I've seriously considered this option, but it tends to lead me straight to a 1.8 G5. The cost isn't that different, and I can afford it.
The plus is that in the long-run, a Powermac makes much more sense for its upgradeability, i.e., cost more up front, but stays competitive longer.
The minus is that it's hard to justify what will amount to about a grand-and-half more spent on a system that's well beyond what my family will use it for.
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1299 + whatever you want for a monitor.
Upgrade to a better GPU whenever you want.
Upgrade to a superdrive whenever you want.
Thats good value compared to the iMac.
Originally posted by mmmpie
A powermac G4.
1299 + whatever you want for a monitor.
Upgrade to a better GPU whenever you want.
Upgrade to a superdrive whenever you want.
Thats good value compared to the iMac.
Would you go dualie?
I've seriously considered this option, but it tends to lead me straight to a 1.8 G5. The cost isn't that different, and I can afford it.
The plus is that in the long-run, a Powermac makes much more sense for its upgradeability, i.e., cost more up front, but stays competitive longer.
The minus is that it's hard to justify what will amount to about a grand-and-half more spent on a system that's well beyond what my family will use it for.
There are good arguments both ways. Thoughts?
Now that would have made it a killer seller for the holiday season.
- A 1.42GHz G4 w/1MB Cache (where the hell did these chips go?)
- The nVidia FX Card should be 128MB (they are dirt cheap).
- The 160GB HD (or 120GB) should be stock and have 8MB Cache (these are no longer expensive either).
- 512MB of RAM inside, with the user accessible slot free (this RAM is not expensive).
That would be a nice and powerful, yet affordable computer for the home.