For me, the thing I lusted before switching completely to Mac's was indeed the PowerMac G5. I saw it at an agency back in the day, and I couldn't get that massive tower out of my mind.
I eventually bought a MacBook Pro, but soon after a Mac Pro followed suit. I don't care if it's 8, 12 or 16 Xeon cores, but I do care about speed. The way I can use all the applications and virtualizations I need at the same time is amazing. I initially thought of it as overkill, but I'm never going back. Unless Apple forces me.
Plus, that tower is just gorgeous. I love looking at it. I even have an empty G5 case that I cannot bear to part with. That's what a "halo car" can do to you, I guess.
I eventually bought a MacBook Pro, but soon after a Mac Pro followed suit. I don't care if it's 8, 12 or 16 Xeon cores, but I do care about speed. The way I can use all the applications and virtualizations I need at the same time is amazing. I initially thought of it as overkill, but I'm never going back. Unless Apple forces me.
Plus, that tower is just gorgeous. I love looking at it. I even have an empty G5 case that I cannot bear to part with. That's what a "halo car" can do to you, I guess.