 G5 Tower & Monitor V. Cheaper Imac G5, Is the tower worth all the dough? |
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 Mon 28 Nov 2005, 18:36
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Thank you everyone for your input. It sounds like I would be better served by saving more money and splurging on the tower. Looks like my dreams of a new CPU will be post-poned for another few months.
Thanks again!
drewott
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Tue 29 Nov 2005, 00:16
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Hmm, I managed to get my Dual 1.8 G5 for about 1100EUR used, with some quite heavy bargaining. Then I got a 19" CRT for free, because a friend of mine had one he didn't use (which he too got for free from some company switching to flat screens).
So I ended up spending less than an imac, and getting a much better setup performancewise (the CRT is excellent, but B I G). It is always risky to buy used computers, I guess, so that is up to you. But about getting a monitor; CRTs are floating around like crazy, ask your school/work if they have any, ask friends, or go to ebay et al, or put up a wanted sign at you local store, you should get a monitor dirt cheap.
Godd luck!
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Thu 8 Dec 2005, 16:54
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You can use any LCD or CRT monitor you want with the Powermac. The VGA adapter comes in the box, but if you want to add a second monitor you will need an additional ADC to VGA adapter...or you could opt for a better video card like the ATI Radeon 9800 SE which has one DVI (the same that's on the standard Powermac video card), one VGA, and an S-Video out.
Cheers
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