PowerMac G4....should I keep this thing?

Hello Mac Nation, I have an old PowerMacG4 (2003) dual 1.25 that's been sitting. I dont think I can get much for it. Do these older PowerMac's have problems with the latest and greatest OS's, programs, etc? I mainly want to run Illustrator.
thanks
Message was edited by: S.J.I

Howdy S.J.I. I have 11 Macs in my studio, from a Grape iMac running OS8.6 to the latest (almost) Intel Pro and my favorite is a vintage, heavily updated 2001 Digital Audio. I can't tell you what to do but I know what I would do: letting it sit neglected should be a crime. Dust it off and throw a little love at it and you might get a few surprises.
Things to consider: 10.5, a dual-layer DVD burner (OWC), memory (Crucial), SATA adapter (Sonnet) with a couple of fat drives, USB 2.0/Firewire 800 adapter (Sonnet), Airport (use the Airport slot not a PCI card if you can - performance will be better than you'd expect 'cause the Airport slot has its own bus connection).
What would you get from selling it? A couple hundred? Invest that money in it instead and - if you do it wisely - you can get a lot more than you'd expect.
P.S. That "heavily updated Digital Audio" I mentioned? Originally $4,500, I paid $1,800 in 2000, tossed $900 at it in upgrades over the last 5 years and I prefer it by a WIDE margin to my shiny new core-whatever Intels. It's personal.

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