To upgrade or to not upgrade (and by a new mac...yay!)
hi there, this is the age old question...
i've only been in the mac world for year or so having dumped my constantly crashing (but new) pc and replacing it with a trusty 2nd hand powermac AGP G4 with upgraded processor (800mhz, 256mb,30GB, cd/rw)
however, i'm really starting to move into more complex ilife projects and want to get 06 version, be able to play/edit/burn dvd's etc at reasonable, but not lightning , speeds.
i can get a burner, extra 512RAM and a new hard-drive from the US for a very reasonable 230 GBP (inc. delivery/tax) but will this really sort my fix for a faster more capable machine?? or will this only forstall the fact that with OSX Leopard and ilife 06/07 my programs wont really run well on the bare-minimum 800mhz processor?
my approximation is that i can sell my g4 for a about 150 GBP on ebay and then spend about 300 extra for a new mac mini core solo (with my student discount)
i.e. is it worth me saving 70 or so pounds to keep my g4 going or will i see a huge performance boost with the least powerful intel processor available??
many answers would be appreciated! i'm really wanting to decide soon before term starts!!i'm hopeless at making decisions!
many thanks
Robbie Cooke
powermac g4 AGP Mac OS X (10.3.9) upgraded processor (800mhz) 256mb, 30 GB
Man,Thats a tough one.!! I just got my wife a Mac Mini!! And she is just as excited as she was when we brought home her new DV400 Imac back ..ahh ..6 years ago. How time flies. But with that I knew that like the Imac the Mac Mini is extreimly limited on upgrades in the coming years she'll use it. In fact I don't think I can any upgrades on the new Mini at all now that we maxed out the ram at birth. Firewire Hrddrives maybe.
Now back to your present child, It has the ability to be upgraded to a point dollar wise. Apg video cards,hard drives, optical dvdrw's,up to 2gb of memory,and of course cpu upgrades that can go dual 2ghz or more.
Just some of what to consider. Me? I bring my Dual 500 snakebite up a little at a time as nessesary while saving $$ for my replacement of equal or better machine. I've been lucky My big kid can still do Finalcut HD and most all software I need .
Even my b/w G3 400 still has a use as a Iphoto storage for digital images,and when my Nieces are staying here they use it to play Sims and surf the internet,with out any risk to my main G4.
So...If all your going to do is the basics the Mini is a good choice. But if you want to be able to do new stuff as it get released wait and get a hotrod Imac or better.
I hope others give their views also.
Dave
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