Mac mini or iMac G5 PPC?

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18-08-2008, 01:11 PM
Invent

Mac mini or iMac G5 PPC?

Hey,

I recently bought a PowerMac G4 Quicksilver which I upgraded and then re-sold for a nice profit, so I'm thinking about doing it again (although I may decide to keep the Mac in the end and not sell it).

So, what do you think would be a better Mac to get? (Bearing in mind I may decide to keep it). Should I get a Mac Mini G5 (direct from Apple) or a 20" iMac G5 (PPC)?

These are the specs of the Mac Mini:
1.83GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
1GB memory
80GB hard drive
£399

These are the specs of the iMac:
1.8GHZ PowerPC G5
2GB Memory
160 GB hard drive
20" Monitor (not aluminium)
Keyboard
Mouse
£420

You may think that I should definately go with the iMac, but the main reason I'm asking is this is because of the fact the iMac has a PowerPC (G5) processor and not an Intel.

Do you think it's worth going with the Mac Mini instead of the iMac because of the Intel processor? (Bearing in mind I'll probably upgrade the ram/etc).

Thanks,
Simon
18-08-2008, 01:17 PM
blanky12!

Small and reliable? Mac Mini.
18-08-2008, 01:39 PM
Invent

Quote:

Small and reliable? Mac Mini.

Thanks for the reply +rep, though are there any technical reasons why I should get the Mac Mini insted of the iMac? :P
18-08-2008, 01:45 PM
blanky12!

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Originally Posted by Invent

Thanks for the reply +rep, though are there any technical reasons why I should get the Mac Mini insted of the iMac? :P

Well, to me, I got mine becasue I didn't have a lot of room, and I didn't perticually want a Apple monitor, this is my resone why I am getting mine.
18-08-2008, 02:32 PM
xxMATTGxx

I'm not a fan of the PowerPC Macs. I say go for the Mac Mini, For one it has intel which is like great! If you do go for the mini I suggest upgrading it to 2GB and if its on tiger, get it on leopard?
18-08-2008, 02:33 PM
Johno

I would personally get the Mini because well its not PPC and the fact its cheaper - You could probably sell it for a bit more once upgraded and also it allows the person who is purchasing the machine to choose what monitor etc they have.

So yeah :)
18-08-2008, 08:20 PM
Invent

I've decided to go with a 17" Intel Core 2 Duo iMac (2GHz, 1gb ram) for £250 (inc. postage) which I'm going to upgrade and buy an extra Apple Cinema Monitor for :)
18-08-2008, 08:23 PM
Hayd93

Mac mi ni Reason snow leopard will no longer suport ppc when it arrives.

if you wanna make a proffit get a mac mini stick a 320gb hdd in it 4gb ram they go like gold dust.
18-08-2008, 08:46 PM
xxMATTGxx

Quote:

Originally Posted by Invent

I've decided to go with a 17" Intel Core 2 Duo iMac (2GHz, 1gb ram) for £250 (inc. postage) which I'm going to upgrade and buy an extra Apple Cinema Monitor for :)

Very nice, you keeping this one? :P
21-08-2008, 01:26 PM
Invent

I was..:P

A friend of mine has offered to buy it from me (without a monitor/keyboard/mouse/etc) for £375, so I've agreed to sell it to him.

SO because of this I just bought a new Mac Mini from the Apple UK Education store and I'm going to buy a Apple Cinema monitor when it arrives I think ^_^.