A really stupid question: have airport card, putting it into an older emac; am I right in assuming that it will just start working without any other singing or dancing? Another really stupid question: is there a way to increase the airport card's range if need be?
On Tue, Feb 2, 2010 at 9:05 PM, Elliott Price <[email protected]>wrote: > I'm posting this for someone who browses the lists, but doesn't have a > G-mail account. (I hope this is all right - I read through the rules and > didn't see anything about this... Please tell me if it's not.) > > He asks, > > "Hello and thanks for your replies while I wade through the archives! > I'm looking at some used iMac G5 models with the 17 and 20 inch screens. > The processor versions include the 1.6, 1.8, 2.0, 1.9 and 2.1 Ghz. > Any suggestions and comments are welcome from those who own or have > knowledge of these models. > Please discuss which ones were/are prone to the LCD screen line > problems, the bad capacitors > and the pros and cons of the 17 and 20 inch screens. > Also, from what I know memory capacity on the 1.6, 1.8 and 2.0 is 2 GB. > On the 1.9 and 2.1 the capacity is 2.5 GB. > Is the bus speed higher on the 1.9 and 2.1 models? Since the latest G5 > iMacs were in preparation for the intel switch, are the later models > less effective, more problematic and hotter operating with the G5? > Please compare power comsumption and overheating problems, if any of > these models, quirks, other problems, pros and cons. > Mainly, I'd like to know which of these models is the best balance > between highest speed with memory config, dependable longevity, power > usage, lowest operating temp. The inclusion of a TFT screen or Airport > and Bluetooth is not particularly important for my purposes. > Thanks for your time! > > J." > > > -Elliott Price > > Quoit - Macintosh Computer Services > hobbittech.com/quoit > > -- > You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a > group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. > The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/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 leave this group, send email to > [email protected]<imaclist%[email protected]> > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist > -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/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 leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
