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Photo: Mike CameronOther aspects of the G5's design are equally cutting-edge. The PowerPC 970 chip also includes the 'Velocity Engine' originally developed for the G4 chip, so Altivec-optimised programs will still benefit from the speed increase.

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Whereas both the G4 and Intel's Pentium 4 are 32-bit processors, the PowerPC 970 is a 64-bit device that can theoretically address 4 terabytes of physical memory and though neither Mac OS X nor any applications are fully 64-bit native at present, the G5 can run 32-bit code natively, without having to use an inefficient emulation mode.

However, there's far more to the new range than faster clock speeds.

The G5 processor itself is already available at speeds of up to 2GHz, and Apple are promising to have a 3GHz version within a year. The important questions don't concern exactly how many more audio tracks or reverb plug-ins you can squeeze out of a G5, but how well it functions in its practical role at the heart of a studio. There are other reasons to buy a Mac, such as its elegant operating system, the predictability and consistency of the hardware, and the cool design and, of course, Windows PCs have their own attractions, such as lower cost and a wider user base. Whichever platform is currently ahead in the absolute speed stakes, the situation will probably continue to reverse every few months, so absolute speed is not the only concern.

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Both of these claims have been challenged in PC circles, but what is clear is that the G5 is a massive step up from the previous G4 range, and that the combination of IBM's PowerPC 970 processor and Mac OS X at least provides stiff competition for cutting-edge Wintel machines. Few products have been hyped as much as Apple's new G5 range of 64-bit personal computers - but how good are they for making and recording music in the real world?Īccording to Apple's publicity, their new G5 is both the world's first 64-bit personal computer, and the fastest personal computer on the planet.

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