Hi all,
Haven't been to the forums in a while, but I have a question that I hope someone can answer for me:
I'm looking at getting a used PM G5, and I'm looking in the Dual 2.0GHz range. I see that there are four models that have a Dual 2.0GHz processor:
Anyway, I'm looking at a couple of models on eBay. I initially preferred the June 2004 PCI-X 2 model, then changed my preference to the Early 2005 PCI model (because I thought PCI-X was completely incompatible w/ PCI), but now I'm not sure. I could care less about PCI-X (I think), but it would be nice to go up to 8GB of RAM (rather than the 4GB limit the PCI models have).
One of the PMG5s I'm bidding on on eBay is the Late 2005 DC (w/ PCIe) model, currently at around $680, with 4.5GB RAM and 650GB HDD. However, it's still got a day of bidding left. I also see a buy-it-now Early 2005 PCI model w/ 2GB RAM and 160GB HDD for $850. There are tons of June 2004 PCI-X 2 models available, but most tend to go for more than my budget (which is approx. $900 including shipping).
I'm currently using a Power Mac G4 "Quicksilver" 733MHz (single) with 1GB RAM, so any kind of upgrade is great. I do [small projects of] video editing, Photoshop, and "the basics," but I have a MacBook Pro and a PC that I do many of "the basics" on. Plus, I love music, but storage isn't a big deal -- SATA HDDs are fairly cheap now, and I'm not really into editing music (yet), but it would be nice to have the capability. I would like to make a decision either today or tomorrow so that I can get a "new" G5 on its' way
Any insight is appreciated!
Thanks!
[EDIT: I didn't realize that I only had 3 posts on my account -- I had a (much more active) account a long time ago when I got _my_ first Mac, my iBook G3, in 2004. I'm not sure what happened to that account, but I apparently re-created my account last year and have only posted three times...I feel like I'm "mooching" from the community now...)
Haven't been to the forums in a while, but I have a question that I hope someone can answer for me:
I'm looking at getting a used PM G5, and I'm looking in the Dual 2.0GHz range. I see that there are four models that have a Dual 2.0GHz processor:
- Apple Power Macintosh G5 2.0 DP (PCI-X) (M9032LL/A) (First Gen)
- Apple Power Macintosh G5 2.0 DP (PCI-X 2) (M9455LL/A) (June 2004)
- Apple Power Macintosh G5 2.0 DP (PCI) (M9747LL/A) (Early 2005)
- Apple Power Macintosh G5 Dual Core (2.0) (M9590LL/A) (Late 2005)
Anyway, I'm looking at a couple of models on eBay. I initially preferred the June 2004 PCI-X 2 model, then changed my preference to the Early 2005 PCI model (because I thought PCI-X was completely incompatible w/ PCI), but now I'm not sure. I could care less about PCI-X (I think), but it would be nice to go up to 8GB of RAM (rather than the 4GB limit the PCI models have).
One of the PMG5s I'm bidding on on eBay is the Late 2005 DC (w/ PCIe) model, currently at around $680, with 4.5GB RAM and 650GB HDD. However, it's still got a day of bidding left. I also see a buy-it-now Early 2005 PCI model w/ 2GB RAM and 160GB HDD for $850. There are tons of June 2004 PCI-X 2 models available, but most tend to go for more than my budget (which is approx. $900 including shipping).
I'm currently using a Power Mac G4 "Quicksilver" 733MHz (single) with 1GB RAM, so any kind of upgrade is great. I do [small projects of] video editing, Photoshop, and "the basics," but I have a MacBook Pro and a PC that I do many of "the basics" on. Plus, I love music, but storage isn't a big deal -- SATA HDDs are fairly cheap now, and I'm not really into editing music (yet), but it would be nice to have the capability. I would like to make a decision either today or tomorrow so that I can get a "new" G5 on its' way
Any insight is appreciated!
Thanks!
[EDIT: I didn't realize that I only had 3 posts on my account -- I had a (much more active) account a long time ago when I got _my_ first Mac, my iBook G3, in 2004. I'm not sure what happened to that account, but I apparently re-created my account last year and have only posted three times...I feel like I'm "mooching" from the community now...
)
