Hi fellow MacRumor users. I'm itching to buy a desktop and stumbled across on a Power Mac G4 Dual 450 Mhz for sale -- completely stock (128 Mb RAM, 16 Mb graphics, and a 30 Gb 7200 RPM HD, DVD-ROM. My question is: I'm considering buying this machine as a media server. I know I'll have to buy more hard drives but I'd like to use this machine with Hand Brake under OS X Tiger to rip my entire movie collection. Then, I'd like to connect this machine to my television (is this possible?) and use the machine to run my movies.
Will the machine be woefully under-powered for this task? How long will it take to rip a movie via Hand Brake with this machine (consider that I'm coming from a Core Duo MacBook Pro)? Is this a ridiculious purchase? This machine appeals to me because of the hard drive expandibility. Where would I be able to purchase inexpensive RAM for this machine? What about hard drives? I'm really looking for some advice..
Another big important question: how much should I be paying for this machine, max?
Thanks, mBurns
Will the machine be woefully under-powered for this task? How long will it take to rip a movie via Hand Brake with this machine (consider that I'm coming from a Core Duo MacBook Pro)? Is this a ridiculious purchase? This machine appeals to me because of the hard drive expandibility. Where would I be able to purchase inexpensive RAM for this machine? What about hard drives? I'm really looking for some advice..
Another big important question: how much should I be paying for this machine, max?
Thanks, mBurns