Which PPC to keep?

[Zeke D]

I have the following PPC machines lurking about:
Dual 1.25Ghz MDD
700Mhz Digital Audio
3x G5 (dual 1.8Ghz and 2.0Ghz I think)
1.0Ghz eMac

I know it will make many of the forums denizens sad, but, I've effectively retired them all, but still want to keep one for PPC gaming for my kids.

Any suggestions on what to keep? I'm leaning toward the MDD, because the G5s are power hogs.

 

[Surrat]

I would keep the 2.0 dual G5, its the most powerful by far, and can be upgraded to 6800 ultra, or x850xt video cards. The G5 is probably more reliable long term, since if it hasnt died by now, it probably is free of defects.

 

[Altemose]

I have the following PPC machines lurking about:
Dual 1.25Ghz MDD
700Mhz Digital Audio
3x G5 (dual 1.8Ghz and 2.0Ghz I think)
1.0Ghz eMac

I know it will make many of the forums denizens sad, but, I've effectively retired them all, but still want to keep one for PPC gaming for my kids.

Any suggestions on what to keep? I'm leaning toward the MDD, because the G5s are power hogs.

I would keep the G5 as it brought forth a lot of new features like USB 2.0 and SATA. What are you going to do with the other machines?

 

[lowendlinux]

I'd keep the MDD because it's an icon of sorts.

 

[gavinstubbs09]

I vote for a G5, I've had many Power Mac G4s in the past and my 2.3 G5 is always the one that stays around!

 

[powermi]

i would keep the powermac G4. If not enought for your task, then keep the three G5, one to use and the others for future Spares if needed.

 

[desantii]

Dual G5......and if you have space the MDD

 

[Zeke D]

I would keep the G5 as it brought forth a lot of new features like USB 2.0 and SATA. What are you going to do with the other machines?

I'd like them to go to good homes, but I live in rural Arizona and shipping is, as the kids say, cray-cray. They've resided in my Garage for over a year now, and I'm wanting to reclaim the space.

 

[ptdebate]

I'd keep the MDD G4 as it consumes less power and can boot everything from OS9 to Leopard.

 

[Altemose]

I'd like them to go to good homes, but I live in rural Arizona and shipping is, as the kids say, cray-cray. They've resided in my Garage for over a year now, and I'm wanting to reclaim the space.

I am going to PM you.

 

[MysticCow]

If all the retro games are OS X only, keep the dual 2.0 G5. It will make those old games play really nicely if not make them screamingly good. Tropico on a G5 is insanely fast even with large populations.

 

[Zeke D]

Thanks for the input, peeps. I think I'll keep the MDD and one of the G5s.

 

[proxyLain]

Thanks for the input, peeps. I think I'll keep the MDD and one of the G5s.

Sounds like a good choice.

 

[A.Goldberg]

I'd keep the MDD G4 and a G5.

The eMac should be the first to go. Not your best machine, not very interesting, and not very attractive.

 

[redheeler]

I'd keep the MDD G4 and a G5.

The eMac should be the first to go. Not your best machine, not very interesting, and not very attractive.

eMacs have a nice aesthetic appearance, they just aren't as powerful or expandable as a G4 MDD or G5.

 

[Zeke D]

eMacs have a nice aesthetic appearance, they just aren't as powerful or expandable as a G4 MDD or G5.

That, and the eMac is more powerful than the Digital Audio G4 without going 3rd party for a CPU upgrade.

 

[A.Goldberg]

That, and the eMac is more powerful than the Digital Audio G4 without going 3rd party for a CPU upgrade.

Yes, but how many computers do you really need?

 

[bse5150]

I vote for the dual G5.

 

[MysticCow]

That, and the eMac is more powerful than the Digital Audio G4 without going 3rd party for a CPU upgrade.

OS X users (and especially Adobe users) get more benefit from more RAM than from a more powerful processor. I saw the charts in MacAddict (now MacLife) and their charts showed an insanely noticeable improvement when you add more RAM.

So the eMac vs DA isn't an issue at all. The DA can take more RAM. The eMac cannot, EXCEPT for the ones with USB 2.0 on them. So see how much each system can take before making the final decision.

 

[Cox Orange]

Do you have a link, MysticCow? Thanks!

 

[MysticCow]

It was from several years ago, so no. I just remember the article from what was then MacAddict.

But I do know from experience that OS X is one RAM hungry piggy.