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Just Bought a G5 Quad

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tayloralmond

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Mar 26, 2009
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Hello All,

I just bought a G5 Quad. The seller hooked me up with the serial number (G8613STR70)...I'm assuming he/she meant "SG8613STR70". When I type this serial into the various Apple serial decoders online, I get the G5 Quad, but a production year of 2008. I'm quite confident the G5 Quad wasn't made in 2008 lol. Your thoughts everyone?
 
tayloralmond said:
Hello All,

I just bought a G5 Quad. The seller hooked me up with the serial number (G8613STR70)...I'm assuming he/she meant "SG8613STR70". When I type this serial into the various Apple serial decoders online, I get the G5 Quad, but a production year of 2008. I'm quite confident the G5 Quad wasn't made in 2008 lol. Your thoughts everyone?
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Maybe you got a really good deal, maybe it's an original Mac Pro.
 
Well, even though it is a G5 Quad, it is still a great computer! Max out the RAM, put in a flashed 7800GTX or a Quadro 4500 and have some fun. Oh yeah, only do this if you have some money to burn as it will cost a bit.

One of my main computers is a G5 Quad with everything top end and I use it every day for intensive tasks. I really love the last (and greatest in my opinion even with the LCS) PPC Mac.
 
Just an update, I got the package in today. It is indeed a PowerMac G5 Quad. I'm very satisfied with this computer. I'm switching from a Late 2006 iMac (2.0Ghz Core2Duo) and I have to say, this thing is noticeably faster than the iMac. I've got 8GB of RAM installed right now but I'll probably throw a few more GB's in at some point. It's really hard to believe that this thing is from 2005.
 
tayloralmond said:
Just an update, I got the package in today. It is indeed a PowerMac G5 Quad. I'm very satisfied with this computer. I'm switching from a Late 2006 iMac (2.0Ghz Core2Duo) and I have to say, this thing is noticeably faster than the iMac. I've got 8GB of RAM installed right now but I'll probably throw a few more GB's in at some point. It's really hard to believe that this thing is from 2005.
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If you don't mind telling us, where did you buy it and how much did you pay, I'm looking into powermacs right now.
 
charlieroberts said:
If you don't mind telling us, where did you buy it and how much did you pay, I'm looking into powermacs right now.
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I bought it for $450 on eBay. It had 4GB of RAM and a 7800GT video card. I'm using it right actually, lol. It's an awesome machine and still lightning fast. I'm dual-booting tiger and leopard.
 
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