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Apple Computing Products:
macOS - Desktop Hardware
iMac G5 20" Mid 2005 (Maybe)
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<blockquote data-quote="pigoo3" data-source="post: 1812555" data-attributes="member: 56379"><p>In general...not necessarily a bad idea.<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>Unfortunately iMac G5's are not a very good choice. On or about 2005/2006 Apple made a BIG switch in CPU's from the IBM PowerPC CPU to Intel CPU's...this was a big big switch. Basically this switch made all current PowerPC computers at the time with a very limited future...since the future OS upgrade path was basically a dead-end with Mac OS 10.5.8 (current macOS version is 10.14).</p><p></p><p>Even if the iMac G5's weren't as limited...they are 14 years old...and would be very very slow on the internet (slow graphice hardware)...and be VERY vulerable to any "bad stuff" on the internet. </p><p></p><p>To take things even further. If these iMac's were early 2006/2007 iMac's with an Intel CPU...they still wouldn't be the best gifts...since they would still be very very slow & limited OS upgrades.</p><p></p><p>Please don't take any of this info negatively. Just trying to give you some straight up honest info...so you are fully informed before spending any additional money.</p><p></p><p>- Nick</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pigoo3, post: 1812555, member: 56379"] In general...not necessarily a bad idea.:) Unfortunately iMac G5's are not a very good choice. On or about 2005/2006 Apple made a BIG switch in CPU's from the IBM PowerPC CPU to Intel CPU's...this was a big big switch. Basically this switch made all current PowerPC computers at the time with a very limited future...since the future OS upgrade path was basically a dead-end with Mac OS 10.5.8 (current macOS version is 10.14). Even if the iMac G5's weren't as limited...they are 14 years old...and would be very very slow on the internet (slow graphice hardware)...and be VERY vulerable to any "bad stuff" on the internet. To take things even further. If these iMac's were early 2006/2007 iMac's with an Intel CPU...they still wouldn't be the best gifts...since they would still be very very slow & limited OS upgrades. Please don't take any of this info negatively. Just trying to give you some straight up honest info...so you are fully informed before spending any additional money. - Nick [/QUOTE]
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