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Powermac G5 & Relevancy in 2012
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<blockquote data-quote="pigoo3" data-source="post: 1413620" data-attributes="member: 56379"><p>No disagreement there...totally agree with all of that. The POwermac G5's were definitely "power PIGS"!!<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p></p><p> The version of Safari that it runs (5.0.6 from mid-2011) still works great. If it didn't...then that would be a serious negative. I happen to have a lot of software that's 2004-2005 "vintage" to the computer...so I have lots of titles that run great (Office 2004 and Adobe CS3 for example).</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I think considering the computing performance that a dual-cpu Powermac G5 still wields in 2012 isn't too bad. We hear of folks all the time (switchers or brand new Mac-Users) looking for an inexpensive way to try out the "Macintosh Experience". </p><p></p><p>I'm thinking that a $100-$125 dollar (or even less) dual-cpu Powermac G5 could fit that niche real nice. The key would be that it already comes (at the time of purchase) with a decent amount of ram already installed...and OS 10.5 on the HD. The whole idea goes down the drain if someone has to spend a couple hundred bucks for ram & an OS 10.5 install disk.</p><p></p><p>- Nick</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pigoo3, post: 1413620, member: 56379"] No disagreement there...totally agree with all of that. The POwermac G5's were definitely "power PIGS"!!;) The version of Safari that it runs (5.0.6 from mid-2011) still works great. If it didn't...then that would be a serious negative. I happen to have a lot of software that's 2004-2005 "vintage" to the computer...so I have lots of titles that run great (Office 2004 and Adobe CS3 for example). I think considering the computing performance that a dual-cpu Powermac G5 still wields in 2012 isn't too bad. We hear of folks all the time (switchers or brand new Mac-Users) looking for an inexpensive way to try out the "Macintosh Experience". I'm thinking that a $100-$125 dollar (or even less) dual-cpu Powermac G5 could fit that niche real nice. The key would be that it already comes (at the time of purchase) with a decent amount of ram already installed...and OS 10.5 on the HD. The whole idea goes down the drain if someone has to spend a couple hundred bucks for ram & an OS 10.5 install disk. - Nick [/QUOTE]
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