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Apple is, quite simply, the best and most innovative computer manufacturer. A recent user survey in PC magazine identified Apple computers as the most reliable and easiest to use computers currently available and last year Apple's Macintosh G5 was designated computer of the year. Yes, most people use Windows-based PCs, but do you want to be just another member of the PC herd -- with all of the problems and frustrations presented by Windows-based PCs -- or are you looking for a computer which is user friendly, seldom crashes, and is virtually impervious to virus attacks? If these virtues are more important to you than being one of the crowd, please seriously consider buying a Macintosh computer. The Power Mac G5 is Apple's top-of-the-line computer series and this is the lowest-priced G5, so it's a terrific way to get a powerful, user friendly Macintosh computer at a very reasonable price. Like all Power Mac G5s this is very fast computer -- more than twice as fast as a Pentium 4 with the same clock speed -- and has dual 64-bit processors. All computers will have 64-bit processors some day but very few PCs, except for Mac G5s, have them at this time. If you're looking for a fast, versatile, easy to use computer (and want to stop worrying abut virus attacks) and are willing to try something off the beaten path, you'll love this new PowerMac G5. If you want even more speed, consider the G5 with dual 2.0 GHz processors.

Simply a very powerful machine for the money. Compare similarly equipped PCs and you will spend approx $500 more. Apple puts care and thought into their design and you will notice it.

The only gripes I can think of are that 256 megs of ram just isn't enough. I upgraded mine to 512 from the get go and will likely double that in the coming months. Also the video card is a bit weak, its worth the extra $50 bucks to get the ATI card that apple offers.

But other than that, this is a solid machine with an even more solid operating system! So dump windoze and get a mac!