From: R 2 <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, 19 October, 2010 4:57:07 Subject: Just purchased used g5 mac
Hello all- I just bought a used g 5 mac! It has Leopard os, lists as 7.3? (what's this mean) with 2 GB Ram and dual ppcs at 2.0 Ghz. Also,2 HDDs with 250 GB each. Is this a good machine-reliable? Any known issues besides capacitors on motherboard? Seems reasonably fast even by today's standards, but what improvements would be best. Has no OS disk-should I purchase Leopard or Tiger disks. Got it cheap and love the aluminum, full tower case, but it's a beast to lift. Please educate about this neat mac. Previous macs:mac mini, mac book, emac, imac and adored them all! Thanks! Love the macs! Lambert Z Nice Mac. I have an early 2005 dual 2.0, which I've only just let best-beloved have, as I bought an ex-demo 2009 MacPro - only bought as it is essential that I run CS5. The G5 could do with more memory, and it will run Leopard sweetly. Mine has 10.5.8 - no problems. See it's full specs at everymac.com The biggest bugbear (IMHO) with G5 Macs is the possibility of leakage in liquid-cooled Macs - don't worry, yours isn't liquid-cooled. Unless you suddenly develop an urgent need to run the latest versions of commercial software (e.g. Adobe Creative Suite) your G5 will keep you happy for quite some time. Enjoy. Ted -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, 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] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
