What should I buy for 3000 dollars?
Ok, now I was thinking about something like this:
Summary ---
? Power Mac G4 Dual 867MHz w/133MHz system bus
? 512MB PC2100 DDR SDRAM - 1 DIMM
? 120GB Ultra ATA drive
? Optical 1 - Apple SuperDrive
? Optical 2 - None
? ATI Radeon 9000 Pro dual-display w/64MB DDR
? Apple Studio Display (15" flat panel)
? 56K internal modem
? AirPort Card
? Apple Pro Keyboard - U.S. English
? Mac OS - U.S. English
Subtotal $2,997.00
This is my dream set-up for the price. Would you suggest something else? I really want a portable, but the powerbooks are too expensive and the ibooks dont meet my speed hunger. Any suggestions?...
[ 10-05-2002: Message edited by: Bioflavonoid ]</p>
Summary ---
? Power Mac G4 Dual 867MHz w/133MHz system bus
? 512MB PC2100 DDR SDRAM - 1 DIMM
? 120GB Ultra ATA drive
? Optical 1 - Apple SuperDrive
? Optical 2 - None
? ATI Radeon 9000 Pro dual-display w/64MB DDR
? Apple Studio Display (15" flat panel)
? 56K internal modem
? AirPort Card
? Apple Pro Keyboard - U.S. English
? Mac OS - U.S. English
Subtotal $2,997.00
This is my dream set-up for the price. Would you suggest something else? I really want a portable, but the powerbooks are too expensive and the ibooks dont meet my speed hunger. Any suggestions?...
[ 10-05-2002: Message edited by: Bioflavonoid ]</p>
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? 56K internal modem
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If you've got the airport card, think about running your internet connection off that. Take out the 56k modem and save some $$$.
Dual 1.25
512MB ram
120GB HD
Radeon 9000
No modem
Combo drive
For $2886, $3088 taxed (edu discount)
I already have a monitor though (will eventually use two 17" lcds with it)
The dvd writer, I figure, will get to some ludicrous write speed in a few years when DVD media is $0.20 each, then I'll get one of those (just recently my friend created two $5 coasters...)
As for you, I don't suggest getting apple ram and hard drive, too expensive, go bare bones on that.
As for 15" flat panel, I dunno, 1024x768 is just too small for me...
[ 10-05-2002: Message edited by: Bioflavonoid ]</p>
The more screenspace is worth it though, imo.
As for the memory, yeah it'll be a while before you use 2GB. Hard drive, they're getting bigger and bigger, just get them as you need them (do a RAID stripe with another 60GB for more performance )
yes, but you might have to partition it. I can't remember what the max size of HDD that the OS can detect. Either way you will be able to boot from it eventially (it just might need to be partitioned as i said).
[ 10-05-2002: Message edited by: Altivec_2.0 ]</p>
I need to know where you live to tell you what to do. Are you in Portland, LA or San Jose Bay Area where Fry's is? If so I can tell you how to get a dual 1.25 GHz MDD for way less than $3000 like $2400 (not educational).
I will wait for you to tell me where you are before I go on.
<strong>Apple Legal watches buying advice? How bizar.
I need to know where you live to tell you what to do. Are you in Portland, LA or San Jose Bay Area where Fry's is? If so I can tell you how to get a dual 1.25 GHz MDD for way less than $3000 like $2400 (not educational).
I will wait for you to tell me where you are before I go on.</strong><hr></blockquote>
I live in Colorado (I'm not sure what exaclt you are asking). I would be intrigued to get a dual 1.25 for 2500 though...
Then use part of your store credit to buy the new A05 Quad Speed SuperDrive to add to your combo drive in the MDD and the rest for RAM and a CRT monitor. That's what I'd do right now if I wasn't going to wait for the next refresh ? which is what I'm doing.
[ 10-07-2002: Message edited by: Multimedia ]</p>
<strong>The A05 is a standard 5.25" drive just like the A04. Of course it will fit.</strong><hr></blockquote>
I read some time ago that Apple was using modified form factor for their A04, and that the A05 was too long to fit in.
<strong>EH, $3000 buys a girlfriend. Maybe you can find a nice one.</strong><hr></blockquote>
You took the words right out of my mouth.
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I read some time ago that Apple was using modified form factor for their A04, and that the A05 was too long to fit in.</strong><hr></blockquote>
That report must have been erronious. The Apple bays are made for stock 5.25" IDE optical drives. The A05 will fit.
Then again $3000 could buy quite a PC
Are you buying your ram from Apple? I remember them being expensive in the past.
The super drive is probably excessive, when would you burn a DVD?
With the Radeon 9000 there is an implication that you want to play (some) games. As much as I love the Apple LCDs I would sugest an actual CRT monitor.
With whatever money you save UPGRADE THAT PROCESSER!
the apple lcd is nice but 599...no thanks...I'm also in the market for a dual 867
I'm not getting a monitor from apple, and I'm getting hte stock geforcemx which I plan to upgrade in a few months from buying the computer(to get a radeon 9700 or something good like that)
dual 867 should be plenty fast for anyone, you don't need to get a dual ghz...although the faster bus speed might add for a bit more performance...I don't know...my brother got a dual ghz and he says its the fastest computer he's ever used...he also got a geforce 4ti and 512 megs of ram
dvd burners are cool....especially if your into movie piracy
I'm against movie piracy....but I have seen people make good use of their t1s and superdrives
its nice to be able to watch any movie footage on your computer in a standard dvd player....but they are a bit excessive otherwise.