As Bob said about the repairability of the later iMacs … I just looked on the net, at all the two year old iMacs that were being sold for Parts and decided I didn't want any computer, that didn't have a fan. Thats what made me scrape my nickels together and buy a Mac Pro Tower and … I love it … But had to buy Nisus Writer Pro . plus the manual, dictionary and thesaurus … as I think Pages Sucks.
Interesting and astute thoughts by Dale, for the reasons that the prices for Used Pro Towers are going up. RHB “It's red hot, mate. I hate to think of this sort of book getting in the wrong hands. As soon as I've finished this, I shall recommend they ban it.” ~ Tony Hancock On Oct 7, 2013, at 8:37 AM, Illirik Smirnov <illir...@gmail.com> wrote: 1,1s can run Lion; mine does. TBH, a 1,1 is probably the best price/performance deal. Mine came with dual-dual Xeons at 2.66, which gives about 6k Geekbench with a platter hard drive, and cost $350. I upgraded to dual-quad Xeons (also at 2.66) which brought me to 10k, and the CPUs were $50 each. Illirik Smirnov Head of Congressional Debate -- Enloe High School Debate Team Board Member, Enloe Gay/Straight Alliance Quiz Bowl "A" Team On Mon, Oct 7, 2013 at 9:18 AM, Dale Hoffman <dh...@margnat.com> wrote: Bob, The MacPro 1,1 is stuck at OS 10.6.8. I'd try for something with more upgrade future. The new MacPros haven't hit the market place yet and folks might be getting worried about the new design shift to less internal expandability. Until then, the older MacPros might be at a premium. Dale On Oct 7, 2013, at 9:00 AM, Bob Johnson wrote: > I'm in the same boat as the OP, still using an eMac as my main computer, > though I do have an intel macbook available for when I desperately need it. > I've been looking at used Mac Pros, as I am a bit tired of the > non-upgradeability and repairability of the all-in-one designs. Mac Pros are > extremely rare on the local craigslist, and even the 1.1 versions generally > want close to 1000 bucks. > > Is a 1.1 Mac Pro a viable choice, or is it too limiting? I'd welcome any > advice on what to look for in a Mac Pro, processors, video options, etc, as I > have no experience with this class of machine. > > And is it better to buy from one of the used Mac dealers, or is craigslist or > ebay the way to go? > > Any advice is appreciated. > > Thanks, > > Bob > --- -- -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "G-Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to g3-5-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "G-Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to g3-5-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "G-Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to g3-5-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
