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Last night my friend from Hungary just bought a Mac pro 1.1. On eBay so Hi just sent a message to me About this shopping but I'm not sure this a Mac Pro 1.1 is real I was expecting Mac Pro with two CPUs and 2 Cores. To me this is very http://m.ebay.ca/itm/131863880572?_mwBanner=1#

Is this may be a G5 ? Can someone confirm this for me, thank you :)
 
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It's a Mac Pro 1,1. For multiple reasons.

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Yup - definitely a Mac Pro 1,1

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It's a Mac Pro 1,1. For multiple reasons.

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Case wise it sure is but what is up with the Core2Duo Nick? Maybe it's a misprint.

Edit: I see what is up. The seller does not know how to write! :D Grin
 
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In the description at the top it says dual core. In the item specifics it says core 2 duo (which is a generic that ebay sticks in I do believe) and down in the seller's description it says Xeon dual core. Your guess as to which is correct??? I just scrolled down fast to see the Xeon description as I have found the item specifics section to not always correctly reflect the item.

Also the graphics card listed is one that was offered in the MP 1,1.

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Case wise it sure is but what is up with the Core2Duo Nick? Maybe it's a misprint.
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Yes…the title is not clearly written. And below in the "Item Specifics" area it says "Core 2 Duo". I believe this is an eBay problem…since the Mac Pro 1,1 CPU setup is pretty unusual (2x dual core)…and eBay really doesn't have a category for it.

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In the description at the top it says dual core. In the item specifics it says core 2 duo (which is a generic that ebay sticks in I do believe) and down in the seller's description it says Xeon dual core. Your guess as to which is correct??? I just scrolled down fast to see the Xeon description as I have found the item specifics section to not always correctly reflect the item.

Also the graphics card listed is one that was offered in the MP 1,1.

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Lisa, you are right. That listing is confusing but it's a Mac Pro. The seller also has 100% positive feedback so I doubt he would be lying.

When I first saw the listing I was still waking up and it was confusing! :D Grin
 
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Things that give it away as a Mac Pro:

1. Two optical drive doors (could be a stock photo).
2. No 3.0ghz Powermac G5's.
3. FX4500 only came with a Mac Pro (as Lisa mentioned above).

- Nick
 
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Thank you guys for the great response !!! Imagine my friends face when I mentioned to him the details what I found at this ad, he doesn't speaks other languages. this way not easy to choose right. I will let him know what I found here here ... Thanks a lot again !!!
 
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Go stand in the corner you lot and put the red hats on!!!!

Being a 3GHz uniy, it could well be a Mac Pro 2.1! Whilst the 1.1 did have a 3GHz model, few in fact ever reached the market. And with the FX4500 GPU makes it likely. Wonder what CPUs are installed. Clovertown 5300's?
 
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pigoo3 said:
Things that give it away as a Mac Pro:

1. Two optical drive doors (could be a stock photo).
2. No 3.0ghz Powermac G5's.
3. FX4500 only came with a Mac Pro (as Lisa mentioned above).

- Nick
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Actually the FX4500 was also an option for the G5 Pci-e just a little fact. This is indeed a MacPro 1,1 since the 2,1 Had Quadcore 3ghz chips (X5365) and this one has Dualcore chips (Xeon 5160) Its a pretty cool system but in this configuration it is pretty limited with support, Anyways good luck with it!
 
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Quinten said:
Actually the FX4500 was also an option for the G5 Pci-e just a little fact.
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Can you please point us to a link that indicates this? My trusted sources do not mention the FX 4500 being a video card option (when originally purchased from Apple) for any Powermac G5 models.

Thanks,

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Thre are some on Amazon Nick, choice of brand new or used. I had one in my 2.3GHz Dual Core:-
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I understand Harry. But I don't think that Apple offered an FX 4500 originally as an upgrade for Powermac G5's (at time of purchase).

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I won't disagree however Mactracker tells me they were available on new machines.
 
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Good to know Harry. If MacTracker says it's so…good to go. I was checking Everymac.com…and there's no mention of FX 4500 and Powermac G5's.

- Nick
 

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