Which mac to buy??

[pheydonj]

I'm looking to replace an old g4 tower with something newer.
My partner has just bought a new Intel Imac which I like very much, however my budget is only about £600 tops. I've seen some white imacs for sale second hand and wondered how these would compare? Any advice would be appreciated!

 

[ditzy]

I'm looking to replace an old g4 tower with something newer.
My partner has just bought a new Intel Imac which I like very much, however my budget is only about £600 tops. I've seen some white imacs for sale second hand and wondered how these would compare? Any advice would be appreciated!

Assuming that you have a display, I'd get a mini in your situation.

 

[techound1]

Yeah, go with an intel mini - with snow leo only running on intels, it will give your machine considerably more life.

 

[Mew2468]

I also recommend getting an Intel Mac Mini.

 

[brendu]

gonna have to agree.. sonce you have a K,M,&M id say the most sensical solution for you is the Mac Mini... and you can always upgrade the ram and hdd later if you decide its necessary...

 

[ymarker]

Depends on what you want to do. If you'll be doing some heavy h.264 avc processing you'll be pushing the mini. Otherwise a mini refurb $499 is plenty with 4gb ram upgrade.

 

[Kenzembo1]

I'd go with the mini, unless you're looking for something more portable (you know what I mean )...in that case I'd recommend getting a refurbished whitebook.