[compsolver]

i see the single g5 1.8 for sale. i know apple.com no longer sells it but a few online retailers, compusa.com, and maconline.com sell it. it's definitely within my price range. my main usage is for microsoft office and some games.

should i get this now or wait till the revision B of g5's in february or march?

also, i was reading about a person with a g5 and 20-inch apple cinema display where when the machine came out of sleep mode after a few hours to several hours the display wouldn't work or even the g5. is this the only serious problem with g5?

btw: has anyone ordered from maconline.com? they're local to me and i was wondering what peoples' experiences were. tia.

[UpgradeManiac]

Originally posted by compsolver:
i see the single g5 1.8 for sale. i know apple.com no longer sells it but a few online retailers, compusa.com, and maconline.com sell it. it's definitely within my price range. my main usage is for microsoft office and some games.

should i get this now or wait till the revision B of g5's in february or march?

For your usage (which is basically what I use mine for, in addition to light work on PhotoShop Elements 2), I would recommend getting the 1.8 if you can find one - it's a steal.

[compsolver]

Originally posted by UpgradeManiac:
For your usage (which is basically what I use mine for, in addition to light work on PhotoShop Elements 2), I would recommend getting the 1.8 if you can find one - it's a steal.

have you seen these message threads about these two problems? are they common? are all of the bugs worked out of the g5's?

http://forums.macnn.com/65/mac-desktops/189707/does-anyone-have-g5-problem-where/

http://forums.macnn.com/65/mac-desktops/184903/g5-repeated-kernel-panics/

should i wait for next revision B G5's to solve these problems?

[mousehouse]

even a rev-B will have it's share of problems. my 5th generation tibook has loud fans that neraly never turn off (improved with panther though)...

big issues with the current G5's will be fixed by apple. btw, the display problem was presumably by the ATi videocard. my guess is it's solved in the motherboard already (then a rev A.1) or the videocard.

if you can get a good deal take the 1.8, it will be a great machine for you and next month, quarter, year will always bring better, faster and cheaper machines.

[WizOSX]

Originally posted by compsolver

i see the single g5 1.8 for sale. …should i get this now or wait …

I would buy one in a flash at anything close to $1700.

[WizOSX]

Originally posted by WizOSX

I would buy one in a flash at anything close to $1700.

The last few sales on eBay have been in the $1700-$1800 range.

[MacsGalor]

I was talking to someone on the phone at the Apple Store in Clarendon VA today he said that they have SP 1.8 G5's didn't ask the price though.