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Made a mistake in buying a PowerMac G4?
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<blockquote data-quote="chas_m" data-source="post: 1402088"><p>As a general rule of thumb (applies to all platforms) -- very new peripheral plus VERY OLD computer or OS version = untenable mix.</p><p></p><p>Based on your criteria for what you wanted to do, I am somewhat dumbfounded that you thought you could get away with a decade+ year old computer of any kind.</p><p></p><p>I can appreciate budget concerns, but then there's the maxim that you get what you pay for. Particularly with Apple, "cheaping out" doesn't generally work out well.</p><p></p><p>Having said that, I recently realised that my workhorse MacBook was falling too far behind the times, wasn't going to be compatible with 10.8, and on top of that needed a battery replacement. I had planned to save up for a new MacBook Pro when the next ones come out, but a good deal on a 2009 MBP fell into my lap ($500) so I went for that. I'm still a little behind the new machines, but I'm on the same plateau at least and future-proofed for the foreseeable next little while.</p><p></p><p>I may still get a newer one later this year (mainly for tax reasons, but also if they offer something compelling to me), but this will "tide me over" for up to another couple of years if necessary. You might want to look at doing something like what I did, though I will say that if you can possibly afford it, Apple Refurbished is THE way to go for one's first Mac while saving a bit of money.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chas_m, post: 1402088"] As a general rule of thumb (applies to all platforms) -- very new peripheral plus VERY OLD computer or OS version = untenable mix. Based on your criteria for what you wanted to do, I am somewhat dumbfounded that you thought you could get away with a decade+ year old computer of any kind. I can appreciate budget concerns, but then there's the maxim that you get what you pay for. Particularly with Apple, "cheaping out" doesn't generally work out well. Having said that, I recently realised that my workhorse MacBook was falling too far behind the times, wasn't going to be compatible with 10.8, and on top of that needed a battery replacement. I had planned to save up for a new MacBook Pro when the next ones come out, but a good deal on a 2009 MBP fell into my lap ($500) so I went for that. I'm still a little behind the new machines, but I'm on the same plateau at least and future-proofed for the foreseeable next little while. I may still get a newer one later this year (mainly for tax reasons, but also if they offer something compelling to me), but this will "tide me over" for up to another couple of years if necessary. You might want to look at doing something like what I did, though I will say that if you can possibly afford it, Apple Refurbished is THE way to go for one's first Mac while saving a bit of money. [/QUOTE]
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