Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/11/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The claim is, and believe me I trust Apple just as much as you do, that exactly these "tricks" are needed by Aperture. It is part of the Core Image suite. Now, logically, a G4 with a newer graphic card should work, but like I said, we'll see. Keith On Nov 27, 2005, at 9:23 PM, Matt Powell wrote: > On 11/27/05, Adam Bridge <abridge@gmail.com> wrote: >> It's on the Apple web site! > That's what I wondered, because I think they're trying to pull a > fast one. > > The only difference in a 17"PB of recent vintage and a dual-G4 is that > the PB has a 128MB graphics card that's capable of some of the new > tricks found in OS X Tiger (the ripples when you drop a widget and > such). Memory-wise and processor-wise, the dual should actually be > superior. > > I suspect they're fudging the requirements to get people to buy a new > G5 machine - but they can't do that with PBs since they never > shoehorned in a G5. > > I love my Apple, but boy do I find the company frustrating much of > the time. > > -- > MP > wooderson@gmail.com > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information