[geeks] Dual Xeon vs Dual G4

[Joshua D. Boyd]

On Sat, Feb 01, 2003 at 09:00:01AM -0500, Kurt Huhn wrote:
> "William S." <wstan at xs4all.nl> wrote:
> > Given a choice, which way would you lean? I have a feeling
> > most will support the G4 not just from a hardware view but
> > software (OSX vs XP).
> > 
> 
> Xeons are fast processors.  I wouldn't go so far as to say that they're
> 'nice' processors, but they are fast for certain functions.

I'd say (and this is based on many hours using these machines) a dual
Xeon machine with lots of ram and a fast, expensive video card starts to
feel a little like a real machine, until MS VC++ drives you insane.