> So it looks like I might bite the bullet and buy this particular G5 > just so I can run Leopard and sync with the recently acquired 2nd gen > ipod touch. It sure would save time on the various workarounds > proposed here for my G4. Local seller wants $100; inside is 1 gig of > ram and a nice 500 gb hard drive [is that a decent deal?]. > > http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/powermac_g5/stats/powermac_g5_1.8_dp.html > > Now, what it does NOT have is an Airport Extreme card installed. Ok, so another mac has entered the picture, a MDD at the same price [$100] with these specs:
G4 dual 1.25GHz processors 2GB PC2700 DDR RAM from Crucial 80GB IDE hard drive Pioneer DVD-R drive Zip 750MB removable drive NVIDIA GeForce Titanium 4600 128MB graphics card Airport Extreme wireless card [pci card running at extreme speed] i believe a usb 2 card will be tossed in the deal So which is the better deal? G5 has half the memory, and i am concerned about the reliability of G5's, and the electrical usage. Whatever I buy needs to last a while. However, it has a huge 500 gig hard drive, and will come with the Leopard disks I need to sync the ipod touch. But, it does NOT have an airport card at all, i MIGHT be able to dig one out of my dead ibook, but the install on the G5 doesn't look that easy. The MDD will only lack the Leopard install, but acquring that disk might also cost as much and eb as much trouble as installing airport on the G5. So, G4 or G5? Mainly using this to manage itunes collection, get fast web performance, and manage my thousands of text documents while trying to stay ahead of Apple and tis wicked upgrade reaper. -- 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
