Hello! I want a Power Mac G4 with hard drive, RAM and processor upgrade, but I know not with Macs. It would be nice if I could help out someone ...
For hard drive: Can I take any hard drive or a Mac has a different interface, Anforderugen other than a PC?
The RAM modules are apparently not compatible across generational, what exactly do I need for a Mac G4? The model I have in mind, has already installed 640 MB of RAM, can I assume that it is also free slots for subsequent incorporation of memory modules are?
Thank you in advance .......
Antwort von PowerMac:
It is worthwhile in view of expected performance increases in today's performance ratios relative to the investment amounts do not. The only thing that makes sense, is an iMac or a Mac mini. Use the G4 as long as it goes (Media and file server) or sell it quickly. Are already partly PPC no longer supported.
Antwort von Vero:
Why should iMac or iMini better? There is so synonymous in various designs
Antwort von utan:
PowerMac probably thinks the current IntelMac series in comparison to the older PowerPCs
Antwort von PowerMac:
Because iMacs or Mac minis three to five times as fast. Because they have more modern Connections (Firewire 800, Firewire 400, USB 2.0, Airport Extreme, Gigabit Ethernet), which in turn is much faster hardware. Because each investment in an old PowerMac G4 expensive. About a processor upgrade. The cost of 300-800 euros and is the fastest version (800 euros) at best, half as fast as a Mac mini (700 euros). Without a current graphics card is not HD or nothing with Motion. A recent cost synonymous Radeon back a few hundred euros. At the end you are stuck inside because 2000 euros and got a calculator, the half as fast as half as expensive iMac. And current programs will not run anymore. I'm almost 20 years since MacUser and observe all the changes have always been very accurate. The Intel Macs are just damn damn fast and cheap. So there was something never before.
Antwort von helgaS:
Hm, I want as a maximum of 350 Euro stuck inside, this is simply a calculator to run the firm, with an editing program that I can keep the overview, which does not have the latest software ... Are iMac and Mac mini is not much on design trimmed?
Antwort von PowerMac:
As if that were something negative.
Antwort von noch n´Gast:
But in the bay could be for the amount synonymous with an iBook 1.42 GHz receive. Final Cut will run on it because if I really had synonymous the new version, and the speed difference between a G4 is already considerable. When the new parts should then have an iMac, because the MacBooks FinalCut or additional programs because of the lack of graphics card is not running.
