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PowerMac G5! Good buy or not?
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<blockquote data-quote="pigoo3" data-source="post: 924114" data-attributes="member: 56379"><p>I actually just bought one of these G5's on Friday. $200 is a fair price without a working video card. It would be nice if it had more ram (like at least 1 gig)...but whatta ya going to do.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> To get you to 1 gig of ram (512meg x 2) will run $40.00.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Other%20World%20Computing/3200DDR512/" target="_blank">512MB PC3200 DDR 400MHz CAS 3.0 184 Pin 64x... (3200DDR512) at OWC</a></p><p></p><p>A replacement GeForce FX 5200 video card will cost you about $50-$60...I've been watching the auctions for them on e-Bay.</p><p></p><p>So it will cost you about $100 to get this $200 G5 into a decent operational shape. You could check e-Bay as well for fully functional dual 1.8ghz G5's.</p><p></p><p>Here's an auction that ended a couple days ago:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230386944550&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT#ht_1007wt_1167" target="_blank">Power mac dual 1.8ghz 4gb ram 500gb HDD wifi card+more - eBay (item 230386944550 end time Oct-11-09 23:28:33 PDT)</a></p><p></p><p>This went for $302...it came with a 500gig hard drive & FOUR gig of ram. It did have a bent handle/foot.</p><p></p><p>If this $200 G5 computer is local & you don't have to pay shipping...that's a big plus. If you buy off e-Bay it will cost you $40-$60 in shipping.</p><p></p><p>Hope this helps,</p><p></p><p>- Nick</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pigoo3, post: 924114, member: 56379"] I actually just bought one of these G5's on Friday. $200 is a fair price without a working video card. It would be nice if it had more ram (like at least 1 gig)...but whatta ya going to do.;) To get you to 1 gig of ram (512meg x 2) will run $40.00. [url=http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Other%20World%20Computing/3200DDR512/]512MB PC3200 DDR 400MHz CAS 3.0 184 Pin 64x... (3200DDR512) at OWC[/url] A replacement GeForce FX 5200 video card will cost you about $50-$60...I've been watching the auctions for them on e-Bay. So it will cost you about $100 to get this $200 G5 into a decent operational shape. You could check e-Bay as well for fully functional dual 1.8ghz G5's. Here's an auction that ended a couple days ago: [url=http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230386944550&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT#ht_1007wt_1167]Power mac dual 1.8ghz 4gb ram 500gb HDD wifi card+more - eBay (item 230386944550 end time Oct-11-09 23:28:33 PDT)[/url] This went for $302...it came with a 500gig hard drive & FOUR gig of ram. It did have a bent handle/foot. If this $200 G5 computer is local & you don't have to pay shipping...that's a big plus. If you buy off e-Bay it will cost you $40-$60 in shipping. Hope this helps, - Nick [/QUOTE]
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