Question about combining two computers

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  1. mcroker678, Mar 12, 2010

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    I have an old imac swivel head g4 and am about to get a mac mini intel.
    I use my computer mostly for watching movies and editing video with FCP.

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    Can I link the two together to shorten rendering time or get any benefit out of the two machines working together or should I sell the g4 for $20 and buy a dvd to watch on my new mini?
     
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  2. BlueRevolution, Mar 12, 2010

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    Unless you want to use the iMac's monitor with ScreenRecycler, just sell it. Even if it were feasible to use the two computers as a rendering farm or something, the Mini is at least an order of magnitude faster than the G4.
     
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  3. mrsir2009, Mar 12, 2010

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    If I were you, I'd sell the iMac G4 on eBay or something. Because of its cool design, its a bit of a collector's item now, so you could sell it for a decent amount, which you could use to get some sort of upgrade for your Mac Mini if you wanted to :D

    What sort of specs are you looking at on your Mini anyway?
     
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  4. mcroker678, Mar 12, 2010

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    the mac mini I'm interested in has 4g ram, 2.56 processor. Nvidia Geforce 9400 (256RAM).
     
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