OK, the crappy old windows machine that my kids use has finally bit the dust, and I need to replace it with a used Apple of some kind. There are a lot of g4s around out here for $150 or $200 that I could pick up easily enough. And I've already got a couple of extra monitors and keyboards sitting around, so there's no need to go the iMac route. But is it worth it to drop a little money on a used but working g4 with OS10.4.11 on it, or should I just bite the bullet and spend a lot more money on one of the intel machines?
Right now, all they're interested in is something to surf the Disney and nickolodeon sites, along with illicit Pokemon downloads, but I'm getting the sense from some of the posts on this forum that the g4's just won't handle the newer video protocols very well. But, jeez, it's not like I'm made of money or anything.
Right now I'm using a 2 ghz intel core 2 duo mini that suits me just fine, and so I don't need or want a better machine for them than what I have.
Thoughts?
Right now, all they're interested in is something to surf the Disney and nickolodeon sites, along with illicit Pokemon downloads, but I'm getting the sense from some of the posts on this forum that the g4's just won't handle the newer video protocols very well. But, jeez, it's not like I'm made of money or anything.
Right now I'm using a 2 ghz intel core 2 duo mini that suits me just fine, and so I don't need or want a better machine for them than what I have.
Thoughts?