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Give me the verdict on this Mac I bought?
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<blockquote data-quote="pigoo3" data-source="post: 1050974" data-attributes="member: 56379"><p>The e-Bay auction description says that this Powermac G4 originally was a 450mhz model. It uses PC100 ram, and has a maximum ram capacity of 2 gigabyte. </p><p></p><p>The e-Bay description says that it currently has "at least 1 gig of ram"...which is a VERY strange way to describe a computer for sale...the seller really should have been a bit more exact! This computer has 4 ram slots...so until you get it...we will not know if all 4 slots are full. If all 4 slots are full (4 x 256meg sticks of ram)...if you want to upgrade the ram further...you will have remove some of the installed ram & purchase 512meg ram sticks.</p><p></p><p>If you want to do a ram upgrade...you need PC100 ram...you may be able to use PC133 as well. In either case...you will be surprised to find that this ram is NOT cheap! A 512meg stick of ram here in the States is close to $30 dollars.</p><p></p><p>Also...even though this computer has a nice 1.8ghz dual processor upgrade...you may still run into some limitations when it comes to it's video/graphics abilities. That fast processor will really help...but until you get it...be cautious what you expect from it graphically/video speaking. When you get it, go to You-Tube...and see how the videos play (smooth vs. choppy).</p><p></p><p>There's not much else you need to upgrade. Even the OS is the most up to date OS this computer can run (OS 10.5.8). The seller in the e-Bay says that the spring on the DVD drive door is no good...so you could replace that if you want.</p><p></p><p>Hopefully the computer arrives soon...and you will have a new "toy" to play with!<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>- Nick</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pigoo3, post: 1050974, member: 56379"] The e-Bay auction description says that this Powermac G4 originally was a 450mhz model. It uses PC100 ram, and has a maximum ram capacity of 2 gigabyte. The e-Bay description says that it currently has "at least 1 gig of ram"...which is a VERY strange way to describe a computer for sale...the seller really should have been a bit more exact! This computer has 4 ram slots...so until you get it...we will not know if all 4 slots are full. If all 4 slots are full (4 x 256meg sticks of ram)...if you want to upgrade the ram further...you will have remove some of the installed ram & purchase 512meg ram sticks. If you want to do a ram upgrade...you need PC100 ram...you may be able to use PC133 as well. In either case...you will be surprised to find that this ram is NOT cheap! A 512meg stick of ram here in the States is close to $30 dollars. Also...even though this computer has a nice 1.8ghz dual processor upgrade...you may still run into some limitations when it comes to it's video/graphics abilities. That fast processor will really help...but until you get it...be cautious what you expect from it graphically/video speaking. When you get it, go to You-Tube...and see how the videos play (smooth vs. choppy). There's not much else you need to upgrade. Even the OS is the most up to date OS this computer can run (OS 10.5.8). The seller in the e-Bay says that the spring on the DVD drive door is no good...so you could replace that if you want. Hopefully the computer arrives soon...and you will have a new "toy" to play with!:) - Nick [/QUOTE]
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