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I've got a lead on a dual-core 2.3 GHz G5 for $500... seems like a good deal and I think it'd be a good acquisition to help supplement my MacBook Pro for video editing and such, it'll become a home-office machine as the MacBook Pro gets used at work (which is both at a desk and at coffee shops, restaurants, etc. around town with free WiFi).
I know I won't be able to run Snow Leopard, the new Final Cut studio that was just released (I'm still running FCExpress 3.5 tho and don't see myself upgrading to Final Cut Studio any time soon) and other software as they become Intel only, but it seems like a good deal. If nothing else I could resell it for at least what I paid right (the same machine is reselling for over $1k on PowerMax)?
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"If nothing else I could resell it for at least what I paid right"
I strongly doubt that...I think that PowerMax prices are a bit much and the impression I am getting is that the non-Intel machines are being dropped like hot potatoes. Just my impression so I am prepared to be flamed for it.
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People have answered G5 related questions just like this one so it'sd definitely worth a search of the forum for more details. My assessment: don't buy one. Not worth the money unless you absolutely must have some of the features provided by it. Even then, I'd still be very hesitant to buy one.
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Powermax is overpriced. I was checking these out on ebay last week and they're going for between $400 - $750. $500 is a pretty good price, if not the world's biggest steal. What's the configuration? With "Intel only" becoming more and more frequent, I wouldn't bet on G5s holding much real value much past the short term.
I've recently gone over to the 'G5's are a waste of money' camp. The earliest models of Mac Pro towers are starting to flirt with the under $1000 mark, so I just can't see buying any machine that's not Intel unless there's no way to wait and the money just isn't there.
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Won't run Snow Leopard. Won't run any Windows emulators. Might leak. Certainly loud and hot.
I'd pass.
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yeah, it's a great deal! If you're the one selling it.
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Thanks for the thoughts so far. I guess I'm not as concerned about everything becoming Intel-only since I've got an early '08 MBP to run any of that stuff I need. What I would like is an extra machine for video editing with Final Cut Express and massive hard drive storage space for all the HD video I'm shooting.
With the added cost and space-consumption of external drives, I feel like it'd be nice to have all-internal RAID arrays and video and backups, along with being able to backup and archive my work files, photos and iTunes stuff (I've got 80GB of iTunes stuff alone) from the MBP.
Sounds like I should see if I can bargain him down just a little bit.
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Blankity Blank wrote:
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Won't run Snow Leopard. Won't run any Windows emulators. Might leak. Certainly loud and hot.
I'd pass.
The dual core
2.3's aren't liquid cooled.
I was about to say the same thing.
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I'm in agreement with the others. As a server, sure, it'll be fine.
It all depends on what you need it for, though.
