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Posted by: senrew on 2016-10-24 18:36:45
Been trolling Craigslist. Found an ad from a couple months ago for several Gx series PowerMacs. Took a chance and contacted the lister. He still had them, took an offer and today I picked up:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/bex94q9wlh7n6or/File%20Oct%2024%2C%209%2007%2058%20PM.jpeg?dl=0
2x B&W G3s that have had the plastic handles completely shattered. One has an exploded battery with damage all over the case so that one is 100% for parts
867mhz Quicksilver
2003 MDD (Fuck Yeah) This is exactly the machine I've been looking for. Damn thing is tricked out too. Max RAM, SATA PCI card, 2x250gb sata drives in RAID, GeForce 4 Ti 4600
Single 1.8ghz G5 (Guessing the 2005 cut-down model?)
Dual 2.0ghz G5 with some additions
19" Cinema Display (First ADC monitor for me. I think it's 19"?)
20"? Studio Display
Needless to say, I'll be having fun exploring what's in these things. The wife wants a G5 for a DAW, and I'll likely keep the MDD as my main PPC machine.
Oh yeah...all told...$75!!!
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Posted by: EvieSigma on 2016-10-24 19:16:35
Wow, I'd be lucky if I could get just the G5 for $75...
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Posted by: ArmorAlley on 2016-10-24 22:54:51
It's such a pity that you are not in Europe.
Have a look at this: https://www.ricardo.ch/kaufen/computer-und-netzwerk/apple/power-mac/power-mac-g5-top-ab-chf-1/v/an861625452/
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Posted by: belgaonkar on 2016-10-25 03:56:35
Wow, I'd be lucky if I could get just the G5 for $75...
You can easily find G5's on craigslist for under $75. I bought one for $30 at a swap meet.
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Posted by: EvieSigma on 2016-10-25 06:42:33
Most of the Macs on Craigslist here are early Intel stuff, with some occasional exceptions.
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Posted by: Cory5412 on 2016-10-25 22:47:09
Most of the Macs on Craigslist here are early Intel stuff, with some occasional exceptions.
Get what you can -- plus, an Intel model may have more utility anyway. It's not like you'll actually be able to feel all the soul and character a PowerPC system has, in comparison to, say, an Intel system, when they look nearly identical on the outside, and generally run the same software.
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Posted by: EvieSigma on 2016-10-26 08:07:24
It's also mostly iMacs and MacBooks that I can't afford (because they cost hundreds of dollars). I'm hoping a "G5" Mac Pro pops up one of these days for a good price.
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Posted by: CC_333 on 2016-10-26 09:34:31
itsvince725: I have an extra G5 I might be letting go of, if you're interested. It's an early 1.6 or 1.8 model, I think (can't remember if it's single or dual processor).
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Posted by: EvieSigma on 2016-10-26 09:42:32
I appreciate the thought but I'm looking for a 2.3 or 2.5 Dual or a Quad.
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Posted by: CC_333 on 2016-10-26 13:35:03
Ahh, OK.
I might post it in the Trading Post. Someone's bound to want it (it works, as far as I know; I'll have to test it to confirm....)
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