I've been looking into getting a Mac system for some time; I ventured in a few years ago with a iMac G3 (the table-lamp model).
I have the offer of a, seemingly, cheap Apple setup: a Power Mac Dual G5 tower with 3GB RAM and a total of 750GB storage. A new dual-layer DVD burner has just been fitted and there's a 20" Cinema display and OS 10.4 (boxed).
All of this for £550.00.
I'm not entirely clued up on the Apple way but I do know that the G5 is a fairly old CPU.
I'm wondering if this setup is likely to last me a little while in the grand scheme of things?
I don't chase the cutting edge, won't be using the latest Adobe products or play any games. Realistically, I'd like to use Aperture and/or some incarnation of Photoshop.
Ableton Live 7/8 (requires G4 or higher) and a browser, FTP client & text-editor.
Would anyone recommend going through with the deal? It'll certainly be a step-up from the Atom 1.6 Netbook (Compaq Mini700) I've been using.
Any help would be much appreciated.
Simon Clements-Hawes
I have the offer of a, seemingly, cheap Apple setup: a Power Mac Dual G5 tower with 3GB RAM and a total of 750GB storage. A new dual-layer DVD burner has just been fitted and there's a 20" Cinema display and OS 10.4 (boxed).
All of this for £550.00.
I'm not entirely clued up on the Apple way but I do know that the G5 is a fairly old CPU.
I'm wondering if this setup is likely to last me a little while in the grand scheme of things?
I don't chase the cutting edge, won't be using the latest Adobe products or play any games. Realistically, I'd like to use Aperture and/or some incarnation of Photoshop.
Ableton Live 7/8 (requires G4 or higher) and a browser, FTP client & text-editor.
Would anyone recommend going through with the deal? It'll certainly be a step-up from the Atom 1.6 Netbook (Compaq Mini700) I've been using.
Any help would be much appreciated.
Simon Clements-Hawes