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Yay 100th post lol apple should make a new emac with an lcd and imac specks
nvm someone beat me to the 100th post
They do.
It's called an iMac.
What would be the point of having that giantic back if its an LCD?
new fan of emac
Hello i bought 2 weeks ago my first emac and actually my first mac
i used since windows 95 came out windows based computers ,last ones had been
a dell with 3.0 ghz pentium 4 running vista for a while but vista slowed down the whole thing ,
then i got rid of vista and run xp on it ,
a big improvement ,
but since i found out that linux would run on it as full support from dell for red hat
i had to try linux , wich made the whole thing a rocket ,,
but then then 2 weeks ago the impossible happened
i surfed around in ebay and tumbled over a ,
emac g4 ,1.42ghz ,1gb ram ,64mb vram ,superdrive, build late 2005
,so it was one of the last ones ,have seen it and knew ... i got to have it ,
no matter what the bidding goes for set my highest bid to £500
to make sure i dont get outbid , got it for £142
i picked it up from london and it was even prettier in nature then on the photo in ebay
its running mac osx 10.4.11 tiger and i love it,
it is amazing how easy it does everything you ask it to do and the picture quality is amazing ,
i keep on asking myself why i ever bought a tft /lcd screen ,
the crt is far superior, is crystal clear and true colors
its a amazing cracking little machine
i now part with my dells for good , no more intel and windows for me
emac & osx forever
Hello i bought 2 weeks ago my first emac and actually my first mac
i used since windows 95 came out windows based computers ,last ones had been
a dell with 3.0 ghz pentium 4 running vista for a while but vista slowed down the whole thing ,
then i got rid of vista and run xp on it ,
a big improvement ,
but since i found out that linux would run on it as full support from dell for red hat
i had to try linux , wich made the whole thing a rocket ,,
but then then 2 weeks ago the impossible happened
i surfed around in ebay and tumbled over a ,
emac g4 ,1.42ghz ,1gb ram ,64mb vram ,superdrive, build late 2005
,so it was one of the last ones ,have seen it and knew ... i got to have it ,
no matter what the bidding goes for set my highest bid to £500
to make sure i dont get outbid , got it for £142
i picked it up from london and it was even prettier in nature then on the photo in ebay
its running mac osx 10.4.11 tiger and i love it,
it is amazing how easy it does everything you ask it to do and the picture quality is amazing ,
i keep on asking myself why i ever bought a tft /lcd screen ,
the crt is far superior, is crystal clear and true colors
its a amazing cracking little machine
i now part with my dells for good , no more intel and windows for me
emac & osx forever
same point of having anything old with an lcd and modern specks, for the design and the colness of having an old machine with new specks
That too
My dead eMac.
I loved my eMac for the time it was running, but one day I plugged it into my new iBook to transfer some stuff and it all went off! The eMac popped (sort of) and then it wouldn't come back on. I think it is the Power Supply Problem, and I don't know what to do now...
I loved my eMac for the time it was running, but one day I plugged it into my new iBook to transfer some stuff and it all went off! The eMac popped (sort of) and then it wouldn't come back on. I think it is the Power Supply Problem, and I don't know what to do now...
is it a 1.25 ghz model has they suffered from a capacitor problem on the mainboard , easy fix if you know or if you know someone who knows how to solder new capacitors on the board any mac repairshop can do it to
you can actually see the bad capacitors they are a bit blown of
Hi
I'm thinking about buying a nice eMac to fill some empty desk space, then perhaps another one to accompany it (though I am also very interested in one of the old G4 iMacs with that amazing "bug" design).
Anyhoo, I'll probably mostly use it for mucking about, but I'm also thinking it'd be nice to have a backup, so I'd like one with USB 2.0 (so I can sync the 3GS).
As for specs, I don't mind if I just get a low end one at all, it won't be my prinary machine as I said.
Anyone got any tips for me? Or things to look for when buying one?
Thanks in advance!
I'm thinking about buying a nice eMac to fill some empty desk space, then perhaps another one to accompany it (though I am also very interested in one of the old G4 iMacs with that amazing "bug" design).
Anyhoo, I'll probably mostly use it for mucking about, but I'm also thinking it'd be nice to have a backup, so I'd like one with USB 2.0 (so I can sync the 3GS).
As for specs, I don't mind if I just get a low end one at all, it won't be my prinary machine as I said.
Anyone got any tips for me? Or things to look for when buying one?
Thanks in advance!
Hi
I'm thinking about buying a nice eMac to fill some empty desk space, then perhaps another one to accompany it (though I am also very interested in one of the old G4 iMacs with that amazing "bug" design).
Anyhoo, I'll probably mostly use it for mucking about, but I'm also thinking it'd be nice to have a backup, so I'd like one with USB 2.0 (so I can sync the 3GS).
As for specs, I don't mind if I just get a low end one at all, it won't be my prinary machine as I said.
Anyone got any tips for me? Or things to look for when buying one?
