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buying a new PM that is 1.5 year old?
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Is it smart?
Is it smart to give 2.500 $ to Apple for a machine that is 16 moths old?
Should not they be arount 1.800 now?...
Just my thoughts, I need a PM so I will buy a dual 2 as the 2.5 does "not" exist, but it hurts me plenty to buy such an old machine for so many $...
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Tell us the specs of the machine - really hard to tell if the machine is worth it without them!
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Originally posted by stuffedmonkey:
Tell us the specs of the machine - really hard to tell if the machine is worth it without them!
plain dual 2GHz from the shop:
� Dual 2GHz PowerPC G5
� 512MB DDR400 SDRAM (PC3200) - 2x256
� 160GB Serial ATA - 7200rpm
� NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 Ultra w/64MB DDR SDRAM
� 56k V.92 internal modem
� 8x SuperDrive (DVD-R/CD-RW)
� Apple Keyboard & Apple Mouse - U.S. English
� Mac OS X - U.S. English
Subtotal $2,499.00
RAM to 3rd (will add 4x512 as a start)
And a better video too.
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Well the speed is the same as the same original Dual G5 but many of the internals have changed since last fall, including an upgraded logic board I believe.
Try looking at it as an updated Dual 2.0ghz G5 that's fallen in price by 17% since it was first released.
Do get the $50 video card upgrade as a BTO configuration. It's a much faster card.
Consider getting the ram from www.crucial.com They have excellent customer service, top notch ram and you'll save a fair amount of dough in the process. 
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Originally posted by rhogue islander:
Well the speed is the same as the same original Dual G5 but many of the internals have changed since last fall, including an upgraded logic board I believe.
Try looking at it as an updated Dual 2.0ghz G5 that's fallen in price by 17% since it was first released.
Do get the $50 video card upgrade as a BTO configuration. It's a much faster card.
Consider getting the ram from www.crucial.com They have excellent customer service, top notch ram and you'll save a fair amount of dough in the process.
. yep, not really extra super happy about the updates, true water cooling makes the machine dead silent...
. the updated video is a MUST HAVE I git that! 
. and I indeed read everywhere that Crucial Rocks obviously... I need to import it from the States as it is double the price in EU (and noone can explain me why..)
Thanks for your support anyway, I will buy the machine ASAP, but I think $ wise, I will need a few weeks to do it!
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Originally posted by zubro:
plain dual 2GHz from the shop:
� Dual 2GHz PowerPC G5
� 512MB DDR400 SDRAM (PC3200) - 2x256
� 160GB Serial ATA - 7200rpm
� NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 Ultra w/64MB DDR SDRAM
� 56k V.92 internal modem
� 8x SuperDrive (DVD-R/CD-RW)
� Apple Keyboard & Apple Mouse - U.S. English
� Mac OS X - U.S. English
Subtotal $2,499.00
RAM to 3rd (will add 4x512 as a start)
And a better video too.
i got lucky. i ordered one of these refurbished @ $2,099.00 about two weeks back. it arrived with the 250gb hard drive, and the 9600xt graphics card.
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Originally posted by dav:
i got lucky. i ordered one of these refurbished @ $2,099.00 about two weeks back. it arrived with the 250gb hard drive, and the 9600xt graphics card.
bah i sometimes regret not going refurbished payed that for my dual 1.8 with only 4 ram slots and a 160 gig hd.
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re-furb is the way to go if you aren't going for the top of the line... but certainly it's better to get a lot of RAM and a great video card (especially with 10.4 coming out), than it is to eek out .2GHZ for the same money.
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Originally posted by UnixMac:
re-furb is the way to go if you aren't going for the top of the line... but certainly it's better to get a lot of RAM and a great video card (especially with 10.4 coming out), than it is to eek out .2GHZ for the same money.
I went refurb for the top of the line and have no regrets over the $200.00 savings for a DP 2.5 that had essentially been ensured to be in perfect working order and shipped out in <hold your hats people who ordered in June> 2 business days </hold your hats people who ordered in June>.
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refurb is the way, sure, but there is no refurb in Denmark...
Don t tell me that they NEVER have any machine back!...
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Originally posted by awcopus:
I went refurb for the top of the line and have no regrets over the $200.00 savings for a DP 2.5 that had essentially been ensured to be in perfect working order and shipped out in <hold your hats people who ordered in June> 2 business days </hold your hats people who ordered in June>.
As one of those who ordered in June, count me as one of those that would be envious of you getting 2 day delivery. Unfortunately I think Apple only sells refurbs to the US. Us Canadians can't even get one.
Ho well, I got my G5 DP2.5 and you have yours. Congrats.
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I concur with tooki - I have actually used the Disc from my G5 on my G4 Yikes! box to install from when i could not find my Regular Panther discs. And I agree with everyone else here stay away from 10.1 not worth the trouble or headaches you will have.
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whoa my post got shanghai'd sorry wrong thread
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