[geeks] Sunblade 1K vs MacG4 vs Ultra 60

[Big Endian]

>On December 12, Big Endian wrote:
>>  I'd say G4, then blade 1k, then u60.  But my personal choice would be
>>  more along the lines of G4 (dual 800), Octane2(Dual 500), blade
>
>   Yeah, but 800MHz and 500MHz of apples and oranges.  I know nothing
>about the Octane2, and I'll never knock a G4 (which I love, both the
>chips and the Macs built around them), but the R12K is an AMAZING
>processor...I'd bet that dual R12K/500 would probably give a dual
>G4/800 a serious run for its money.
>
>   C'mon Dan...I KNOW you know it comes down to more than just clock
>speed. ;)

True. I was just naming the maximum clock speed for the machines. 
This is a dream setup... might as well go for the top of the line. 
I'm unfamiliar with the blade 1k so I don't know the max I could put 
in it.  Also I have different uses for the different machines.  The 
G4 would be closer to general use for me (A/V production work in 
final cut, audio wave form editing in OLD software that I still have, 
photoshop, etc).  The Octane would *RULE* but it would get less than 
general use for the things I do.  I'd love to have both if I could. 
His question was for general use so thats what I mentioned.  Of 
COURSE I'd rather have the Octane first but that wasn't the question.

daniel
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