Merry Christmas and happy holidays to all. (For me as well) :-)

[appleish19]

Merry Christmas and happy holidays everyone. Hopefully everyone is having a very PowerPC time of year.
Some of my Christmas presents just got here.
I found a 1.42 GHz eMac G4, 1.67 GHz DLSD 15 inch PowerBook G4 and a 1.5 GHz PowerBook G4 12 inch. Can't wait to get everything set up and going. Need to get a new desk to fit my new additions

Any recommendations for any of these?

 

[appleish19]

eMac

 

[MacCubed]

Lucky for you that those are both of the last-gen PowerBook G4s! They're also in really nice shape! As for the eMac, I would use it as an iTunes/Spotify machine

 

[appleish19]

Lucky for you that those are both of the last-gen PowerBook G4s! They're also in really nice shape! As for the eMac, I would use it as an iTunes/Spotify machine

Thanks. Yeah they are in great shape I'm surprised the speakers in the eMac sound really good. I'm thinking of putting msata ssds in the PowerBooks? Heard they speed them up. Even with the hard drives the PowerBooks are pretty fast I'm surprised

 

[MacCubed]

Thanks. Yeah they are in great shape I'm surprised the speakers in the eMac sound really good. I'm thinking of putting msata ssds in the PowerBooks? Heard they speed them up. Even with the hard drives the PowerBooks are pretty fast I'm surprised

I have an mSATA in my DLSD 15", really speeds everything up. Does yours have the BTO 100GB 7200RPM hard drive? Mine did, but it crashed 2 days after I got the PB running. I threw in a crappy 4200RPM 30GB drive, so the speed difference compared to that was night and day!

 

[MacCubed]

Another thing, bump the RAM! I found after upgrading from 1GB to 2GB of RAM, I was using 1.25GB of RAM, so it perked things up a bit

 

[appleish19]

Another thing, bump the RAM! I found after upgrading from 1GB to 2GB of RAM, I was using 1.25GB of RAM, so it perked things up a bit

It came with 2 GB. i'll definitely look into the msata ssd. Came with the 120GB 5400.

 

[MacCubed]

It came with 2 GB. i'll definitely look into the msata ssd. Came with the 120GB 5400.

I recommend the Aleratec mSATA Adapter, (http://www.aleratec.com/msata-ssd-t...rive-converter-adapter-with-frame-250298.html) It uses the Marvell chipset, which is the crown jewel of the mSATA chipsets. Although this adapter is expensive, it is the best one on the market, I have one in my PB with a 128GB SanDisk SSD

 

[appleish19]

I recommend the Aleratec mSATA Adapter, (http://www.aleratec.com/msata-ssd-t...rive-converter-adapter-with-frame-250298.html) It uses the Marvell chipset, which is the crown jewel of the mSATA chipsets. Although this adapter is expensive, it is the best one on the market, I have one in my PB with a 128GB SanDisk SSD

Awesome thanks! I didn't know about which adapters. Would putting on in the eMac be straightforward?

 

[MacCubed]

Awesome thanks! I didn't know about which adapters. Would putting on in the eMac be straightforward?

For the eMac, buy a 2.5" SATA SSD, 2.5" to 3.5" Adapter frame, and a PATA to SATA adapter


1. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Brand-New-P...hash=item2c82250608:m:mMPb8wc5-AHokoazg0iNrRg

2. http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Black-2...106963?hash=item419cc62a93:g:FpQAAOSw0JpV7W54

(Not my auctions)

For the SSD you can choose whichever you want

 

[appleish19]

For the eMac, buy a 2.5" SATA SSD, 2.5" to 3.5" Adapter frame, and a PATA to SATA adapter


1. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Brand-New-P...hash=item2c82250608:m:mMPb8wc5-AHokoazg0iNrRg

2. http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Black-2...106963?hash=item419cc62a93:g:FpQAAOSw0JpV7W54

(Not my auctions)

For the SSD you can choose whichever you want

How bad with the install process be on that? From what it sounds like the CRT is dangerous to work around.

 

[MacCubed]

How bad with the install process be on that? From what it sounds like the CRT is dangerous to work around.

It is dangerous, you just need to discharge it properly. Look for the Apple Service guide online

 

[appleish19]

It is dangerous, you just need to discharge it properly. Look for the Apple Service guide online

I will. I might have a local Mac service center do it.

 

[MacCubed]

I will. I might have a local Mac service center do it.

I would do it on my own, I just recommend being careful!

 

[appleish19]

I would do it on my own, I just recommend being careful!

Definitely. I appreciate it. How is your quad running these days?

 

[appleish19]

Also thinking about getting an Apple Cinema display for the powerbook.

 

[MacCubed]

Definitely. I appreciate it. How is your quad running these days?

The Quad is running great! After I got my Cube I switched my setup around a bit went from this:

To this:

The Quad is the cabinet now, and the temps are quite normal, around 45C idle! Surprised me a bit

 

[appleish19]

The Quad is running great! After I got my Cube I switched my setup around a bit went from this:
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To this:
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The Quad is the cabinet now, and the temps are quite normal, around 45C idle! Surprised me a bit

Nice Ti book. I've got a look at getting one of those now as well as a cube. Maybe next month or the one after. Yeah I definitely got to switch my set up around as well to fit these new macs.

 

[MacCubed]

Nice Ti book. I've got a look at getting one of those now as well as a cube. Maybe next month or the one after. Yeah I definitely got to switch my set up around as well to fit these new macs.

I would be interested in improving mine a bit, considering dual 20" Cinemas, 1 connected to my Quad, and the other connected to my Quad and the Cube VIA a switch

 

[appleish19]

I would be interested in improving mine a bit, considering dual 20" Cinemas, 1 connected to my Quad, and the other connected to my Quad and the Cube VIA a switch

I'm thinking of tool 20 inch cinemas is well. Would love to move 30 inch ones but they are as much as a thunderbolt display. I figure 20 inches of screen real estate is enough.

 

[MacCubed]

23" would be the sweet spot for me. The TV on my desk is 32" so I can't fathom how large a 30" cinema would be

 

[appleish19]

23" would be the sweet spot for me. The TV on my desk is 32" so I can't fathom how large a 30" cinema would be

I'm using a 32 inch TV as well. But the 720P resolution is killer on my eyes.

 

[MacCubed]

I'm using a 32 inch TV as well. But the 720P resolution is killer on my eyes.

Not too sure what res mine is running at, but mine supports only 2 "good" resolutions for its size. One is a bit on the small side, the other is too large. I just wish there was something in-between, there is one I like, but it is interlaced, so its a no go.

 

[appleish19]

Not too sure what res mine is running at, but mine supports only 2 "good" resolutions for its size. One is a bit on the small side, the other is too large. I just wish there was something in-between, there is one I like, but it is interlaced, so its a no go.

My tv I'm using as a member monitor is only 720p max. The 20 inch Cinema Display has decent ppi.

 

[MacCubed]

My tv I'm using as a member monitor is only 720p max. The 20 inch Cinema Display has decent ppi.

I would consider the 20" because it is relatively smaller than my TV, so I can fit 2, possibly 3 on my desk. They would blend right in! Another option for me would be to leave the TV and pick up a 17/15" Acrylic Studio display to match my Cube. The ASD would replace the Samsung display that is currently on the right of my desk