I'll play devils advocate and ask "what isn't your current iMac doing for you?" 4 years old isn't that old for a Mac.
I never buy a Rev A Apple computer, and have never regretted the position. OS 10.5 will likely make it's appearance by MacWorld 07, along with some Rev B Intel Macs. I would expect an Intel PowerMac Quad and iBook?Mac Book less the Pro by third quarter. March 07 would be the safest date to position oneself in the next stream. A recent G4 iBook, or Mini would easily fit your meager needs...jf On Feb 15, 2006, at 11:18 PM, NPfield at aol.com wrote: > Alas, it?s time (past time) to replace my 4-year-old iMac Desktop > G4 (1GHz). My needs are fairly simple: I?m ?retired? but do > freelance writing, occasional graphics, home video ?production,? > etc. Not interested in PowerBook. Speed and RAM are not > critical (I have a 300GB external HD). Price in $1500 range, give > or take. Recommendations? > > This is going to be a BIG move for me -- my present iMac was a > transition from OS 9 to OS X, and I still run favorite apps in > Classic. Appleworks 6.04, for example. Goodbye, Appleworks, > goodbye macros, etc. And my familiar printer and scanner > interfaces are bound to change. > > Anyone know when the next OS X upgrade will appear? Should I wait > for it? In the past, I?ve somehow gotten in on the last of models, > OS, etc., and spend three years trying to catch up. Of course I > know the old saw about anything being obsolete by the time you take > it out of the box, but this time I?d like to get in at the head of > whatever?s newest at the moment. > > I love my present system, but it?s aging and I?d like to have a new > one standing by, so I can make the transition and have time to work > out the kinks (two weeks?), while this one is still running. > > Any advice most welcome. > > Nolan -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: smime.p7s Type: application/pkcs7-signature Size: 2102 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://www.math.louisville.edu/pipermail/macgroup/attachments/20060216/5b43f748/attachment.bin
