Just bought a G5 from craigslist for 150. Hope I didnt get ripped off. Its a 2.0 dual core,1 gig ram and a 160 hd. Has a fx5200. Now i know the machine is older, but I just cant justify spending 1200 on the cheapest Imac, let alone 2500 on a new Mac pro. Besides Im kinda new to the Mac scene and my wife knows even less.
The person was asking 300, but no software kb or mouse was included, so I offered 150 and they took it. It does have 10.5.8 on it, office 2008, ilife and I already have Iwork so that will go on next. When i opened her up it was really clean inside, and all fans work without making any noise. Case has a few scratches but normal for a machine that is 8 years old.
I've already installed an airport extreme and another gig of ram. This thing runs circles around the dell it replaced, p4 with winxp. This machine is going to be used for online schooling, web browsing and my kids to play on. I also intend to learn more about the Mac os since I'm a windows guy.
Aside from adding maybe another gig of ram, should I replace the vid card to an ATI, not really planning on gaming, just web videos, kids games. Which should I look for?
Any input or advice is appreciated.
The person was asking 300, but no software kb or mouse was included, so I offered 150 and they took it. It does have 10.5.8 on it, office 2008, ilife and I already have Iwork so that will go on next. When i opened her up it was really clean inside, and all fans work without making any noise. Case has a few scratches but normal for a machine that is 8 years old.
I've already installed an airport extreme and another gig of ram. This thing runs circles around the dell it replaced, p4 with winxp. This machine is going to be used for online schooling, web browsing and my kids to play on. I also intend to learn more about the Mac os since I'm a windows guy.
Aside from adding maybe another gig of ram, should I replace the vid card to an ATI, not really planning on gaming, just web videos, kids games. Which should I look for?
Any input or advice is appreciated.