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<blockquote data-quote="reverendmedia" data-source="post: 1233639" data-attributes="member: 201226"><p>Thank you all. All of this is really useful. </p><p></p><p>Tbh, I may avoid the Mac Store - both stores are a bit like zoos on the weekends!</p><p></p><p>One way of doing things might be to go for the cheapest Mini possible as a short term stop-gap measure. </p><p></p><p>My G5 performed relatively satisfactorily for my needs. So theoretically, if I max the RAM out on a mini, I might get some of the performance improvement I want? (And I'll have the added bonus of having a machine with DIMM ports and a logic board that won't crap out for a couple of years......)</p><p></p><p>(Just researched a bit - are Mac Minis 'RAM upgradeable' in the same way as Mac Pros? (i.e. open it up and plug it in?) Saw a page that seemedto suggest the only way to upgrade an existing machine is to open it up with a putty knife??)</p><p></p><p>Re: iMacs - is the i3 worth it as a significant step up from my G5? Decent price here: <a href="http://tinyurl.com/6268knp" target="_blank">Refurbished iMac 21.5-inch 3.06GHz Intel Core i3 processor - Apple Store (UK)</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="reverendmedia, post: 1233639, member: 201226"] Thank you all. All of this is really useful. Tbh, I may avoid the Mac Store - both stores are a bit like zoos on the weekends! One way of doing things might be to go for the cheapest Mini possible as a short term stop-gap measure. My G5 performed relatively satisfactorily for my needs. So theoretically, if I max the RAM out on a mini, I might get some of the performance improvement I want? (And I'll have the added bonus of having a machine with DIMM ports and a logic board that won't crap out for a couple of years......) (Just researched a bit - are Mac Minis 'RAM upgradeable' in the same way as Mac Pros? (i.e. open it up and plug it in?) Saw a page that seemedto suggest the only way to upgrade an existing machine is to open it up with a putty knife??) Re: iMacs - is the i3 worth it as a significant step up from my G5? Decent price here: [url=http://tinyurl.com/6268knp]Refurbished iMac 21.5-inch 3.06GHz Intel Core i3 processor - Apple Store (UK)[/url] [/QUOTE]
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