On Dec 20, 2011, at 9:06 PM, Kris Tilford wrote:
On Dec 20, 2011, at 6:15 PM, JohnV wrote:
so it seems, on the other hand, if $50-100 keeps this piece of
aluminum working hard and out of a trash heap, that's a Win right?
I don't know?
These beasts are power hungry, I believe the power supply can be
800w or greater, the final G5 had a 1 kw power supply I think? When
you add together the cost of the power supply, and the extra
electricity used by the G5, it's possible you could accomplish the
same computing with a newer computer that uses less power? It's a
tough call.
Blast you... excellent points clearly made. (thanks!) I have to be
carful trying to weigh the available crop of recent-used vs new
machines and what the useful computing power per buck ratio might be.
The G5 is easily enough for needs for a while yet, It's like trying
to keep or repair a truck with 200k on teh clock.
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