Should i Buy one??

hi everyone first post here, Im looking at a G4 PowerMac i am sure its the Digital audio model, 1.25gb memory, 128Gb HDD, 733 MHz processor. First of all i will be needing it for wireless internet access just normal surfing, maybe some downloading here and there and to store music files. Also i was hoping to maybe be able to record a few things audio wise. Anyway do ya think this would be suitable or should i save a bit and maybe get a more powerfull newer model? Any help would be great. thanks

Despite the name I don't think the DA model comes with audio input. You'll have to use a USB input device or sound card which will add to the cost.
For most normal surfing it will be fine except now people are starting to see jerky video on sites such as YouTube. Those are really requiring a processor capable of handling H264 video.
This model computer cannot recognize more than 128GB of any size hard drive. If you start getting huge mounts of audio you'll want to find room for more. Either use workarounds for larger drives (various hardware and software options, all add a bit to cost, and some work better than others), or put in multiple smaller drives, or use external drives. We can provide details on the various options if you want.

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    <SPAN> Lets say you guys strike a deal with?.say?..NBC. and NBC makes its episodes of ?Book of Daniel? available on the Zen video store. I should be able to purchase a season pass, and every time I sync my player, it will automatically download and/or sync the latest episode.<SPAN> The possibilities are endless!!!
    BUGS:
    I have only noticed two bugs with this player. It seems that the Vision:m has an obsessi've compulsi've need to display album art for every song played. Even songs with no album art associated with them. Since my library is organized by genre and not by album, the player simply picks another album art from the folder ad displays that art for a song with no album art. Creative please fix this because its annoying. Also, one almost unnoticeable bug. The ?song time? count at the bottom of the progress indicator in the ?Now Playing? screen seems to have a hard time counting seconds in some songs. Its too slow and eventually catches up. Then counts regularly, and speeds p again. At first I thought the problem was with VBR mp3?s but it does it with regular 28 kbit rates.
    Overall Creative has built a very good player and is currently the best out there. I was a fan of the micro and am now A HUGE fan of this one. This player has yet to crash since I have had it, considering that the micro crashed 3 times by this point of my having one. In fact, this looks to be the most stable player I?ve owned as well. I want to personally thank the Creative development for making a player so superior to anything else out there and at such a competiti've price. I will stomp for your company and brand every chance I get. But You have to meet me half way. Outside the Geek world, your brand is barely recognized. You need to set up a huge base of operations in the US and heavily promote your brand. Not just in magazines and one or two city billboards, but on constant TV commercials, get some music artists on TV promoting your player. Come on guys, really show Apple that you are serious about taking them on. I realize that this costs money to do, but you have to spend money to make money right?
    Below is my Firmware Wish List I prioritized them starting with the most important thing. Please try to get to some of these issues.
    <SPAN>-<SPAN> fix album art bug
    <SPAN>-<SPAN> make a main menu option for Zen cast. This shouldn?t be in the video folder.
    <SPAN>-<SPAN> Add the ability to browse by title in the Genre folder.
    <SPAN>-<SPAN> Add support for .mov format to video please.
    <SPAN>-<SPAN> USB On the Go would be a nice addition as well
    <SPAN>-<SPAN> Add the ability to randomly select a new background from a pre selected group of photos every time the player is turned on or each day.
    <SPAN>-<SPAN> SRS if possible.<SPAN> It sounds wonderful on other players.<SPAN>
    <SPAN>-<SPAN> Make side scroll pad buttons to be used for navigating menu system.
    <SPAN>-<SPAN> A small game or two wouldn?t hurt, but add more coolness to it.
    Thank you for listening

    wow, very nice review Makes me want to get a vision for myself.
    WebKnight wrote:
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    Add the ability to randomly select a new background from a pre selected group of photos every time the player is turned on or each day.
    I would love that feature. I can't stand useing my computer with a single wall paper anymore (I have 500 anime pics that i rotate between every 2 mins ) If you could make the vision rotate background every x minutes or every time the player is turned on, it would be totally amazeningly sweet!!!! (i might have to go out and buy one then :P)
    I just hope that creative has better firmware support with the vision than they have had with the touch.
    Once again, great review

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