On Nov 3, 2008, at 10:08 AM, Josh Smiley wrote:
> My current setup is a 24" Samsung LCD that I use for playing xBox > 360 and office work ( I got it for $160 at Best Buy). I bought the > LCD with the hope of hooking my desktop up to it. That is the reason > I don't want to/can't buy a iMac. > > My priorities are: > Running 2 Windows xp apps > editing video with iMovie and final cut > And support for my 54GB library of growning media. > > My budget is $800 or less and both the Intel Mac Mini and PowerMac > G5 seem to fit the bill. I just don't know if the G5 will run windows. The PowerMac G5 will NOT run Windows. VirtualPC was never updated to run on the G5 line, and while other emulators exists they're horribly slow. The Mini is the way to go. You CAN connect the LCD up to newer iMacs and use it as an extended desktop...I'm doing that right now with a 21" one on my 20" first gen intel imac. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
