Hi everyone! please help!
1. I'm in the need of running Mac OS 9 (classic mode will not work)
2. I don't want to invest a lot.
3. PowerMac G4's seem/are cheaper at the moment than iMac G4's and iBook G3's.
4. machine doesn't need a lot of power.
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my concern is noise. i've heard rumors that MDD's are very loud. personally i've gone to see a 800mhz quicksilver 2002 machine that was for sale on craigs and boy was that thing loud!
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few things to keep in mind:
I currently own a 2010 mac pro equipped with 4 hdd's and 1 ssd and its a quiet hum. no other noise what so ever i use it in an audio recording environment.
I thought about an ibook g3 because of portability but apparently they smell like BO
iMac's are expensive and only the earlier models run os9 which are hard to find
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now my question is what about the previous gen "graphite" powermac g4's? like agp / pci / digital audio?
I would really appreciate it if i could get some feedback form owners. how loud are these actually?
+ im not collecting macs or anything. i really need it to run old midi librarian apps for all the old synths / keyboards around here.
also, if there are any alternatives / suggestions do let me know.
thank you so much...
1. I'm in the need of running Mac OS 9 (classic mode will not work)
2. I don't want to invest a lot.
3. PowerMac G4's seem/are cheaper at the moment than iMac G4's and iBook G3's.
4. machine doesn't need a lot of power.
----------
my concern is noise. i've heard rumors that MDD's are very loud. personally i've gone to see a 800mhz quicksilver 2002 machine that was for sale on craigs and boy was that thing loud!
----------
few things to keep in mind:
I currently own a 2010 mac pro equipped with 4 hdd's and 1 ssd and its a quiet hum. no other noise what so ever i use it in an audio recording environment.
I thought about an ibook g3 because of portability but apparently they smell like BO
iMac's are expensive and only the earlier models run os9 which are hard to find
----------
now my question is what about the previous gen "graphite" powermac g4's? like agp / pci / digital audio?
I would really appreciate it if i could get some feedback form owners. how loud are these actually?
+ im not collecting macs or anything. i really need it to run old midi librarian apps for all the old synths / keyboards around here.
also, if there are any alternatives / suggestions do let me know.
thank you so much...