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Making the big move from G4 to intel powermac. advice needed. - weapon - 12-13-2010
It has been so long since I have swapped computers. It would be easier if the intel still use ide drives but sata.
Since my old machine has been patched, updated, trial software installed to death over the last 8 years, I want to start fresh.
I have done a clean install, loaded most of my main software and updated. Now I am ready to start pulling over the preferences, bookmarks, Itunes library, plugins etc.
Does migration assistant give me the option to limit what transfers?
What would be the most efficient way to do this?
Re: Making the big move from G4 to intel powermac. advice needed. - jdc - 12-13-2010
Ok, so you have a clean install on your G4 thats exactly perfect the way you want it -- with all of your prefs, bookmarks, etc?
If so, just migrate from that.
Honestly I have done a half dozen or so migrations from G4s to Intels -- they went smooth a silk with no special setups.
You can start MA and see its preferences and stil cancel.
Re: Making the big move from G4 to intel powermac. advice needed. - Jimmypoo - 12-13-2010
migration asst takes it all.
I usually only want the email, photos and itunes.
I've only got a dozen playlists, and so remaking them is no big deal for me.
I wish migration asst had a checklist.
Re: Making the big move from G4 to intel powermac. advice needed. - modelamac - 12-13-2010
I think he means he did a clean install on the Intel Mac and now he wants to bring over the prefs and little stuff.
Bookmarks can be exported and imported. Drag n Drop the iTunes and plug ins to the same location on the new Mac. Mail should be imported, but most of the rest can be drag n dropped as there are no hidden files to be missed.
You can also use Migration Assistant, but since I have never used it, I don't know how flexible/selective you can be with it.
Re: Making the big move from G4 to intel powermac. advice needed. - weapon - 12-13-2010
Clean install on the new intel, the g4 is going to stay as is until I know I have taken eveything I need across to the new machine.
Re: Making the big move from G4 to intel powermac. advice needed. - Wailer - 12-13-2010
I prefer to clean install and install stuff as needed, especially if you might be migrating 8 years of junk.
Especially if this is your first foray into Snow Leopard from an older OS, you can play around without fear and see how things work and how you'll want to organize things. If you mess it up, you can just wipe and install again.
So I'd just put your mission critical apps on for now and ethernet copy your key files over.
Congrats on the jump. I held out for a long time too, but the performance jump to intel & sata is just amazing. When one can easily find a used intel imac for under $400, it really makes me wonder why anyone wants to stay with PowerPC.
Re: Making the big move from G4 to intel powermac. advice needed. - Paul F. - 12-13-2010
Because not everyone can "easily find a used Intel Mac for under $400"... Particularly not in quantities of 10-100.
:-)
Re: Making the big move from G4 to intel powermac. advice needed. - Wailer - 12-13-2010
I tried selling my 17" 1.83 CD imac for less than $400 last month and I was unable to do so.
Re: Making the big move from G4 to intel powermac. advice needed. - jdc - 12-13-2010
Wailer wrote:
I tried selling my 17" 1.83 CD imac for less than $400 last month and I was unable to do so.
Guy on my local CL posted $1700 for a totally stock 2007 20" 2.16 C2D iMac that was "in perfect condition" with Applecare.
I emailed an asked him how AC could still work since it was a 3 year old mac and AC only goes 3 years.
I said how about $500.
Then he told me he sold it for $1200?
Re: Making the big move from G4 to intel powermac. advice needed. - Wailer - 12-13-2010
jdc wrote:
Then he told me he sold it for $1200?
I'm not saying he's lying, but he has no reason to give you any truthful info. If he's insulted by your reasonable offer, I could see him saying that to try and make you feel bad.
Then again, maybe he did sell it for $1200, which just means that 1 person (ok, fool) paid that amount. I'm not sure who in their right mind would do so given that you can get a new 3.06ghz i3 imac for $1050 delivered. I've definitely had my share of "lucky-seller"; I recently sold a 20" G4 imac for my $400 asking price and that was the only person who responded. I don't find those macs worth even $100 in terms of price/performance. Maybe $200 as collectible.
For a stock 1.83ghz CD imac, I was asking $380 after a week at $400. All I got a bunch of low-ball offers and one serious offer for $350. It isn't even worth $350 (as I wouldn't buy a used one today for that amount), but after I nuke and paved it, my kids started playing with it.