Best use for an old G5

I have a 2005 G5 PowerMac that is gathering dust. Is it worth selling or should I take out the drives and use for back-ups and recycle the rest? Any ideas?

If you want to sell it, you might get more parting it out than selling it whole, especially if you sell on eBay or some other place where shipping comes into play. Many people are still tinkering with their G5s.

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I just bought a MacBook Pro. I have Word 2008 on a DVD which I used for my old Mac. How do I download it on the new MacBook since it has no DVD drive?

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYkh70VaNfQ&feature=relmfu
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBO4y_w7P2I&feature=related
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Hi folks,
Been quite a bit since I posted to the PBG3 boards, but as you can see, I've been keeping up with things.
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I kept a PowerBook G4 6 years before I finally got rid of it because it was starting to give me some problems. I've had my current iMac almost 3 years now and have no immediate plans to get rid of it. I've had my Airport Extreme Base Station for 6 years and it still appears to be working OK and doing what I need it to do.
When someone asks me, I always say buy a new computer only when you absolutely need one or must have the abolsute latest computer on the market.
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Woody,
Thanks for the suggestion. Sorry I did not see it until today, not very many problems with my existing iMac Intel
Thanks again and I will go into my local authorized Apple repair centre and have them find out if it is the capacitor failure. If yes, then my daughters get Mac!!
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