Thanks in advance!
there is not much to look out for apart from scratches or school markings , they are on the top where you cant see them if you sit in front of the emac
as i metioned it on the previous post there was a batch of 1.25mhz models with bad capacitors , but how to find out which ones are affected and which not i have no idea
if you absolutely need usb 2.0 then you only have the choice between
Apple eMac G4/1.25 (USB 2.0) (M9425LL/A*)
*Please note that there also is a 1.0 GHz variant of this model that was released exclusively to education.
Apple eMac G4/1.42 (2005) (M9834LL/A*)
The eMac "2005" models use the same architecture as the USB 2.0 models, but have a faster processor, superior graphics, and enhanced optical drives. The high-end configuration also provided additional RAM and a larger hard drive.
for mor details of the spec see
www.everymac.com/systems/apple/emac/index-emac.html
you should get a top model
for around the £150 mark in near mint condition
there is not much to look out for apart from scratches or school markings , they are on the top where you cant see them if you sit in front of the emac
as i metioned it on the previous post there was a batch of 1.25mhz models with bad capacitors , but how to find out which ones are affected and which not i have no idea
if you absolutely need usb 2.0 then you only have the choice between
Apple eMac G4/1.25 (USB 2.0) (M9425LL/A*)
*Please note that there also is a 1.0 GHz variant of this model that was released exclusively to education.
Apple eMac G4/1.42 (2005) (M9834LL/A*)
The eMac "2005" models use the same architecture as the USB 2.0 models, but have a faster processor, superior graphics, and enhanced optical drives. The high-end configuration also provided additional RAM and a larger hard drive.
for mor details of the spec see
www.everymac.com/systems/apple/emac/index-emac.html
you should get a top model
for around the £150 mark in near mint condition
Thanks for that!
After some research, I found that the 3GS dosen't actually need USB 2.0, so that's no longer important.
Here's something else too: how would I go about getting one I know can run OS 9 as well as OS X? I'd love to have a play with OS 9 and own a machine that can run it
I don't think I'll spend £150 on a eMac though, that's what I'd spend on a G4 iMac (even if just for the design, they're worth owning).
I'm looking to spend around £30-£60 on one (including P&P, coz that's very expensive on big-ass computers with CRT screens on the front
).
Thanks for that!
After some research, I found that the 3GS dosen't actually need USB 2.0, so that's no longer important.
Here's something else too: how would I go about getting one I know can run OS 9 as well as OS X? I'd love to have a play with OS 9 and own a machine that can run it
I don't think I'll spend £150 on a eMac though, that's what I'd spend on a G4 iMac (even if just for the design, they're worth owning).
I'm looking to spend around £30-£60 on one (including P&P, coz that's very expensive on big-ass computers with CRT screens on the front
answer from everymac .com is quiet simple
The original eMac models and the original "Combo Drive" configuration of the eMac G4/1.0 (ATI) (M8950LL/A) are capable of booting in MacOS 9. Subsequent models are only capable of booting a version of MacOS X and running MacOS 9 applications in the "Classic" Environment provided by MacOS X 10.4.11 "Tiger" and lower ("Classic" is not supported starting with MacOS X 10.5 "Leopard").
for your valuation you could get a 700mhz and eventually a 800mhz in your price range if you dont care about condition eventually even a 1ghz model
still the emac has the status of a design icon
i actually prefer the design of the emac , the only imac`s i really fancy are the original imac`s the g3 models
i dont like flat screens
answer from everymac .com is quiet simple
The original eMac models and the original "Combo Drive" configuration of the eMac G4/1.0 (ATI) (M8950LL/A) are capable of booting in MacOS 9. Subsequent models are only capable of booting a version of MacOS X and running MacOS 9 applications in the "Classic" Environment provided by MacOS X 10.4.11 "Tiger" and lower ("Classic" is not supported starting with MacOS X 10.5 "Leopard").
for your valuation you could get a 700mhz and eventually a 800mhz in your price range if you dont care about condition eventually even a 1ghz model
still the emac has the status of a design icon
i actually prefer the design of the emac , the only imac`s i really fancy are the original imac`s the g3 models
i dont like flat screens
Thanks!
I'll look through eBay and find a good one, wish me luck!
Thanks!
I'll look through eBay and find a good one, wish me luck!
of course i wish you all the best to get a emac
and to make it easier to decide what you want
http://www.macintouch.com/perfpack/comparison.html
but all the Apple hype about the G5 falls a little short when you see the low-cost eMac, with its slower G4 processor, pushing the iMac G5 in performance. The eMac is actually faster in several real-world situations, and it looks like low-level hardware design is responsible for eMac advantages in disk performance.
hmm good point....
but how often do you swap a internal hd
it usually last for a couple years before you need to replace it
hmm good point....
but how often do you swap a internal hd
it usually last for a couple years before you need to replace it
Depends how good the HD is too, I have a 10 year old Compaq still running it's original HD!
That's great - carry on and have your problem, no skin off my nose. Actually, Apple invent rather a lot, and if they haven't invented it, they innovate something better from a direction people haven't considered. I'm not saying they invent EVERYTHING. You call me a fanboy; well if that is how YOU see me then feel free to attach whatever ridiculous label to me as you deem fit - there's plenty of stuff in Apple to be a fan OF - I'm happy to think I'm a fan of something good, extremely well designed and highly sought after.
