xactlywhatis
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Carmel, NY | How much should I sell this mac for?
I got hold of a G5 tower and want to sell it to make some cash to get a powerbook. How much should I sell it for?
- Like New condition
- Dual 1.8Ghz G5
- 512mb RAM
- Superdrive
- 160 GB Hard Drive
- Mouse & Keyboard included |
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1 edit | $5 to me. I'll pay $14 shipping. Otherwise you will NEVER get any offers. teh int3l is teh futur3. 
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xactlywhatis
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Carmel, NY | "int3l is teh futur3"
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1 edit | lol im just kiddin man. You should be able to get at least $1,200 on it from eBay. and that is a rough estimate, you will probably get more.
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xactlywhatis
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Carmel, NY | haha nice considering what i bought it for. Oh and since you brought up intel...I got a quick quesion...will virtual pc w/ windows run better once macs use intel? |
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| With the current PPC release, it will have to go thru Rosetta, which will make it slower. But I assume Microsoft will make a x86 version that will make it be almost as fast as Windows. You could probably dual boot with a Windows and Mac partition as well.
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JoshNJ
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said by xactlywhatis  :will virtual pc w/ windows run better once macs use intel? not the current version, they would have to come out with a totally new version for it to be faster on the intel, running the current ppc version of vpc on a mactel would be nuts, intel being emulated on an emulated ppc doesn't sound like fun
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xactlywhatis
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Carmel, NY | When will these macs with intels be available? anytime soon? |
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join:2002-11-28 | Mid 2006 will be the first release according to the Stevenote. |
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shavano
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1 edit | reply to xactlywhatis
said by xactlywhatis :will virtual pc w/ windows run better once macs use intel? [Edit: Damn, I was slow!]
I'm sure some other people are better qualified than I to answer this, but here goes...
The current PPC version of Virtual PC for Macs will NOT run better on an Intel Mac, assuming it would run at all (which would surprise me). That's because current PPC software for OS X will run under an emulator called Rosetta in the Intel version of OS X.
So you'd have an emulator (VPC) running inside an emulator (Rosetta). I'm sure some people will have technical quibbles with that description.
If Microsoft releases a new version that has Intel binaries and is optimized for the Intel Mac, then yes, it will probably run better, all other things being equal. Probably LOTS better if they properly re-architect the entire thing; but that's doubtful, in my opinion.
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xactlywhatis
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Carmel, NY | reply to File Quit
Ohh ok...I will still buy my powerbook now then. Im sure it will be worth enough to sell 12 months from now. |
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JoshNJ
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said by shavano :Probably LOTS better if they properly re-architect the entire thing; but that's doubtful, in my opinion. I don't know about that. It would be in microsoft's interest to have a full-speed (or nearly full-speed) version of windows running inside of os x, microsoft is out there to sell windows os and software, i doubt they care if it is running on a mac or pc, as long as the customer is running it at all is good for them. If they didn't like the idea they could have killed vpc after they bought it from connectix
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said by xactlywhatis :haha nice considering what i bought it for. You sound surprised. Is it a legit machine? Maybe the person that sold it to you didn't exactly acquire it legally. How much did you buy it for?
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xactlywhatis
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Carmel, NY | Yeah it is legit. I asked for a copy of the reciept before I bought it. |
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xactlywhatis
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Carmel, NY | I got it for 899 plus shipping. I was the only bidder; it was a 1 day auction. Lucky buy lol |
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shavano
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| said by xactlywhatis :I got it for 899 plus shipping. I was the only bidder; it was a 1 day auction. Lucky buy lol Jeez! And I thought I got a good buy on my 1.5 month-old single 1.8 at $1000 as the only bidder.
I believe you are the winner! By far!
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said by xactlywhatis :I got it for 899 plus shipping. I was the only bidder; it was a 1 day auction. Lucky buy lol Wow, that's an absolute steal, no pun intended. You should be able to make a pretty good return on it. At this price though, I'd keep it. Whatever you spend on a powerbook will not even come close to the performance of this dual G5, unless you absolutely need a laptop.
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shavano
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said by JoshNJ :It would be in microsoft's interest to have a full-speed (or nearly full-speed) version of windows running inside of os x, microsoft is out there to sell windows os and software, i doubt they care if it is running on a mac or pc, as long as the customer is running it at all is good for them. Yeah, you're probably right. Even if Windows could be made to run natively on the new Mac, I suppose Microsoft would prefer to sell Windows AND VPC, rather than just Windows.
Unless, that is, it's some sort of manhood/mindshare issue for them about not being primary and about trying to use their dominance to stop the spread of OS X. They would never think that way, right?
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xactlywhatis
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| "Wow, that's an absolute steal, no pun intended. You should be able to make a pretty good return on it. At this price though, I'd keep it. Whatever you spend on a powerbook will not even come close to the performance of this dual G5, unless you absolutely need a laptop."
I will make a post tomorrow night on where to get great deals on auctions on the web. I actually didn't used ebay but used another place that aparently doesnt have many users but is better for deals. I dont want to post it tonite cus I am also bidding on a 20" display and mac mini for 500 bucks lol and I dont want anyone to bid me out. It is a site everyone on here knows of but just probably doesnt know they have auctions. They only have a hand full of users. |
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BKuhl
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I'm not certain that Virtual PC will even be necessary by the time Apple is complete with their Intel migration. Take a look at the artical below:
»www.geek.com/news/geeknews/2005J···8782.htm
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