Thinking of buying a used mac g5

David Nights · Post by **David Nights** » Wed Dec 20, 2006 9:23 am

i see some g5's on ebay for cheap...im thinking of buying them...anyone have a used mac? good idea..bad idea? im willing to spent $1300-$1,500

Steve Christian · Post by **Steve Christian** » Wed Dec 20, 2006 12:51 pm

I've got a Dual 2.7 G5, MOTU Traveller and 4.5GB of RAM running Abelton rewired into Logic. The machine is rock solid and never even hiccups.

hambone1 · Post by **hambone1** » Wed Dec 20, 2006 1:08 pm

I use a dual 2GHz, 2.5GB RAM, and a Yamaha 01v.

Been gigging solidly for a year doing Live audio and Arkaos video both on the G5.

Rock solid. I'm going to pick up a second one as backup, though.

Justin Thyme · Post by **Justin Thyme** » Wed Dec 20, 2006 5:48 pm

David Nights wrote:i see some g5's on ebay for cheap...im thinking of buying them...anyone have a used mac? good idea..bad idea? im willing to spent $1300-$1,500

If you are switching to a Mac, and don't already have PPC software, I'd consider going with an Intel box at that price. If you already have the non-US software, disregard.

Poster · Post by **Poster** » Wed Dec 20, 2006 6:08 pm

go for an Intel and dual.. really..
my Macbook Pro/2.16/ core duo/intel blows away my stationary G5/ 1.8/ dual/ PPC..

sweetjesus · Post by **sweetjesus** » Wed Dec 20, 2006 6:21 pm

1300-1500 ain cheap

i could build you trice the computing power that is a G5 with that budget.

Poster · Post by **Poster** » Wed Dec 20, 2006 6:52 pm

sweetjesus wrote:1300-1500 ain cheap

i could build you trice the computing power that is a G5 with that budget.

trice? hhmmmm..
you must be a happy newlaptopper..

muscleandhate · Post by **muscleandhate** » Wed Dec 20, 2006 7:35 pm

G5's are solid machines, but you might want to think about going for an Intel. I can't back this up, but I'm sure I read that a MacBook benchmarked the same as a Dual G5 PowerMac.

sweetjesus · Post by **sweetjesus** » Wed Dec 20, 2006 7:37 pm

Poster wrote:
sweetjesus wrote:1300-1500 ain cheap

i could build you trice the computing power that is a G5 with that budget.
trice? hhmmmm..
you must be a happy newlaptopper..

you have no idea!

Poster · Post by **Poster** » Wed Dec 20, 2006 7:43 pm

sweetjesus wrote:
Poster wrote:
sweetjesus wrote:1300-1500 ain cheap

i could build you trice the computing power that is a G5 with that budget.
trice? hhmmmm..
you must be a happy newlaptopper..
you have no idea!

what? broken already?

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