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I recently was given a used Power Mac G5 that was clean as a whistle. I currently have a Mac Mini that I've been working on. Question is: which machine would it make sense for me to build upon and make my primary Mac? Seems like the Mac Mini is the superior machine, but perhaps the G5 is a better bet for the long run? (I've included specs for each machine below)
Model Name: Power Mac G5
Model Identifier: PowerMac7,3
Processor Name: PowerPC G5 (3.0)
Processor Speed: 2 GHz
Number Of CPUs: 2
L2 Cache (per CPU): 512 KB
Memory: 1.5 GB
Bus Speed: 1 GHz
Boot ROM Version: 5.1.8f7
Serial Number (system): G84424E5QPM
Hardware UUID: 00000000-0000-1000-8000-0011242DFDFE
Model Name: Mac mini
Model Identifier: Macmini6,1
Processor Name: Intel Core i5
Processor Speed: 2.5 GHz
Number of Processors: 1
Total Number of Cores: 2
L2 Cache (per Core): 256 KB
L3 Cache: 3 MB
Memory: 2 GB
Boot ROM Version: MM61.0106.B03
SMC Version (system): 2.7f0
Serial Number (system): C07JK1KXDWYL
Hardware UUID: F0D3AB05-69A5-5C31-BDC4-A3D4BAE7BFBC
Model Name: Power Mac G5
Model Identifier: PowerMac7,3
Processor Name: PowerPC G5 (3.0)
Processor Speed: 2 GHz
Number Of CPUs: 2
L2 Cache (per CPU): 512 KB
Memory: 1.5 GB
Bus Speed: 1 GHz
Boot ROM Version: 5.1.8f7
Serial Number (system): G84424E5QPM
Hardware UUID: 00000000-0000-1000-8000-0011242DFDFE
Model Name: Mac mini
Model Identifier: Macmini6,1
Processor Name: Intel Core i5
Processor Speed: 2.5 GHz
Number of Processors: 1
Total Number of Cores: 2
L2 Cache (per Core): 256 KB
L3 Cache: 3 MB
Memory: 2 GB
Boot ROM Version: MM61.0106.B03
SMC Version (system): 2.7f0
Serial Number (system): C07JK1KXDWYL
Hardware UUID: F0D3AB05-69A5-5C31-BDC4-A3D4BAE7BFBC