I have to agree with you.Apple is amazing,who put the laser in the Mouse first?Apple,CD Rom?Apple,All in one?Apple.And the hardware is mazing,my main computer is a PowerMac G4 867Mhz.G4,with 1GB Performance Ram,ya my MAIN Computer is a 7 year old Mac I love to Death!If this thing died,I'd die.Not to mention I have OSX Leopard on it.
Just popped by to say that I am glad you're all enjoying my thread - I now have the 2009 Mac mini, but still love the eMac!.
Take care and have fun!
Take care and have fun!
I'd love to buy a eMac, those machines just don't die! I used to hate them when they came out back in Middle School because they didn't come in different colors! But obviously I got over that.. haha. There's a guy selling them around here for $40 a pop.. i would love to get my hands on one!
But obviously I got over that.. haha. There's a guy selling them around here for $40 a pop.. i would love to get my hands on one!New to Mac - emac
I just got ahold of an emac M9150LL/A g4/800MH WITH Panther and I have some really basic questions.
First, do I need a special Mac keyboard with this? My local computer shops (tiny town here) what is the advantage/disadvantage?
I see from your excellent pictures and upgrades, that it might be possible to go from Panther to Leopard....but without any hardware skills....would I be able to upgrade to at least Tiger without any modification?
Is changing the CD to a DVD drive very hard to do - limited skills here?
I am so thrilled to be able to play with a Mac (I design websites), that you just don't know....and wondered what upgrade is necessary to view the internet properly with this machine....for instance, will the upgrades from Panther be necessary to display web pages as they display on Snow Leopard, or the other versions?
Thanks for any information, I am running out to buy a power cord, a keyboard and mouse today....(which reminds me of another question....will this version emac be capable of using a wireless keyboard and mouse without tweaking the hardware?)....so glad to find some folks that are using this machine still!
I just got ahold of an emac M9150LL/A g4/800MH WITH Panther and I have some really basic questions.
First, do I need a special Mac keyboard with this? My local computer shops (tiny town here) what is the advantage/disadvantage?
I see from your excellent pictures and upgrades, that it might be possible to go from Panther to Leopard....but without any hardware skills....would I be able to upgrade to at least Tiger without any modification?
Is changing the CD to a DVD drive very hard to do - limited skills here?
I am so thrilled to be able to play with a Mac (I design websites), that you just don't know....and wondered what upgrade is necessary to view the internet properly with this machine....for instance, will the upgrades from Panther be necessary to display web pages as they display on Snow Leopard, or the other versions?
Thanks for any information, I am running out to buy a power cord, a keyboard and mouse today....(which reminds me of another question....will this version emac be capable of using a wireless keyboard and mouse without tweaking the hardware?)....so glad to find some folks that are using this machine still!
I'd like a eMac.I may get one some day because I lent out my Tangerine iBook Clamshell and the guy needed it because his eMac 1Ghz 512MB ram,80GB HD with a superdrive was having software issues which I fixed today for him.Hopefully i may be buying it from him when he gets a new iMac.
Nope, any USB keyboard will work just fine.
Only thing that would hold you back would be the RAM. If you have 128 MB, Panther would be best for that machine. 256 MB and above, Tiger should work great. I don't know if this is true for all eMacs, but I know it's very easy to upgrade the RAM in the later models - this may not be true for yours, though.
From what I've seen, it's not very hard. But I've never tried to do it, so in all honestly I haven't a clue.
I've found that Opera is a great browser for Panther, and for the most part it displays everything well. (A few hiccups here and there.) An older version of Firefox or Safari could work too, if that's what you prefer, but I little experience with either of them on Panther so I couldn't tell you how they run and display pages.
Unfortunately, no. I don't believe the early models had Bluetooth, even as an upgrade option, so you may have to stick to wired. (Unless you want to get a set that has it's own little wireless hub that connects by USB.)
They are still fantastic machines. Built like a tank, solid as a rock and fairly cheap for the specs they offer. I use one as my main daily machine, and I'm very pleased with it.
Changing the optical drive in my later eMac was really pretty easy but please be aware that there are potentially lethal voltages retained by the CRT even sometime after unplugging so leave it unhooked for a day or two and keep away from the business end during the operation. You may find you'll need to reinstall the OS as it would have detected the lack of DVD when first installed and thus not installed the relevant DVD framework and DVD Player.
Maxing out the RAM is the best thing you could do but as it's such an old variety it's relatively expensive.
Any USB keyboard will do but you'll get " when you want @.
It's going to struggle with Flash so I'd advise to you to use ClickToFlash or its equivalent on whichever browser you plump for.
Great machines.
Maxing out the RAM is the best thing you could do but as it's such an old variety it's relatively expensive.
Any USB keyboard will do but you'll get " when you want @.
It's going to struggle with Flash so I'd advise to you to use ClickToFlash or its equivalent on whichever browser you plump for.
Great machines.