 Old G4 Too Old? |
 Tue 25 Jul 2006, 22:00
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Howdy everyone. I have been looking for a Mac that I can afford to do some music (and maybe home movies) with a MIDI keyboard and get started with creating a DAW.
My uncle has a very old dual G4 450 mhz that I could buy from him and start using in my home. Is there still software out there that I could use for a long while, is this Mac powerful enough for my recording needs, or is this way too old to really be worth my time? He says it has mac OS X9 currently as the OS. IS that a problem? Where would I start looking to find the software I need to get started with this older machine? Any other tips welcome/appreciated. Thanks for your time. Razor |
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Wed 26 Jul 2006, 23:05
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 Newbie Group: Members Posts: 1 Joined: 13-Feb 04 From: Austin - US Member No.: 35,756 |
Yeah, that one is getting a little long in the tooth but there is a reasonable upgrade that will get you a couple more years of good audio service with that G4. First make sure you have a heapin' heap of RAM, at least 512MB and preferrably 1 GB or more. Next for a modest price you can upgrade the CPU and bring it up close to current speeds. The upgrades are easy to do and these days you can get a 1.4 Ghz G4 (or faster) for that Mac for under $250. This will enable you to use OSX and pretty much all the latest software with some practical limits, after all it still won't be a dual-core G5, I made this upgrade last year and it made my G4 733 useable again for pro audio production.
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Thu 27 Jul 2006, 11:33
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QUOTE (jeffty @ jeu 27 jui 2006, 00:05)  First make sure you have a heapin' heap of RAM, at least 512MB and preferrably 1 GB or more. Next for a modest price you can upgrade the CPU and bring it up close to current speeds. The upgrades are easy to do and these days you can get a 1.4 Ghz G4 (or faster) for that Mac for under $250. This will enable you to use OSX and pretty much all the latest software with some practical limits, I made this upgrade last year and it made my G4 733 useable again for pro audio production. I do agree cause i did the same with my G4 400 / agp/ boosted to 1250 Hz. And it's still runnin'. If your Mac is agp (video card) 1/ Acc G4 1.8ghz (7447a Processor) for exemple Gigadesigns Pm Agp Bus 100 & 133 2/ you get some more ram 512 to one giga for exemple and you'll get a new young good computer with OSX with a limited budget -------------------- |
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razor_usmc Old G4 Too Old? Tue 25 Jul 2006, 22:00
ronaldl Razor,
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razor_usmc QUOTE (mortalengines @ Wed 26 Jul 2006, 18... Mon 31 Jul 2006, 19:38 Jim Hoyland A good starting place is:
http://www.xlr8yourmac.... Tue 1 Aug 2006, 09:57 strat54 QUOTE (razor_usmc @ Tue 25 Jul 2006, 21:0... Tue 1 Aug 2006, 12:38 slexer QUOTE "I have a dvd full of osx software and ... Tue 1 Aug 2006, 18:12 MadDonna There is however a small thing everybody overlooks... Wed 2 Aug 2006, 00:16 |
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