> From: Aaron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [PCI] Can't resist NEW iMac G5 2.0 GHz for $1,000! > Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > I just found out yesterday that amazon is selling the latest (May 2005) iMac > G5 2.0 GHz 17" for $1,100 -- minus a $100 rebate! > > Much as I like to get the most out of my old equipment, it hardly seems worth > spending much on upgrades any more! Also, the older I get (65 next month!) the > less I want to spend my time on maintaining my computers as opposed to using > them. > > Actually, if I can get a good deal on a reasonably fast G4 desktop, I may > postpone the move to a G5, since I can't use my multiple hard drives and > CD/DVD drives with the iMac and G5 desktops are still too expensive. If I do > get the iMac anyway, I'll probably have to get a couple of USB 2.0 or FireWire > external drive cases for my existing drives and figure out a way to read > drives formatted with and for the Sonnet Tempo ATA cards. Either that, or I'll > have to network the old computer to the new one, copy everything off the old > drives, and reformat them in the external cases. (My existing drives, except > for a couple of small SCSI drives, are 120 GB and 80 GB Maxtor 7200's.) > > I'm doing all this thinking out loud with the hope of getting feedback, > especially if I'm operating under any misconceptions. (My original motivation > for this post was to let y'all know about the cheap iMacs, but I get rather > wordy late at night when I should be asleep!) > > - Aaron
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