Buying a Mac - Intel or G5???

[Crispy]

we got a power PC with macOS and some serious gfx software (like the stuff that does google earth...poser?) got scanners and those things you use pens on like... was just listening to electroplateds breaks mix (kiss my bass), coz it still kicks.

That the one that starts with 'brooklyn to brixton' ? Cos yes it does

me and gfx dont get on like its s14n's gig but you can have it for a grand lol (or summit, its a 96 thing but way ahead of its time... industry types only like, obviously you can probably get it all now easy enough but at the time it wassant for the public... you wanna see inside the c*nt its chock full of all sorts... and software at $700 )

peAce

Sounds like one of these

Lucky to get a couple of hundred quid for it these days. The nuts for its day though.

 

[tom k&e]

If it's 1996 it probably won't even be a g3. It's worth essentialy fuck all, unless it really is massively upgraded, in which case you might be able to flog the parts.

Even a blue & white g3 is worth less than £50 these days.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Powermac-G3-4...8767255826QQcategoryZ4607QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[METH LAB]

it wassant available to public in 96, just for peep's in the GFX scene... so we can call it 97 and say..... £500?? lololol

There is alot of stuff with it i almost had a heart attack carrying the moniter / scanner / some big gadget no.1 / some big gadget no.2 etc... and the software i could never learn its beyond my brain power... errr, heh.

Truth is it does have loads of gear but havant gotta clue what its worth. coz we wanna flog it for dru.. i mean food and decorations.

400? lol

anybody got a set of CD mixers??

tell u what, i'll go out of my way and work through the night listing everything.. i hate that but for u peep's, no worries. (coz we wanna know what its worth, if anything... so if its like £20 i can have it and take it apart )

That the one that starts with 'brooklyn to brixton' ? Cos yes it does

You knows it! Its always on... 24/7, ish. classic mix

peAce

 

[rocketman]

For work and design if you need to make a move right now, opt for a G5 tower, as it's upgradeable, and will do the job she needs. As it's a business expense, go top-end, and fill it with RAM (Use Crucial UK as it's cheapest). Stick a couple of extra hard drives in and RAID them so you have automatic back-ups of the primary drive.
FYI: Future Quark 7 will run fine on Intel, though Adobe has enough on its plate this year bringing the macromedia/adobe design products together, which is it's internal priority right now.
The Intel Macs are very fast and responsive and start-up in seconds. I like the feel of them. Agree that V1 products may have some problems. I'd recommend buying one of them in March, (just before financial year ends, for tax) when problems should have been identified, but this isn't relevant to your situation. Grab a G5 tower.