So we've decided that we need to buy a new Mac ... and we want it to be great for SL.
I know 'more is better', but can anyone shed any light on:
1) Graphics card options:
ATI Radeon 9650 w/256MB
ATI Radeon X850 XT w/256MB
NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GT DLL w/256MB
Are either of the later two going to make a big difference over the first? They are alot more money...
2) Memory options:
Will SL really take advantage of more RAM if you have it? Would having 4GB RAM be better than buying the more expensive video cards?
I realize that these are hard to compare unless you have many machines with the same SW set up... but just wondering what people think.
3) Laptop option:
I'm just assuming that there is going to be no comparison between running SL on a dual G5 Power Mac and on a new PowerBook G4: That the limited video RAM on the PowerBook (only 64MB), slower processor and slower disk are always going to be much slower than the other option.
Or is anyone getting over 20fps on a PowerBook?