Buying A Mac Second Hand, Want a bit of help looking for a Mac Options

[adolf500x]

Hi there
Looking for a second hand mac and was wondering if anyone could give me some idea of what i could expect for £1000? Also What does duel 1gz mean.Does that mean two 500 processor to make 1gz or there is two 1gz processors in the machine to make a 2gz machine?

[Doug]

A 1 Ghz machine means there is a 1000Mhz processor on board. A twin Ghz machine means there are two 1000Mhz processors on board. The machine is not strictly 2 GHz but divides the data processing tasks (if you're on OSX) between two 1 Ghz processors.
You said £1000 ... I assume you're from the UK (as I am), the good guys in the US - who tend to help most on this list - maybe a bit out of touch with the UK secondhand market ..thats why I'm replying.

I suggest you buy either Macworld or Mac User magazines and look at the small adds at the back. Consider companies such as: Clocktower (01279 771 038) or Second Chance PC (01223 833 412). But watch the sales patter, if you're looking at a 1 Ghz machine don't go to the 2nd hand market, you can buy 1Ghz G4 for just less than £1000 GBP, but you'll need a monitor and the software, add £800 BGP !!
If you're total budget is 1k GBP then go to an eMac 800mhz for £850 all in, + software.
A 2ndhand Mac will likely have a slower bus speed, less older/slower RAM and if more than 2 years old will groan with OSX.2 !!
Remember you'll also need other gear: a keyboard, sound module, midi interface card etc., in addition to your chosen software. If the total budget for everything is £1K GBP send me an email and I'll help directly.