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Subject: "Shoul i buy this apple powermac g5 dual for $800?" Previous topic | Next topic
_MauriceMichaels_
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"Shoul i buy this apple powermac g5 dual for $800?"


  

          

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yes?
Jun 21st 2008
1
fuck no
Jun 21st 2008
2
No
Jun 21st 2008
3
No.
Jun 21st 2008
4
No. The next version of OS X is Intel only.
Jun 21st 2008
5
not entirely...depends on the needs...I'd cop that ish if it was a quad
Jun 22nd 2008
7
      but what are you going to do with a computer you can't very well update
Jun 23rd 2008
8
           dude, a PowerMac G5 Dual 1.8 GHZ?....I can easily update that shyt
Jun 23rd 2008
11
                ^^^ truth
Jun 23rd 2008
13
                that's true. It's just that I've heard that Snow Leopard may be
Jun 24th 2008
16
                     but they wont stop security updates for regular leopard...
Jun 24th 2008
17
                     right. It's still sort of speculative, though
Jun 24th 2008
18
                     the specs are out there and it REQUIRES an Intel chip
Jun 25th 2008
19
                          *wails* *jumps on the casket*
Jun 25th 2008
22
Get a Mac Pro. They're awesome.
Jun 21st 2008
6
yeah... for $200
Jun 23rd 2008
9
Thanks guys.
Jun 23rd 2008
10
better off droppin a few more bucks and getting an iMac...
Jun 23rd 2008
12
RE: better off droppin a few more bucks and getting an iMac...
Jun 23rd 2008
14
Only if...
Jun 23rd 2008
15
that would make a great linux box. iono about that price tho
Jun 25th 2008
20
the price isn't right at all.
Jun 25th 2008
21

Pheelix3000
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1. "yes?"
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Nopayne
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Sat Jun-21-08 04:34 PM

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2. "fuck no"
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3. "No"
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Nukkapedia
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Sat Jun-21-08 06:18 PM

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4. "No."
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jetblack
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5. "No. The next version of OS X is Intel only."
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You will regret it.

Only a fool or a collector(also foolhearty) would cop a PowerPC Mac.

Just my opinion.



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7. "not entirely...depends on the needs...I'd cop that ish if it was a quad"
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Nukkapedia
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8. "but what are you going to do with a computer you can't very well update"
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and for which new software/hardware is already being phased out?

  

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Abdurrashid
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11. "dude, a PowerMac G5 Dual 1.8 GHZ?....I can easily update that shyt"
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if I needed too...its not a

I use 4 machines in the house and the powerbook (bronze key) I use has been through 3 OS systems....its not hard. Its almost impossible to keep up with progressing technology unless you have long money to keep getting a new computer every 2 years. People still use software for the PPC machines believe it or not.



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13. "^^^ truth"
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Nukkapedia
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16. "that's true. It's just that I've heard that Snow Leopard may be"
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Intel-only.

I guess it all depends upon what you plan to do with the Mac.

  

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17. "but they wont stop security updates for regular leopard..."
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....i still get Tiger updates now ....just the overall next OS wont be PPC compatible right?

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Nukkapedia
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18. "right. It's still sort of speculative, though"
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Apple apparently told the developers that, at this time, there won't be a PPC version. They might still push one through; Snow Leopard won't be out for a good minute.

  

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jetblack
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19. "the specs are out there and it REQUIRES an Intel chip"
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PowerPC just got its eulogy.

it's deader than dead.


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Nukkapedia
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22. "*wails* *jumps on the casket*"
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Steve Jobs
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Sat Jun-21-08 07:42 PM

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6. "Get a Mac Pro. They're awesome."
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Screaming fast. And make sure to get Applecare.




http://www.apple.com

think different.

recycle your e-waste, please.

  

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9. "yeah... for $200"
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_MauriceMichaels_
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10. "Thanks guys."
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Your right. What a rip off then. But the new power mac sare like 3 gs. LOL

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12. "better off droppin a few more bucks and getting an iMac..."
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....or going all out and copping the macpro ...but i'd cop that G5 at $400 ..it can still run tiger and prob leopard at full speeds

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_MauriceMichaels_
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14. "RE: better off droppin a few more bucks and getting an iMac..."
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>....or going all out and copping the macpro ...but i'd cop
>that G5 at $400 ..it can still run tiger and prob leopard at
>full speeds


I counter offer dude $500 cash, he shot me $900 and he wondered why he ainy sold it yet

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15. "Only if..."
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Only if it's a model that has, and you need, PCI-X slots.

I sold mine for *exactly* what I paid for it to an audio engineer who needed the PCI-X slots for a DigiDesign board.

If you don't care about slots then get an Intel Based mac.

  

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20. "that would make a great linux box. iono about that price tho"
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21. "the price isn't right at all."
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not worth it imho.

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