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Made a mistake in buying a PowerMac G4?
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<blockquote data-quote="pigoo3" data-source="post: 1402047" data-attributes="member: 56379"><p>Make sure not to confuse "dual-core" with "dual-processor". Powermac G5's come in both versions...but since Powermac G5's DO NOT have an Intel cpu...they CANNOT run Snow Leopard (10.6) or Lion (10.7).</p><p></p><p>What you want is any Intel based Macintosh with at least a <strong>Core 2 Duo</strong> cpu. NOT a Core Solo or Core Duo. I would also highly recommend this computer having 4gig of ram (or at least capable of being upgraded to 4gig of ram).</p><p></p><p>Once you have this...you will be able to run OS 10.7 (Lion) just fine.</p><p></p><p>Of course...OS 10.8 (Mountain Lion) is going to be released this Summer. This article (below) lists what computers CAN run 10.8...and those that are "Not Expected" to be able to run Mountain Lion:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://osxdaily.com/2012/02/16/os-x-10-8-mountain-lion-system-requirements/" target="_blank">OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion System Requirements</a></p><p></p><p>I'm only mentioning this...since I'm guessing you don't want to buy a used Intel based Macintosh in May...and find out this Summer (June, July, August)...that the computer will not be able to run the latest OS.</p><p></p><p>Again good luck,</p><p></p><p>- Nick</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pigoo3, post: 1402047, member: 56379"] Make sure not to confuse "dual-core" with "dual-processor". Powermac G5's come in both versions...but since Powermac G5's DO NOT have an Intel cpu...they CANNOT run Snow Leopard (10.6) or Lion (10.7). What you want is any Intel based Macintosh with at least a [b]Core 2 Duo[/b] cpu. NOT a Core Solo or Core Duo. I would also highly recommend this computer having 4gig of ram (or at least capable of being upgraded to 4gig of ram). Once you have this...you will be able to run OS 10.7 (Lion) just fine. Of course...OS 10.8 (Mountain Lion) is going to be released this Summer. This article (below) lists what computers CAN run 10.8...and those that are "Not Expected" to be able to run Mountain Lion: [url=http://osxdaily.com/2012/02/16/os-x-10-8-mountain-lion-system-requirements/]OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion System Requirements[/url] I'm only mentioning this...since I'm guessing you don't want to buy a used Intel based Macintosh in May...and find out this Summer (June, July, August)...that the computer will not be able to run the latest OS. Again good luck, - Nick [/QUOTE]
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