Michael Harris
Screenwriter
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- Jun 4, 2001
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Yesterday I bought a surplus Power Mac G4 with OS X 10.3.9 for $599.00 and included a 17" Apple digital LCD monitor. I bought because I thought the price was right for learning an OS that I've never used before and I'll use it for photo editing since my Photoshop Elements can be loaded on a Mac.
Here are the specs:
733MhZ (can this be upgraded?)
512 MB RAM (but I bought and installed another 512 stick)
40 GB Hard drive (but I bought a $40 80GB, which I'll install shortly)
32 MB Video (any recommended upgrade?)
One odd thing, I can't seem to access the CD drive. It is in there, it is hooked up, but there is no eject button on the front of the machine. Also, the face looks a bit different then the ones I've seen in the .pdf manuals that I've downloaded. I'll have to call the seller and find out. I think this machine was used more as workstation and the CD was locked out to keep users from loading stuff.
I do like how easy it is to access the innards. Very clean on the inside. Also like the way the monitor just requires the DVI cable to provide power and USB connectivity.
Looking forward to playing with this.
Here are the specs:
733MhZ (can this be upgraded?)
512 MB RAM (but I bought and installed another 512 stick)
40 GB Hard drive (but I bought a $40 80GB, which I'll install shortly)
32 MB Video (any recommended upgrade?)
One odd thing, I can't seem to access the CD drive. It is in there, it is hooked up, but there is no eject button on the front of the machine. Also, the face looks a bit different then the ones I've seen in the .pdf manuals that I've downloaded. I'll have to call the seller and find out. I think this machine was used more as workstation and the CD was locked out to keep users from loading stuff.
I do like how easy it is to access the innards. Very clean on the inside. Also like the way the monitor just requires the DVI cable to provide power and USB connectivity.
Looking forward to playing with this.