Oldest PowerMac G4 to buy? in All Things Macintosh http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r8914092 en Wed, 02 Dec 2009 06:27:27 EDT Wed, 02 Dec 2009 06:27:27 EDT Re: Oldest PowerMac G4 to buy? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,8914219 rjackson : Check with prwood See Profile - he got a Sawtooth from Mac of All Trades and he seems to be happy. And if I recall the video problem with the Sawtooths has been cleared up with the release of 10.3.2.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,8914219 Sun, 28 Dec 2003 23:37:24 EDT Re: Oldest PowerMac G4 to buy? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,8914193 shavano :
said by LBDSL See Profile:
You could even do all that on a G3. :) So any G4 should be fine.

I know...I do it now on a B&W G3 450. It works great. I really just want to move to AGP graphics and get a more stable platform; the B&W locks up on me occasionally, my TiBook never does.

And I don't want to spend more time troubleshooting a potential hardware problem that in the end might be design-related, not something I could fix.

Seems like I remember there are problems with the Sawtooth and maybe the GigE versions. I'm interested if that's true and if there are other known issues with the older Macs.

jet
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Wesley Clark for President: All Patriot, No Act]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,8914193 Sun, 28 Dec 2003 23:33:13 EDT Re: Oldest PowerMac G4 to buy? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,8914134 LBDSL :
said by shavano See Profile:
Primary uses are email and browsing with occasional iTunes, iPhoto and occasional light Photoshop.


You could even do all that on a G3. :) So any G4 should be fine.
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Lightning Bolt Technologies]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,8914134 Sun, 28 Dec 2003 23:24:15 EDT Oldest PowerMac G4 to buy? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,8914092 shavano : I know there have been discussions on this in the past but I couldn't find any with my searches.

I'm thinking of getting an older G4 and want some advice from you long-time Mac users.

1. What is the oldest G4 to consider for reliability and for compatibility with OS X: AGP Graphics, Gigabit Ethernet, Cube, Digital Audio, or QuickSilver? I've already ruled out the PCI Graphics

2. Will I see noticeable performance differences between a dual 450 and a 733/800? Primary uses are email and browsing with occasional iTunes, iPhoto and occasional light Photoshop.

Thanks,

jet
(that's my initials; not to be confused with our fellow member Jet See Profile)
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Wesley Clark for President: All Patriot, No Act]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,8914092 Sun, 28 Dec 2003 23:19:10 EDT