Apple Power Mac G5 Desktop M9591LL/A (Dual 2.3 GHz PowerPC G5, 512 MB RAM, 250 GB Hard Drive, Double-Layer SuperDrive)

Apple Power Mac G5 Desktop M9591LL/A (Dual 2.3 GHz PowerPC G5, 512 MB RAM, 250 GB Hard Drive, Double-Layer SuperDrive)
Review by M (CA, USA) :
I’m a PC/Mac Technician/Administrator by trade. So I have plenty or experience with Windows and Macs. I’ve used PCs since there were PCs and I always sayI’ll use the best tool for the job, and time after time the best tool is a Mac. Whether you’re an aspiring programmer, designer, artist, musician or simply just want to surf the web, view e-mail, IM friends or and get your job done easily, a Mac will suit your needs.

I bought this model the minute it came out and I’ve not been disappointed. It’s fast, responsive and all applications I’ve thrown at it fly. I upgraded to 2.5GB of RAM and now I can keep all my most used applications open at once and still have RAM to spare. If you only want to surf the web, e-mail, IM, and run Office, save a bit of money and buy an iMac, iBook or Mac mini. Anything I say about the computer usually applies equally to other Macintosh models.

OS X is extremely stable and the hardware is top notch. It is a Unix OS, so advanced users can easily do anything from a command line they can do on any Unix system from a command line using the terminal application. If you don’t understand the previous sentence you don’t have to because the user interface as easy or easier than Windows and you never have to learn complex commands to unleash the power of the system.

The only time I reboot is when I install software that requires a reboot. (Currently My Uptime is over 11 days — since I installed an OS Update, and I have no doubt the system could remain on for months without needing a reboot) You can’t mess up the system by clicking the wrong button, or putting the wrong file in the trash — OS X doesn’t allow that ands requires an administrator password to change any important settings.

Adding Users is as simple as clicking a new account button, typing in their name and a password. Then you can switch users with a click and be secure in the knowledge that your kids or grandma can’t mess up the system or your settings (because they’ll have their own set), or applications.

The system is very secure out of the box, and configuring to server web pages is a simple click and drag documents into a folder and flip the Sharing panel switch on. There’s a built in Firewall that’s extreme easy to configure. Wireless performance is top notch. There is zero downside to buying this machine. It’s a no compromise system. In its stock configuration (plus about $200 of RAM) you can do virtually anything 99% of computer users do.

Installing Applications is often a simple process of clicking and dragging the application into any folder or subfolder you want. Uninstalling is a simple matter of dragging thhe program, or program folder into the trash. No messy registry, no dicey uninstall apps that might delete a shared DLL, nothing like that at all.

Adding Other hardware to the machine is also a simple process of double clicking an installer (if it’s even needed) and pluggingin he hardware. You never experience hardware conflicts like you do in Windows. You just plug it in and it works.

The box itself looks great. It’s also a quality piece of hardware. It’s made of aluminum, not plastic. getting inside the system is as easy as pulling a lever and the side just comes right off with no plastic/metal rubbing/friction or ridiculous realignment jiggering to line up to put the panel back on, like plastic boxes have.

If you’ve never used a computer or want to migrate from Windows or another Operating System, a Macintosh is an excellent choice. I’ve never had a person I recommended a Mac to come back and say, “This was a mistake, ” or “I hate it” or “I can’t figure out how to use it.” They usually thank me and gleefully tell me they never realized using (and even administrating) a computer could be so easy.

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