despite all the hype, are G4s really superior in graphics / video / 3d editing ?
i have tried to search for comparisons between G4s and PCs, but i've only found articles written by pro-mac sites that try to brain-wash the computer-illiterates. they did not give me convincing argument and support, most of which i found quite ridiculus, such as in one price/performance comparison the author added a $100 standard floppy drive and a $500 dvd drive to the PC system inorder to make the G4 look better. we all know the story...
the reason i picked G4 400mhz vs Thunderbird 1ghz is because i think they fall into abunt the same price category. $1600 will get u a G4 400mhz, 64mb sdram, 20gb, rage 128, dvd, no monitor. the same amount of money should be able to get u a close to (if not) 1ghz Thunderbird with comparable features, if not better.
under distributed.net they also have roughtly the same rc5 benchmark, with t-bird slightly faster ( approx 3.5 mkeys/s )
anyways, does anyone know where i can find an unbaised, and convincing comparison between the two? or does anyone have extensive experience with the two systems ?
i have tried to search for comparisons between G4s and PCs, but i've only found articles written by pro-mac sites that try to brain-wash the computer-illiterates. they did not give me convincing argument and support, most of which i found quite ridiculus, such as in one price/performance comparison the author added a $100 standard floppy drive and a $500 dvd drive to the PC system inorder to make the G4 look better. we all know the story...
the reason i picked G4 400mhz vs Thunderbird 1ghz is because i think they fall into abunt the same price category. $1600 will get u a G4 400mhz, 64mb sdram, 20gb, rage 128, dvd, no monitor. the same amount of money should be able to get u a close to (if not) 1ghz Thunderbird with comparable features, if not better.
under distributed.net they also have roughtly the same rc5 benchmark, with t-bird slightly faster ( approx 3.5 mkeys/s )
anyways, does anyone know where i can find an unbaised, and convincing comparison between the two? or does anyone have extensive experience with the two systems ?