I believe PowerMax has systems in your budget. www.powermax.com
On Sat, Nov 13, 2010 at 16:57, Tom <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks much, everybody. Well, you've convinced me that I need to move > up into the Intel world for the sort of work I do, but I think I'll > have to get a tower rather than an iMac or Mini, because I'd like to > just switch my two 1 TB hard drives from the G5 into the new machine, > and I'd also like to keep using two big monitors. I guess I'm a tower > man, then. > > As to the software issues, what if I got an Intel Mac Pro of some > flavor and just stayed in 10.5 with it, in case there might be > problems with some of my old software in Snow Leopard? I could work my > way up to 10.6 gradually. > > Being a technology ignoramus, I don't know one type of Intel Mac Pro > from another; Bruce up above mentions a "second generation" of them, > and I don't know from this Core Duo/Core 2 duo 32/64 bit processor > stuff. > > But it appears from what you all say that I'd be best off with a > "second generation" 64-bit Core 2 Duo Mac Pro. My budget is around > $1000, maybe a bit more. Can anyone suggest a used model of Mac Pro > that fits this bill, and my (dollar) bills? Or am I asking for too > much for the money? > > Tom > > -- > 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 > -- " ' With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censured, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all irrevocably.' Those words were uttered by Judge Aaron Satie as wisdom and warning... The first time any man's freedom is trodden on we’re all damaged." - Jean-Luc Picard, quoting Judge Aaron Satie, Star Trek: TNG episode "The Drumhead" - Alex Smith (K4RNT) - Murfreesboro, Tennessee USA -- 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
