Apple power mac G5

[tapas_v]

Hey, I am from India and am buying a Apple power mac g5 from ebay.
But i want to know before i do, if it's a good deal, it's an open box, refurbished i think, so please do let knw, I am interestd mostly for editing video dv and hd and sound designing, music composing etc.

Processor: 2.0 GHz PowerPC G5
Number of Processors: 2
RAM: 2GB
Video Adapter: ATI X850 (256MB of RAM)
Hard Drives: 800GB Total (2 400GB Drives)
CD-RW: 32x (read), 24x (write), 10x (rewrite)
DVD Recorder: (DVD+RW)
Operating System: Mac OS X
Bundled Software: iLife (includes iTunes, iPhoto, iMovie, iDVD and GarageBand), Art Directors Toolkit, EarthLink TotalAccess 2004, GraphicConverter, OmniGraffle, OmniOutliner, QuickBooks for Mac New User Edition, Zinio Reader, Mail, iChat AV, Safari, Sherlock, Address Book, QuickTime, iSync, iCal, DVD Player, Classic environment, Xcode Developer

Im paying around 2,350 US dollars including the shipping and everything. Is this a good deal. please let me know, and this is a great forum, Ive learnt a lot of things, just browsing around here.

Thanks
Kanchi

[imgentertainment@mac]

Sounds good to me. Have you checked apples site They do resale refurbed machines there.

[soarprod]

Just bought my quad from apple refurbished

[-zach-]

It's an amazing deal, just make sure you have some kind of backup from Ebay or PayPal-

It sounds too good to be true.

I'm really jealous now.

Zach

[skinnyboy]

Is that a dual-core chip or simply the dual-processor unit? What version of OSX?

If it's dual-core and Tiger (10.4) then it's a good deal. If it's a dual-processor, it's not a good deal at all.

[iposiniditos]

If it's dual-core and Tiger (10.4) then it's a good deal. If it's a dual-processor, it's not a good deal at all.
I can't agree with that. I prefer 2 processors than 1 dual-core.

[tapas_v]

heyy sorry. Im confused now. Whats the difference beween dual core and dual processor n what really is good? can some one enlighten me abt tht.. also thanks for all the comments, but im still unsure about what Im getting into

[soarprod]

well, there is no real difference except is there one chip or two - the big difference is the dual cores are faster processors and the dual chips are the older ones/slower. The dual cores also have pci express motherboards and the dual chips have PCI-X.

[skinnyboy]

Let me clarify my point - the dual-core G5s are current and worth more. A dual-processor G5 with those specs is several months old and worth about $500-$600 less than that price, even with all the extra stuff.
As far as the benefits of dual-core vs. dual-processor:
(dual core is 1 chip with 2 processors; dual-processor is 2 chips with 1 processor on each)
dual-core is faster because the chips communicate faster, because they are on the same pipeline. I think up to about 20-30 percent faster (but don't hold me to that).
The dual-core Macs also have faster motherboards, RAM, video card and PCI-X (as soarprod pointed out).

So, tapas_v - get the exact specs of the Mac before making a decision.

[tapas_v]

Thanks skinnyboy..ths really helped....Im going to get the details now. I almost made a buy. Thanks again all u guys. also can anyone gimme the link for refurbished machines, from the apple site or any other sites from where i can get a good machine that can be shipped to India..

[mrkay]

Go to www.apple.com

then select the apple store page

then go down the left column of the page the 'Special Deals'

Also do a google search on 'power max' for a very reliable company dealing with refurbs. and used Macs.

[tapas_v]

hey thanks man...power max is awesome..its gt sum good deals...I think ill make a buy asap....any othr links. also where can i get good ram n hard disk....apple ones are very expensive..im throwin all u guys an online partyy....once i gt my mac...ehehethnx fr all the help...

[skinnyboy]

good place for RAM:
datamem.com - use the Apple Memory finder on the left side of the page when it loads

for hard drives, check
pricewatch.com
and keep an eye on
dealmac.com