[X4U] Sources of PPC Mac drying up

[Kunga]

Yeah especially considering the refurb Quad 2.66GHz Mac Pro cost less  
than the slower Quad 2.5GHz G5. $2200 and a way smarter choice than  
any iMac.

k

On Jan 14, 2007, at 6:35 AM, Neil wrote:

> on 1/13/07 3:50 PM, nk wrote:
>
>> I checked the places people recommended for getting used/refurb macs,
>> and those site seem great, but I'm  noticing that G5- and G4-based
>> Macs, the refurb kind eligible for Apple Care, are drying up.
>>
>> for my needs, a G5 iMac would be ideal, but what I see out there is
>> Intel-based. Have I missed a window of opportunity?
>>
>> what's worse (for me) is that I really can't buy until about March or
>> April.
>
> I'm trying to figure out why it would be so important for somebody  
> to get a
> PPC Mac as opposed to a MacIntel, especially months in the future  
> when there
> should be even more universal software.  Do you still need to run  
> Classic
> software?