Opinion of the Dual 1.8
Hi -
in the market for buying a G5, and i wanted to get peoples opinions of the Dual 1.8. The reason i pick the 1.8 over the 2.0 is so i can toss in the radeon 9800 pro and some extra RAM without going over budget. But if Apple may be releasing updates soon, i might hold off.
anyway - just wanted to know what people thought of the Dual 1.8. Also - anyone have any idea whether the 9800 pro is any better than the 9600 pro for video editing - i dont need it for gaming, and if the major improvements are gaming based, i may as well save the 300 dollars and put in some more ram or disk space...
thanks!
in the market for buying a G5, and i wanted to get peoples opinions of the Dual 1.8. The reason i pick the 1.8 over the 2.0 is so i can toss in the radeon 9800 pro and some extra RAM without going over budget. But if Apple may be releasing updates soon, i might hold off.
anyway - just wanted to know what people thought of the Dual 1.8. Also - anyone have any idea whether the 9800 pro is any better than the 9600 pro for video editing - i dont need it for gaming, and if the major improvements are gaming based, i may as well save the 300 dollars and put in some more ram or disk space...
thanks!
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REFURBISHED APPLE PRODUCTS:
Power Mac G5 DUAL 1.8GHz 512MB/160GB/SuperDrive/GigE/56K
SubTotal: $1,999.00
Estimated Tax: $169.92
Shipping Charge: $0.00
Estimated Total: $2,168.92
Review of 9800 vs 9600:
http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/G5/Dual_g...800_tests.html
I had the same inspiration about buying the refurbed dual 1.8. My only worry was that Apple will unleash a DUAL 2.0 on the low end in a month. But seeing as how I've being crapping around with a 266 mhz Wallstreet for five years, it's all I can do not to dance around the room now that my new baby has been shipped.
On a more speculative note, it's curious that the date listed is March 23rd. Aren't all of the rebate offers ending in the 24th?
Wow...that's a good price.....wish refurbished product were available in Canada. That would be like $800 CDN of saving (compare to a brand new)
Originally posted by Eugene
Mac Connection had the single 1.8 advertised for $1700 with an extra 1 GB of RAM or something like that "while supplies last."
They sure need to add in such a great complement, who would otherwise buy the single 1.8 ? Doesn't seem all that attractive to me considering dual 1.8's were introduced at almost the same price point.
Received in less than 40 hrs from time of online order!
Originally posted by disco
DeadEye, did your refurb happen to ship with iLife 04' included? An was Panther preinstalled, or did it just ship on a disc? I'm curious to know, as I ordered the exact same machine as you.
iLife discs included and Panther installed (Panther also on DVD disc). These machines will not boot to any OS 'lower' than Panther (i.e. 10.2, 10.1, 9.x...). However, included on the disc is 'classic' install.
Also, instead of a 160 GB HDD as listed, I got a 250 GB Maxtor (Maxtor 6Y250M0)! Sweet little bonus! I dunno how often this happens..
Thanks for confirming Panther and iLife for me. Now it's just a matter of waiting until Friday for the FedEx truck...
Originally posted by deadeye
iLife discs included and Panther installed (Panther also on DVD disc). These machines will not boot to any OS 'lower' than Panther (i.e. 10.2, 10.1, 9.x...). However, included on the disc is 'classic' install.
Also, instead of a 160 GB HDD as listed, I got a 250 GB Maxtor (Maxtor 6Y250M0)! Sweet little bonus! I dunno how often this happens..
CHEATER!
What a good snarf. Congrats. I'm hoping for one of these puppies soonest.
Other than that, it's amazing! I just cannot believe how fast this machine screams. Oh, one other thing. It did arrive in the full color graphics box, not a generic brown one. The one difference is that there's a big white sticker on it that says "Reconditioned Product."
"We seemed to have misplaced it."
"You what!?!?"
"If it doesn't come by the end of Saturday, call us back Monday."
"You can be assured I'll be calling Saturday morning, noon and night. If you guys don't answer I'll be leaving 20 minute messages each time, probably read from my kids Arthur books."
"We apologize for the inconvenience."
"Whatever."