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<div>Going from a G4 to G5 Gets you more than a faster CPU. You
get a faster Frontside bus, ability to upgrade to more RAM, the odds
that it will Run OS X.6.<br>
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<div>So if you can afford it go for the G5. I would recommend
staying away for any G5 that is water cooled as they are showing
problems.<br>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite>Greetings!<br>
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i have a 2000 g4 450dp. i'm on a tight budget {obviously!} and trying
to determine if i would be better off by upgrading it {ram, video
card, 2nd hdd - and possibly processor}<br>
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OR<br>
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purchasing a dual 2.0 g5. the machine i'm looking at is number:
M9032LL/A<br>
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http://support.apple.com/specs/powermac/Power_Mac_G5.html<br>
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and has a radeon 9800 pro 128 card, 4.5gb ram, 250gb hd and a firewire
400 card; 10.3.x<br>
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can anybody PLEASE advise me:<br>
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1- is this a good unit to choose; reliable, lack of issues, bad
components etc<br>
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2- is this a wise economic decision versus uprgrading the g4; most
importantly in so far as being able to carry me into the future for a
good long while as the g4 has {8 years!} - and do these projected
longevity gains, as well as in performance increase, justify the price
difference over upgrading? as i see it, all i'll have to do is add
another hdd to it which is inexpensive.<br>
i'm primarily using it for internet {ebay, burning cd's, music,
videos} and very light photo editing. i just bought a copy of tiger;
i've read here of some dual g5's having problems with leopard. any
thoughts?<br>
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3- what is a fair price for this unit? the seller is waiting for me to
make an offer; if it is within my price range, and based on feedback
here a good unit i'll grab it!<br>
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many many thanks in advance!<br>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite>chris</blockquote>
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