Way to check how many hours a G5 has been used?
OK Guys
I am about to buy a G5 Dual 1.8 machine from an Apple Authorized dealer. The dealer assures me that he has only used the machine to "update the OS to Panther".
Is there a way in Panther to check how many hours the computer has been used in its life so that I'm not paying full price for a machine thats been used for a couple hundred hours already?
Thanks for any help
Jon
I am about to buy a G5 Dual 1.8 machine from an Apple Authorized dealer. The dealer assures me that he has only used the machine to "update the OS to Panther".
Is there a way in Panther to check how many hours the computer has been used in its life so that I'm not paying full price for a machine thats been used for a couple hundred hours already?
Thanks for any help
Jon
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This won't tell you how many hours the machine has been on, but will let you guess when the OS software was installed.
The guy is bringing the G5 to my place in a couple hours, and I'll definitely check through those directories.
Do you know off-hand whether the Activity Monitor might have any information about hours of use?
Thanks again
JOn
That told me it was turned on/rebooted like 5 times before it got to me.
Originally posted by CJon
Do you know off-hand whether the Activity Monitor might have any information about hours of use?
There is uptime tool which shows the time passed since the latest restart, but you need something different, of course. I am not even sure Macs have any hardware that tracks hours of usage.
Excuse me for a dumb question: do you really need the exact usage time? Macs have only two hardware components subject to wear, hard disks and optical drives. If you check the date when the machine was manufactured (it should be stamped somewhere on the back of the case, I can't tell where precisely), you can derive the absolute maximum time of usage. Modern HDs survive 2 to 3 years of extensive use, optical drives are often less reliable, but their prices are low enough. I think you can safely buy a used computer if its characteristics are good for you. Remember that G5 Macs have been manufactured since summer 2003, so you are guaranteed to buy a machine that is less than 7-8 months old. Just don't worry.
Originally posted by ast3r3x
When I got my PowerBook, the first thing I did is open the terminal and type 'last'
That told me it was turned on/rebooted like 5 times before it got to me.
Yeah, and ac command tells you for how long anyone has been logged in, in total. Of course, all this information is lost when you format the hard drive.
call me paranoid, but you just never know what some of those sneaky dealers've been up to when they open the boxes.... perving over the speed of the G5... running small countries on the side etc...
jon
1.) If it indeed was used for more than just upgrades... think of it like a burn in method, at least you know all works well.
2.) The G5 u mention was only released in November last year I believe, so it cant have been used that much.
All said and done though, I prefer virgins too.
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Originally posted by thegelding
does anybody know the timeline of the dual 1.8 and panther?? seems like the dual 1.8 should have had panther loaded as a default from apple as this is the latest PM released....
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Excellent point.
Originally posted by costique
Yeah, and ac command tells you for how long anyone has been logged in, in total. Of course, all this information is lost when you format the hard drive.
ac command:
on my iBook.. total 0.00
on my FW800 G4... total 476.77
meaning??