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fraites_25
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I am a mac newbie I am looking to purchase a used mac g4 but I want to make sure that I am not buying something that I can't upgrade to do what I need it to do I working for a video company doing some video editing. I need this mac to run final cut pro or express. can you give me some advice
SPECIFICATIONS:
CPU: 500 MHz PPC G4
BUS: 100 MHz.
L2 CACHE: 1 MB.
RAM: 512 MB using four unbuffered 128 PC100 SDRAM, expandable to 1.5 GB in 4 DIMM slots.
AV CARD: none
VRAM: 16 MB
VIDEO: Video: ATI Rage 128 Pro in AGP 2X slot (was Rage 128 prior to December 1999); supports resolutions to 1600x1200 with 32-bit support, VGA connector, and digital video output for Cinema Display.
L2 CACHE: 1 MB 2:1 backside cache
HARD DRIVE: 27 GB 7200 rpm Ultra ATA/66
ZIP DRIVE: Internal 100 MB
FLOPPY DRIVE: none.
DVD-RAM
CONNECTIONS: 4 PCI slots (3 are 64-bit, one is 66 MHz; 66 MHz slot used for video card) * two 400 Mbps FireWire ports * two 12 Mbps USB ports for keyboard, mouse, and peripherals * one ADB port * 10/100Base-T Ethernet connector on back of computer.
Can I make this work for what I want it to do
Casey
I am a mac newbie I am looking to purchase a used mac g4 but I want to make sure that I am not buying something that I can't upgrade to do what I need it to do I working for a video company doing some video editing. I need this mac to run final cut pro or express. can you give me some advice
SPECIFICATIONS:
CPU: 500 MHz PPC G4
BUS: 100 MHz.
L2 CACHE: 1 MB.
RAM: 512 MB using four unbuffered 128 PC100 SDRAM, expandable to 1.5 GB in 4 DIMM slots.
AV CARD: none
VRAM: 16 MB
VIDEO: Video: ATI Rage 128 Pro in AGP 2X slot (was Rage 128 prior to December 1999); supports resolutions to 1600x1200 with 32-bit support, VGA connector, and digital video output for Cinema Display.
L2 CACHE: 1 MB 2:1 backside cache
HARD DRIVE: 27 GB 7200 rpm Ultra ATA/66
ZIP DRIVE: Internal 100 MB
FLOPPY DRIVE: none.
DVD-RAM
CONNECTIONS: 4 PCI slots (3 are 64-bit, one is 66 MHz; 66 MHz slot used for video card) * two 400 Mbps FireWire ports * two 12 Mbps USB ports for keyboard, mouse, and peripherals * one ADB port * 10/100Base-T Ethernet connector on back of computer.
Can I make this work for what I want it to do