 G5 Tower & Monitor V. Cheaper Imac G5, Is the tower worth all the dough? |
 jeu. 17 nov. 2005, 18:52
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Quick thought and question for everyone:
I know the G5 tower is superior since it is a dual processor, however, a tower alone is expensive. Plus the fact that the monitor is separate (and starting at $800) makes it even more pricy. I have seen refurbished G5 towers on ebay for $1300 - $1500, is it worth shelling out the extra scratch for the tower and the monitor vs. a brand new iMac w/ lots 'o' RAM for appoximately the same price? If the tower is far superior, I will bite the bullet and save a little more money, if not I would love to get an iMac G5 ASAP so I can start playing around. |
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mar. 29 nov. 2005, 00:16
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Hmm, I managed to get my Dual 1.8 G5 for about 1100EUR used, with some quite heavy bargaining. Then I got a 19" CRT for free, because a friend of mine had one he didn't use (which he too got for free from some company switching to flat screens).
So I ended up spending less than an imac, and getting a much better setup performancewise (the CRT is excellent, but B I G). It is always risky to buy used computers, I guess, so that is up to you. But about getting a monitor; CRTs are floating around like crazy, ask your school/work if they have any, ask friends, or go to ebay et al, or put up a wanted sign at you local store, you should get a monitor dirt cheap. Godd luck! |
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drewott G5 Tower & Monitor V. Cheaper Imac G5 jeu. 17 nov. 2005, 18:52
slexer IMO the tower will be far better. However to save ... jeu. 17 nov. 2005, 21:36 rickenbacker More powerful, better expansion, probably more RAM... ven. 18 nov. 2005, 15:07 gdoubleyou You can use any standard monitor with it I vote to... ven. 18 nov. 2005, 20:07 mortalengines It also probably depends on the app that you want ... sam. 19 nov. 2005, 06:47 hahaworld I disagree that the iMac is enough for Garageband.... dim. 20 nov. 2005, 13:52 deaconblue You can never have too much RAM or hard drive spac... dim. 20 nov. 2005, 17:16 mortalengines I may be incorrect on this one but I don't thi... dim. 20 nov. 2005, 20:26 rickenbacker It's true that you can't have enough RAM, ... lun. 21 nov. 2005, 11:42 deaconblue true, 2GB is plenty of RAM for most set ups, but, ... lun. 21 nov. 2005, 16:58 drewott Thank you everyone for your input. It sounds like... lun. 28 nov. 2005, 18:36
Hearandnow You can use any LCD or CRT monitor you want with t... jeu. 8 déc. 2005, 16:54 |
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