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Operating Systems => macOS => Topic started by: shuiend on 22 October 2003, 15:31

Title: New MAC
Post by: shuiend on 22 October 2003, 15:31
I am looking into buying a MAC in the next month or so. My budget is extreamly limiteds so i was thinking about going with a B&W G3. I have been looking on ebay and they seem to be around 300$ or so and i could aford that. Would a G3 be abvle to run Panther? Also i would also be planning on upgrading it to a G4 a little later. Is that idea feasible? Also would it be cheaper to build one or just to buy a complete one. I have acces to cdroms and harddrives and ram at scool so i could get all those for free. The only hard thing to get would be the MotherBoard and case/power supply.
Title: New MAC
Post by: Zombie9920 on 22 October 2003, 15:36
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Originally posted by wild_jester / BOB:
I am looking into buying a MAC in the next month or so. My budget is extreamly limiteds so i was thinking about going with a B&W G3. I have been looking on ebay and they seem to be around 300$ or so and i could aford that. Would a G3 be abvle to run Panther? Also i would also be planning on upgrading it to a G4 a little later. Is that idea feasible? Also would it be cheaper to build one or just to buy a complete one. I have acces to cdroms and harddrives and ram at scool so i could get all those for free. The only hard thing to get would be the MotherBoard and case/power supply.



For your budget, this Mac looks like an excellent buy. This seller has alot of positive feedback. Thats always good.

Power Mac G4 Tower, 450MHZ, AGP, DVD-ROM, 256MB RAM, 20GB Hard Drive. $380 is currently the bid you need to beat out the rest of the bids.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2760499871&category=14912 (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2760499871&category=14912)

I don't think you would be able to upgrade a G3 Mac to a G4. You may be able to stick a G4 motherboard in a G3 tower, but any other G3 is probably a lost cause for upgrading(I don't know this for sure, someone else may be able to answer this accuratley).

[ October 22, 2003: Message edited by: Viper ]

Title: New MAC
Post by: jasonlane on 22 October 2003, 17:20
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Would a G3 be abvle to run Panther?


Yes. But get a G4 if you can.
Title: New MAC
Post by: hm_murdock on 22 October 2003, 20:55
Mac is not an acronym. It's short for Macintosh. Please don't capitalize it.

the best thing in the world just showed up... the G4 iBook

G4 iBooks (http://www.apple.com/ibook/)

get one... and remember, it's "Macintosh", not "MAC"
Title: New MAC
Post by: Duo Maxwell on 23 October 2003, 01:03
Try http://www.powermax.com/ (http://www.powermax.com/) they have used and refurb Macs for decent prices, and at least you'll know that you wont get screwed.
Title: New MAC
Post by: Laukev7 on 23 October 2003, 01:11
Does anyone here know where you can buy Mac refurbs in Quebec or in a state nearby, by any chance?
Title: New MAC
Post by: hm_murdock on 23 October 2003, 01:31
btw, I second Powermax. I got my iBook through them.

I originally ordered a Lombard 400 Powerbook, but it had a bad cooling fan and it suffered from heat-related lockups. they exchanged it for a slightly more expensive iBook... no questions asked.
Title: New MAC
Post by: M51DPS on 23 October 2003, 03:37
Of course you can upgrade a G3 to a G4. Companies like Sonnet (http://sonnettech.com/product/encore.html) sell processor upgrades. The only thing is that there just might be compatibility issues (like if you want Panther) . . . and it might just set you back more than you originally paid for the computers. You can also check the requirements (http://www.apple.com/macosx/upgrade/requirements.html) of Panther.