Reply With QuoteI am not certain what is available for that money but if you can get your hands on a G5 dual processor you should be pretty happy with it. You can use your existing monitor, etc.
Alan
Master
Ok folks I'm convinced that I need a mac. I had a look at the new mac mini for $849 and am sorely tempted as I have a decent monitor and accessories. But the budgets pretty tight so I was hoping to get something seconhand for about $500. What should I be looking at for that money and is it worth it or should I try and find the extra funds for a new mini?
Pete
ChatterBox
SubscriberI am not certain what is available for that money but if you can get your hands on a G5 dual processor you should be pretty happy with it. You can use your existing monitor, etc.
Alan
Alan
2005 Disco 2 HSE
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Wizard
I think macs are the way but for a decent system it will always cost more. I guess the best way to answer your question is to find out ....
What are you using it for?
Even if it is just every blue moon are you using it for any games, word proccessing only aulro?
Also, unless your nifty with downloads software tends to cost a bit more.
Master
You could look at fleaBay for used minis, but they will be a bit slower and will not give you the benefit of warranty etc.
If you can get a used Intel-based mac mini for a good price the speed might not be an issue... Mac Mini 1.83GHz 2GB RAM Intel Core Duo - eBay Mac Mini, Desktops, Apple, Computers. (end time 15-Dec-08 17:31:01 AEDST) isn't bad and is the same speed as a new one with double the RAM.
ChatterBox
SubscriberReally? Like what?Originally Posted by Xavie
Alan
Alan
2005 Disco 2 HSE
1983 Series III Stage 1 V8
Wizard
Better encoding of all the software. Some stuff is not so bad but I mean if it is general word proccessing stuff then you can get that open office stuff which is free anyway.
OH and cost of repair...... Freakin astronomical. I chucked an ibookG4 in the bin when something died as they quoted me 3/4's the price of a new one.
Master
The computer will be used for net forums and general net surfing. At the moment I'm using a packard bell laptop amd2400 522mhz with 224 ram and it is very slow. So what is the minimum system configuration I should be looking at, will a g4 be ok. This is all new to me so go easy.
Wizard
G4 would easily suit your needs. None of what you said needs much power and a G4 would be light years ahead of what you've got.
The only thing I'd suggest is you need 1 gig ram. I had 512 for a while and it couldn't cope with daily tasks very well.
Master
Thanks mate. That's what I was after.
Pete
Master
SupporterWhile a G4 would indeed suit your needs I would recommend an Intel-based Mac Mini if you can possibly afford it. Will come with (near-)current bundled software (iLife etc) and the Intel versions of OpenOffice are under continuous development.
If you have any future software needs/wants you will wish you had gone with an Intel CPU.
My 2c.
Chris
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