler on the Internet that I actually trust for apple computers is apple themselves, who offer great workmanship and warranty.... Read review

Advantages Powerful, Aesthetically Gorgeous
Disadvantages Price, Soon to be out of date, Big

...Operating Systems, and might make the transition painless, the current PowerMac only runs Mac OS X. If you need a fast Mac now with windows, look at the recently launched iMac or MacBook Pro. They have 64-bit processors (generally faster than 'current' standard computers), dual screen graphics card outputs (allowing for 2 monitors to be connected if you wish), firewire 400 and 800 (a dying connection now but good for old ipods and fast external devices), 3 USB 2.0 ports (absolute standard external device connection interface) and a network card (for connecting to your own LAN or via cable to the internet) as standard. It comes in varying processor speeds although its quite difficult to compare PowerMac G5 processor speeds to anything else, for many reasons, they run a different Operating System (not Windows) and the chips are now standard... Read review