1 yr old imac powerbook G5

shaw09 · TweakNOOB Joined: 08 May 2005 Posts: 6 Location: Canada

I am looking at purchasing a one year old imac powerbook G5 laptop.
it has 1.33Ghz, 512mb of ram, 64mb. It will be off my friend. the price is 1600$

is this a good deal??

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Spiegel · Posted: Mon May 09, 2005 1:21 am Post subject:

no, No, NO, NO!!! It's a terrible deal. Not only will you be buying a Mac(guh!) but it's a slow Mac to boot.

http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/shopping/cto/computer_customize_addons_continue.do

That's just an example of what you could get for a similar amount of money. The processor is much faster, you have double the RAM, and a pretty darned good vid card. That system would preform really well with just about anything you could throw at it, if you ask me. In fact, it's basically what I'll be configuring for my mom in a month or so so she can have a comp when I move out and take my 3 with me.

P.S. - dunno if it works for you guys, but the link says it's temporarily down for me so that's a:

HP Pavillion ZD8000
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17" widescreen
1GB DDR2 533
60GB 7200RPM HDD
128MB X600

Total - $1768.00
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meobius · Posted: Mon May 09, 2005 5:28 am Post subject:

that's actually a pretty good deal...
it's not too far from the newer models specs, and the new ones sell for between 2600 to 3600 canadian.
Anyone who knows anything about computers will tell you that clock speed doesn't matter... it's how much work that can be done with that speed...\
saying it's 3.0Ghz is like saying that your car is running at 8000 RPM... well that's great, how fast are you going?

Now if your buying a mac for gaming... Abandon all hope, i used to have a 486 that outperformed g3's when it came to gaming. If your using it for web use and office, it's overkill, if your using it for sound or video editing, it's the perfect choice....

only things you have to watch out for are battery life... if it is at all like the newer models, it should have a battery life of around 4-5 hours. Also check the hinge for the monitor, and make sure the cd-rom slot still works well... and oh yeah, the important one... does it post.
if every thing checks out, go for it
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fussnfeathers · Lord of the Tweak Joined: 14 Dec 2004 Posts: 2763

Also check on Apple's site about recalls. They had a pretty massive recall of PowerBooks for bad displays awhile back. If you can, get the serial number, and check to make sure it's not affected.
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Hoedizzy · Posted: Mon May 09, 2005 9:21 am Post subject:

...and you may what to check those specs again... Apple does not put a G5 in their laptops yet. Only the G4.

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ToggleHead · TWEAKGURU Joined: 03 Mar 2004 Posts: 4360 Location: Jersey

spiegel.....did you say SLOW mac? Do they even exist anymore....=P

Yeah whats your application shaw?
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gmoney · Posted: Mon May 09, 2005 4:27 pm Post subject:

naw g5 proc at 1.33ghz is fast as hell... extremely efficient

i would just go get a pc laptop though
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mk000000 · TweakNOOB Joined: 29 Dec 2004 Posts: 78 Location: Philly

ok, first remember its mackin'trash. OK, seriously, they laptops look and feel nice, but for the equiv horse power, just get a 600-1000 bone xp laptop. honestly, are you willing to pay well over 600 for a nice laptop chasis? They're way over priced!

Hoedizzy · Posted: Mon May 09, 2005 10:52 pm Post subject: Re: crap'intosh

mk000000 · TweakNOOB Joined: 29 Dec 2004 Posts: 78 Location: Philly

my rebuttal, newegg search price range 600-1000 for pc laptop, this is the most powerful...

I'll take this over the 1000 g4 1.33 crap anyday.

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ToggleHead · TWEAKGURU Joined: 03 Mar 2004 Posts: 4360 Location: Jersey

i run Mac as well as PC>....and to be honest guys... it all depends on the application...for gamers and web browsers...its over priced....but for media.....nothing beats em.....

its all a matter of the taget audience...i love them both for what they are.... VERY different....cant compare apples and oranges....why try with Mac vs PC
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Yoshida · UberTweaker Joined: 24 Dec 2003 Posts: 1219

not to draw attention away from the fanboy action that seems to be stirring up.

1 word 'ebay', http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=177&item=5195432933&rd=1

As you can see that powerbook is significantly less then 1,600$ I would browse some ebay auctions before buying it from your friend.

Ham_fisT · Posted: Tue May 10, 2005 6:38 am Post subject:

If I'm not mistaken, He's talking about Canadian dollars,
1,600 Can. is about $1,300 US dollars, so that eBay auction is still a better deal

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shaw09 · TweakNOOB Joined: 08 May 2005 Posts: 6 Location: Canada

its a g4..sorry

shaw09 · TweakNOOB Joined: 08 May 2005 Posts: 6 Location: Canada

the ebay auction is only available to the US

Yoshida · UberTweaker Joined: 24 Dec 2003 Posts: 1219

I was just using it as an example, you can look at more of the powerbooks on ebay.

mk000000 · TweakNOOB Joined: 29 Dec 2004 Posts: 78 Location: Philly

Hey yoshida, whats that sticking out of the window on the side of ur pc? Is that a fan that extends out of the window? Got any larger pics?