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easypickings · 12-04-2007

Hi everyone.

I'm in the market for a new computer and will be buying something new sometime this winter. In the meantime, a friend is giving me a G4 that he had in storage sans monitor (not a problem). I was wondering if anyone can tell me anything about it. I have looked a bit on the net for specs, but am pretty dense when it comes to computers. I am guessing that it's maybe 3-4 yrs old, I know it was used in his business (graphic arts design and marketing) and know that he spends top dollar on his purchases. Will I need an external hard-drive for it? Any info would be greatly appreciated. I haven't had a chance to sit down with him and talk about it.

tomrock · 12-05-2007

I doubt you'll need an external hard drive but if it's 3-4 years old you may need more ram for it.

When you get it, under the Apple menu at the far left the first choice is About this Mac. Click that and then click the More Info... button. That will tell you about the hardware that's installed.

You can check the disk size, the ram and much more.

Are you familiar with the Mac OS?

easypickings · 12-05-2007

Thank you so much for responding. I'm not that familiar with the Mac at all. I had a Mac with my ex (multiple computer network) but never touched it.

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easypickings F1 Camel Location: Midland ON Posts: 3,212 CamelKarma: 1887 Editing OK?: Ask first Gallery \| Blog	Needing some info Hi everyone. I'm in the market for a new computer and will be buying something new sometime this winter. In the meantime, a friend is giving me a G4 that he had in storage sans monitor (not a problem). I was wondering if anyone can tell me anything about it. I have looked a bit on the net for specs, but am pretty dense when it comes to computers. I am guessing that it's maybe 3-4 yrs old, I know it was used in his business (graphic arts design and marketing) and know that he spends top dollar on his purchases. Will I need an external hard-drive for it? Any info would be greatly appreciated. I haven't had a chance to sit down with him and talk about it. __________________ Members don't see ads in threads. Register your free account today and become a member on PhotoCamel - Your Friendly Photo Forum, gaining access to posting privileges, contests, free plug-ins and other downloads, unlimited online storage for your photographs, reviews, free marketplace listings, and much more.
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tomrock Guanaco Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 386 CamelKarma: 212 Gallery \| Blog	Re: Needing some info I doubt you'll need an external hard drive but if it's 3-4 years old you may need more ram for it. When you get it, under the Apple menu at the far left the first choice is About this Mac. Click that and then click the More Info... button. That will tell you about the hardware that's installed. You can check the disk size, the ram and much more. Are you familiar with the Mac OS?
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easypickings F1 Camel Location: Midland ON Posts: 3,212 CamelKarma: 1887 Editing OK?: Ask first Gallery \| Blog	Re: Needing some info Thank you so much for responding. I'm not that familiar with the Mac at all. I had a Mac with my ex (multiple computer network) but never touched it. __________________ Members don't see ads in threads. Register your free account today and become a member on PhotoCamel - Your Friendly Photo Forum, gaining access to posting privileges, contests, free plug-ins and other downloads, unlimited online storage for your photographs, reviews, free marketplace listings, and much more.
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