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My first Apple - Mac Pro 1.1 - sensible upgrades?
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<blockquote data-quote="johnsmith555" data-source="post: 1613990" data-attributes="member: 335703"><p>Thanks for the info guys!</p><p></p><p>Bit of an update – so far I’ve bought the following:</p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Mac Pro 1.1 2.66 dual-core with 3GB RAM, 3x 250GB hard drives and a clean install of OS X Lion 10.7.5. In good condition coming from an office environment (£103)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Apple MB112ZM\B Mouse brand new, unused in box - £15</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Apple MB110B/A Keyboard – immaculate condition, boxed and barely used - £20</li> </ul><p></p><p>Cost so far: £138 ($222)</p><p></p><p>Essentials still to buy:</p><p></p><p>A monitor – though to start off with I will use an old monitor or my TV – just until I have the system working perfectly – therefore initial cost £0</p><p>A power cable – many choices from eBay - £10 ($16.10)</p><p></p><p>As far as the upgrades are concerned I think I’ve decided on the following:</p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Apple MB363Z/A Airport Extreme Wireless Upgrade Kit - network adapter - $14.99 + $4.99 (£12.43 total) shipping<a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0012YYITW/?tag=macforums0e4-20" target="_blank"> from Amazon USA </a>(my girlfriend lives in the US so I’ll get it shipped to her)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Apple Bluetooth Module Upgrade Kit - Network adapter - Bluetooth 2.0 EDR - MA687ZM/A - $16.99 + $2.99 (£12.42 total) shipping <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000HOJQUO/?tag=macforums0e4-20" target="_blank">from Amazon USA</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">4x M2x3mm machine screws – may or may not come with the above kits so will buy some spare screws anyway to be safe - £1 ($1.61) from UK laptop spares</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">As mentioned – I will clean the inside of the casing including the fan – cost £0 ($0)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Also been told that it may be worth replacing the 3V Coin Cell Lithium PRAM/Clock Battery at this stage too – cost £3 ($4.82)</li> </ul><p></p><p>This gives me a total cost of £176.86 ($284.36)</p><p></p><p>I think the processors will meet my needs for now and there is 750GB of HDD space which is plenty – so that just leaves the RAM.</p><p></p><p>@slydude, sorry I didn’t reply earlier. I’m based in the UK I’m afraid, many thanks though.</p><p></p><p>I won’t get to examine the Mac Pro until next week (I have had to put it straight into storage as I am moving house) but the advert says that the machine is fitted with 3GB DDR2 FB-DIMM RAM. As the RAM is fitted in matching pairs and the default configuration shipped with a pair of 512 MB FB-DIMMs installed in the first and second slots – I would guess that the third and fourth slots are each fitted with 1GB RAM. This gives 3GB and leaves 4 slots free. As a cheap, quick, upgrade I could buy 4x 1gb RAM (4GB) for £18.97 ($30) delivered <a href="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/4GB-4X1GB-for-Apple-Mac-Pro-1-1-2-1-DDR2-667-FB-MEMORY-NEXT-DAY-/160869977700?pt=UK_Computing_ComputerComponents_MemoryRAM_JN&hash=item2574990e64" target="_blank">from here.</a></p><p></p><p>So... if this setup sounds sensible to everyone this would give me:</p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Mac Pro 1.1 2.66 dual-core running a clean OS X Lion 10.7.5</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">7.24GB RAM</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">750GB HDD</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Bluetooth</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Wi-Fi</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">New-ish keyboard</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">New Mouse</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">All leads</li> </ul><p>For the grand total of £195.83 ($315). My original target was a reliable first Apple for sub-£200 so this looks like it might do the job.</p><p></p><p>Does anyone think I’m missing anything obvious?</p><p></p><p>I will take lots of pictures of the build and of the fitting of the upgrades and will post them to the forum.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="johnsmith555, post: 1613990, member: 335703"] Thanks for the info guys! Bit of an update – so far I’ve bought the following: [LIST] [*]Mac Pro 1.1 2.66 dual-core with 3GB RAM, 3x 250GB hard drives and a clean install of OS X Lion 10.7.5. In good condition coming from an office environment (£103) [*]Apple MB112ZM\B Mouse brand new, unused in box - £15 [*]Apple MB110B/A Keyboard – immaculate condition, boxed and barely used - £20 [/LIST] Cost so far: £138 ($222) Essentials still to buy: A monitor – though to start off with I will use an old monitor or my TV – just until I have the system working perfectly – therefore initial cost £0 A power cable – many choices from eBay - £10 ($16.10) As far as the upgrades are concerned I think I’ve decided on the following: [LIST] [*]Apple MB363Z/A Airport Extreme Wireless Upgrade Kit - network adapter - $14.99 + $4.99 (£12.43 total) shipping[URL="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0012YYITW/?tag=macforums0e4-20"] from Amazon USA [/URL](my girlfriend lives in the US so I’ll get it shipped to her) [*]Apple Bluetooth Module Upgrade Kit - Network adapter - Bluetooth 2.0 EDR - MA687ZM/A - $16.99 + $2.99 (£12.42 total) shipping [URL="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000HOJQUO/?tag=macforums0e4-20"]from Amazon USA[/URL] [*]4x M2x3mm machine screws – may or may not come with the above kits so will buy some spare screws anyway to be safe - £1 ($1.61) from UK laptop spares [*]As mentioned – I will clean the inside of the casing including the fan – cost £0 ($0) [*]Also been told that it may be worth replacing the 3V Coin Cell Lithium PRAM/Clock Battery at this stage too – cost £3 ($4.82) [/LIST] This gives me a total cost of £176.86 ($284.36) I think the processors will meet my needs for now and there is 750GB of HDD space which is plenty – so that just leaves the RAM. @slydude, sorry I didn’t reply earlier. I’m based in the UK I’m afraid, many thanks though. I won’t get to examine the Mac Pro until next week (I have had to put it straight into storage as I am moving house) but the advert says that the machine is fitted with 3GB DDR2 FB-DIMM RAM. As the RAM is fitted in matching pairs and the default configuration shipped with a pair of 512 MB FB-DIMMs installed in the first and second slots – I would guess that the third and fourth slots are each fitted with 1GB RAM. This gives 3GB and leaves 4 slots free. As a cheap, quick, upgrade I could buy 4x 1gb RAM (4GB) for £18.97 ($30) delivered [URL="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/4GB-4X1GB-for-Apple-Mac-Pro-1-1-2-1-DDR2-667-FB-MEMORY-NEXT-DAY-/160869977700?pt=UK_Computing_ComputerComponents_MemoryRAM_JN&hash=item2574990e64"]from here.[/URL] So... if this setup sounds sensible to everyone this would give me: [LIST] [*]Mac Pro 1.1 2.66 dual-core running a clean OS X Lion 10.7.5 [*]7.24GB RAM [*]750GB HDD [*]Bluetooth [*]Wi-Fi [*]New-ish keyboard [*]New Mouse [*]All leads [/LIST] For the grand total of £195.83 ($315). My original target was a reliable first Apple for sub-£200 so this looks like it might do the job. Does anyone think I’m missing anything obvious? I will take lots of pictures of the build and of the fitting of the upgrades and will post them to the forum. [/QUOTE]
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