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Hi,
Looks like I've finally convinced my neighbours to replace their aged PC with a Mac
They really only do basic stuff - lots of WP, some email and a little internet surfing - no music, no multimedia, so I figure that a new eMac would suit them nicely - the pricepoint is right for them too (especially since they will get an educational discount); it comes with a decent SW bundle; it's a G4, so no problems with 10.x ...
I was thinking that maybe a used iMac would be an alternative, but issues there are 1)warranty (I'd hate something bad to happen to cloud their first Mac experience; 2) not many used g4 iMacs around, from what I can see - does OS X run well on a G3 ?
Does anyone out there have experience with the newer eMac models ? I know that 128M ram isn't enough for many OS X users, but is it enough for a basic user, or should they get more ?
Finally, if they buy a new Mac now, what's the time window for getting the Panther update for free - I recall 60 days being mentioned in the past - can anyone confirm that ?
Thanks for any comments.
Mike McHugh
Looks like I've finally convinced my neighbours to replace their aged PC with a Mac
They really only do basic stuff - lots of WP, some email and a little internet surfing - no music, no multimedia, so I figure that a new eMac would suit them nicely - the pricepoint is right for them too (especially since they will get an educational discount); it comes with a decent SW bundle; it's a G4, so no problems with 10.x ...
I was thinking that maybe a used iMac would be an alternative, but issues there are 1)warranty (I'd hate something bad to happen to cloud their first Mac experience; 2) not many used g4 iMacs around, from what I can see - does OS X run well on a G3 ?
Does anyone out there have experience with the newer eMac models ? I know that 128M ram isn't enough for many OS X users, but is it enough for a basic user, or should they get more ?
Finally, if they buy a new Mac now, what's the time window for getting the Panther update for free - I recall 60 days being mentioned in the past - can anyone confirm that ?
Thanks for any comments.
Mike McHugh