[G5] G5 Tower

[Robert Hazelrigg]

I have a G5 2Ghz DP and love it. I added a Gig of RAM and it's very   
fast compaired to my old G4/400.



On May 30, 2005, at 5:25 AM, Geoffrey Loeffler wrote:

> I am considering buying a G 5 tower, either a reman 2.5  which the  
> price drop is phenomenal, I have seen some as much as 35% off, of  
> course these probably have a year on them already, plus last for  
> about 4 hours on the apple site, but Apple still backs them for 3  
> with A.C.
>
> A new  2.7 when I add all the extras, except RAM which I will not  
> buy from Apple, the price hits 10Gs by the time I am done .
>
> So, are you happy with the G5 towers or do you feel like it needs  
> one more generation or so to mature, what are the bad points you  
> have experienced, the good and surprising ones.
>
> If you bought in the last 12 to  18 months do you feel like you  
> should have waited as  you have something that already is starting  
> to lag a bit or just keeping even with the video and photoshop work  
> which is what I will be doing .
>
> I know there is always something better and faster coming down the  
> pipe, but for 10k I would like to get a good 4 years out of it.   
> How does it look for upgrading, are the processors  built and  
> located so they can be easily be pumped by a 3rd party when the  
> time comes. Or is it a tough or nearly impossible build
>
> I prefer a laptop but a G4 P.B. 1.6 is just not worth almost 5 K  
> when you add the upgrades  that you would want apple to cover and I  
> need to get the job done I am stating.
>
>  I have also read, coming soon to  the new Macs will not have any  
> customer installable parts, so that will be a thing of the past.
>
> It's not so much the money, I just want to get a machine that is  
> going to be upgradable, not have major problems and not  loud.
>
> I have basically been a lap top guy but those are mired in the mud  
> for now, so time to look elsewhere
>
> I have a Pismo  and 2 iBooks 1.2 all 3 have a gig of ram in them
> Oh yes my trusty 6100 NEWER G3 300, 256 megs of ram, that has run  
> from 1996 and still runs today, almost 24/7. I did have to replace  
> the pram battery twice. This is the dependability and upgradable  
> machine I need, even though it was PDS, considered crippled for  
> upgrades, 9.1 runs fine.
>
> How has Apple been with any repairs or problems that will not go  
> away, if any
>
> Thanks in Advance for any reviews.
> Geoff
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